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Africa is building a single payments market but its currencies remain divided

Africa is building regional payment systems that could make cross-border money transfers faster and cheaper, but its fragmented currencies remain a problem that payment rails alone cannot solve.
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  • Articles, Financial inclusion
Creating inclusive instant payment systems via digital public goods
AfricaNenda is working closely with development partners and philanthropic programs across Africa to achieve universal financial inclusion by 2030.Through pre-project...
  • Articles, Financial inclusion
The Role of CBDC in Financial Inclusion – Part I
In the quest to close the financial inclusion gap in Africa, Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) have emerged as a...
  • Articles, SIIPS
SIIPS report 2023: a perspective on the role of agents and merchants
In the ever-evolving landscape of digital payments, Africa is making significant strides; however, the latest World Bank Findex report reveals...
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Six key insights from AfricaNenda’s pre-project support journey
The past two years have been an exciting and rewarding period for AfricaNenda as we help to advance the development...
  • Articles, SIIPS
It is all about trust!
Upcoming SIIPS 2023 report highlights ways to build trust and boost adoption of digital payment systems. In 2022, AfricaNenda’s State...
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The Fintech of Things: Travel notes from the 2023 Inclusive Fintech Forum in Kigali
If anything, attending the 2023 Inclusive Fintech Forum (IFF) in Kigali, June 20-22, 2023, raised my already high optimism regarding...
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The role of inclusive payment systems in Africa’s financial inclusion
The COVID-19 pandemic showed the critical importance of digitization when travel and physical interactions were severely restricted. As digital platforms...
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The Rise and Stall of CBDCs and Cryptocurrencies in Africa: What’s Next?
Coming out of last year’s SIIPS, there seemed to be demonstrative progress across Africa toward central bank digital currencies (CBDCs)....
  • Articles, Financial inclusion
Building a Better Digital Future: An Introduction to Digital Public Goods
The term Open-Source Software (OSS) can be traced back to the 1990s when the founders wanted to advocate for free...
  • Articles, Financial inclusion
What does it feel like to be unbanked?
Last year, while I attended the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, my handbag was stolen. Suddenly, I found that I...
  • Articles, SIIPS
Tapping into the power of data to accelerate IIPS in Africa
The first State of Instant and Inclusive Payment Systems launched in 2022 in collaboration with the World Bank and United...
New approaches are needed for instant payment systems to reach their potential in Africa
  • Articles, SIIPS
New approaches are needed for instant payment systems to reach their potential in Africa
On October 25, 2022, AfricaNenda launched State of the Instant and Inclusive Payment Systems (SIIPS) 2022 report, in collaboration with...