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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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8 November 2023 / The New Times

New report reveals continued growth in Africa’s instant payment systems

The State of Inclusive Instant Payment Systems in Africa (SIIPS) 2023 report, which was released on November 8, highlights sustained growth in both the supply of instant payment systems and demand for their functionality.

8 November 2023 / Modern Ghana

Instant payment systems in Africa record US$1.2 trillion worth of transactions in 2023

The AfricaNenda report on the State of Inclusive Instant Payment System (SIIP) in Africa for the year 2023 indicates that as of June this year, instant payment systems (IPSs) in Africa recorded 32 billion transactions valued at a whopping US$1.2 trillion.

8 November 2023 / News Ghana

SIIPS 2023 Report reveals continued growth in Africa’s instant payment systems

AfricaNenda 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.