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Open Letter on Enhancing Retail Digital Cross-border Payments for Africa

AfricaNenda Foundation convened 31 CEOs and C-level leaders from 25 institutions across Africa's payments ecosystem in Johannesburg in April 2026. The consultation brought together banks, mobile money providers, fintechs, payment infrastructure operators, and regional networks. The consultation resulted in An Open Letter on Enhancing Retail Digital Cross-Border Payments for Africa, issued on behalf of the participating private sector institutions.
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SIIPS Consumer Research Insights: Tanzania
Consumer research was conducted between May and June 2022. It involved extensive in-country qualitative and quantitative research covering low-income adult...
SIIPS Consumer Research Insights: Zambia
Consumer research was conducted between May and June 2022. It involved extensive in-country qualitative and quantitative research covering low-income adult...
SIIPS 2022 Case Study – NIBSS Instant Payment (Nigeria)
In 2011, the Nigerian Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) launched NIBSS Instant Payment (NIP)—a real‑time interbank payments system designed to facilitate...
SIIPS 2022 Case Study – PesaLink (Kenya)
The Kenyan Bankers’ Association (KBA) strategized a payment system that would integrate digital payments, reduce the cost of transactions, and...
SIIPS 2022 Case Study – GhIPSS Instant Pay (Ghana)
In response to a growing appetite for faster retail payments within Ghana, GhIPSS led the development and launch of the...
SIIPS 2022 Case Study – TCIB (SADC)
TCIB provides opportunity for both bank and non-bank financial institutions to connect directly and indirectly to a payments system to...
SIIPS 2022 Summary Report
Read the SIIPS 2022 Summary Report here. This is the first of a series of annual reports by AfricaNenda on...
SIIPS 2022 Executive Summary
Read the SIIPS 2022 Executive Summary report here. This is the first of a series of annual reports by AfricaNenda...
What are the barriers to scaling Instant and Inclusive Payment Systems in Africa?

Currently in Africa, 29 Instant Payment Systems are live, but they encounter some barriers that limit their capacity to reach...

Key Findings of the State of Instant & Inclusive Payment Systems in Africa

Fireside chat with AfricaNenda team, writers of the The State of Instant and Inclusive Payment Systems in Africa (SIIPS) report....

AfricaNenda Webinar : Understanding the Training Needs of MSMEs in the Use of Digital Payments
AfricaNenda conducted an assessment of the training needs of MSMEs in the use of digital financial services for cross-border trade...
AfricaNenda Webinar on IIPS Foundations & Financial Inclusion – May 2022

AfricaNenda invited key actors of the digital payment ecosystem to discuss Instant Payments and financial inclusion. Through this webinar, you...