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This blog is part of a series documenting our program’s journey to accelerate the development of inclusive payments systems for universal access to financial services in Africa. #IAmAfricaNenda
From Policy to People: Key Takeaways from Our Webinar on eKYC and Inclusive Instant Payments Systems in Africa
In this joint webinar, the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance and AfricaNenda Foundation explored the critical gaps and opportunities in regulatory approaches to eKYC. Our expert speakers shared case studies, highlighted best practices, and discussed approaches that could enable eKYC while preserving the integrity of the financial system.
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​​Lack of transparent data is hampering Africa's capacity to leapfrog inclusive instant payment systems​!
While on a speaking tour in 2022 to disseminate findings from a report I co-authored, a central bank official from West Africa shared a key observation. ​Our​ report aimed to document the relationship between financial inclusion and the infrastructure provided by inclusive, instant payment systems and was based on publicly available data. But as the central bank official shared, the research was incomplete, because the publicly available data their country provided was outdated. Within a month, the central bank had updated its website and issued a press release with official statistics.
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