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Africa Launches 33 Instant Payment Systems as Liberia Sets 73-Day Record

Africa’s push to connect its 400 million financially excluded adults to real-time digital payments accelerated sharply in 2025, with five new national instant payment systems going live across the continent and one country, Liberia, deploying an entire national infrastructure in just 73 days, according to the AfricaNenda Foundation’s 2025 Annual Report released this month.

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9 November 2023 / APA News

Financial inclusion: Africa has a long way to go (Report)

APA News, Ethiopia – The Instant Payment Systems (IPS) landscape in Africa is not yet optimized to respond inclusively to end-user needs or to create sustainable, low-cost business models, according to a new AfricaNenda report launched in Addis Ababa on Wednesday, November 8.

8 November 2023 / ENA

Report Reveals Continued Growth in Africa’s Instant Payment Systems

Addis Ababa, November 8/2023 (ENA):The State of Inclusive Instant Payment Systems (SIIPS) in Africa Report released today revealed that there is continued growth in Africa’s instant payment systems.

8 November 2023 / Myjoyonline

State of Inclusive Instant Payment Systems (SIIPS 2023) Report reveals continued growth in Africa’s instant payment systems

AfricaNenda (www.AfricaNenda.org) has today released the second edition of the annual State of Inclusive Instant Payment Systems (SIIPS) in Africa report. Jointly produced with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Bank, the report highlights sustained growth in both the supply of instant payment systems and demand for their functionality.