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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
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Travel notes from 2025 Arab Payment Week in Abu Dhabi: The future of payments in motion!
I was fortunate to attend the 2025 Arab Payment Week (APW 2025) in Abu Dhabi January 27-29. The event was organized by Buna, the Arab Regional Payments Clearing and Settlement Organization, which is owned by the Arab Monetary Fund
(AMF). The event provided a great advocacy platform for policymakers, regulators, and payment system practitioners to share insights on developing and strengthening domestic and cross-border payment innovation and practices.
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Addressing Small and Medium Enterprise digital payment gaps in Africa, Part II
As the May 2024 Visa Payments Forum in Istanbul revealed, SMEs in Africa are at a crossroads. The first blog in this series outlined three key challenges that limit financial inclusion for small and mid-sized businesses (SMEs) in Africa.
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Recognizing Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Digital Payments Gaps in Africa, Part I
Did you know that only 35% of payments received by surveyed Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Sub-Saharan Africa are digital? While many of us mindlessly pull out a card or our mobile phones to make payments, we often take for granted that this convenience depends on businesses accepting them.
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