Events
Events
Learning, Innovation, and Inclusion: Highlights from the Nigeria Peer Visit
Nigeria has emerged as a leader in inclusive payment solutions with its Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Instant Payment (NIP). From June 16th to 20th, 2025, AfricaNenda Foundation and NIBSS hosted a peer learning visit in Lagos, welcoming delegates from several financial institutions from Eswatini, Guinea, Liberia, Madagascar, Somalia, South Sudan, Togo, and the CEMAC region.
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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.
Workshop
Getting started in Côte d'Ivoire: training on instant and inclusive payment systems
More than 40 representatives of financial institutions, government agencies, telecom operators, banks and fintech from Cote d'Ivoire attended the training workshop on instant and inclusive payment systems held on September 20, 2022, at the Radisson Hotel in Abidjan.
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