Events

SIIPS 2024: Highlights, Key Takeaways, and Moments to Remember

The launch of the State of Inclusive Instant Payment Systems in Africa report (SIIPS 2024) took center stage on November 20, 2024, in vibrant Accra, Ghana. This transformative event organized by AfricaNenda, in partnership with the Bank of Ghana and the Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems Limited (GhIPSS) brought together diverse voices to explore how Inclusive Instant Payment Systems (IIPS) can unlock financial inclusion for millions across Africa.

Partnership

21 November 2022

UNCDF and AfricaNenda sign agreement to accelerate cross-border payments

Workshop

7 November 2022

Digital Public Goods for a more equitable world

“If you want to go fast go alone, if want to go far go together” the words of Honorable Minister Paula Ingabire reverberated across Carnegie Mellon University Africa Auditorium, as the Minister offically opened CyLab-Africa Summit on Digital Public Goods in Kigali, Rwanda.

Launch

25 October 2022

First of its kind report benchmarks instant payments in Africa and highlights how they can create opportunities and advance financial inclusion

Kigali, October 25th, 2022 – AfricaNenda, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Bank have released the State of Instant and Inclusive Payment Systems in Africa report (SIIPS - Africa). The report builds on extensive consultations with industry leaders and experts in digital financial services as well as MSMEs and consumers across the continent. It provides a detailed landscape of Instant Payment Systems (IPS) in Africa and highlights ways in which they can become more inclusive to leave no African behind in the digital era.