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Sabine Mensah: A Transformational Leader Driving Digital Payments and Financial Inclusion in Africa
Financial inclusion has become more imperative today than ever, particularly in Africa, where it can drive economic growth and prosperity.
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Africa’s digital future: Why transparent data is key to financial inclusion
While on a speaking tour in 2022 to share findings from a report I co-authored, a central bank official from West Africa shared a key observation. The report aimed to document the relationship between financial inclusion and the infrastructure provided by inclusive, instant payment systems, based on data available publicly.![](https://www.africanenda.org/uploads/imager/uploads/files/google-pay-photo-by-matthew-kwong-via-unsplash-a8809a53_W680_H453_Mcrop_upscale1_autoformat-compress_CZ1_I1.webp 680w, https://www.africanenda.org/uploads/imager/uploads/files/google-pay-photo-by-matthew-kwong-via-unsplash-a8809a53_W480_H320_Mcrop_upscale1_autoformat-compress_CZ1_I1.webp 480w)
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Gaps in interoperability as barriers to inclusive digital payments in Africa
Ennatu Domingo and AfricaNenda’s Jacqueline Jumah and Sabine Mensah argue that instant payment systems play a crucial role in Africa’s digital public infrastructure, but that there are still many barriers to its interoperability – which Europe can help address.![](https://www.africanenda.org/uploads/imager/uploads/files/Sabine_Mensah_2_2024-04-25-084534_sadj_W680_H453_Mcrop_upscale1_autoformat-compress_CZ1_I1.jpg 680w, https://www.africanenda.org/uploads/imager/uploads/files/Sabine_Mensah_2_2024-04-25-084534_sadj_W480_H320_Mcrop_upscale1_autoformat-compress_CZ1_I1.jpg 480w)
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AfricaNenda: Digital Payment Access is Steadily Increasing. What Barriers Remain?
The instant payment ecosystem in Africa continues to show increased dynamism, as the number of instant payment systems (IPS) expands and more transactions run through them, as documented in the State of Inclusive Instant Payment Systems in Africa 2023 report (SIIPS 2023).![](https://www.africanenda.org/uploads/imager/uploads/files/online-banking-Digital-Payment-1024x684_W680_H453_Mcrop_upscale1_autoformat-compress_CZ1_I1.jpg 680w, https://www.africanenda.org/uploads/imager/uploads/files/online-banking-Digital-Payment-1024x684_W480_H320_Mcrop_upscale1_autoformat-compress_CZ1_I1.jpg 480w)
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How Africa Can Benefit From Making Digital Payment Access More Inclusive
From Dakar to Kigali, individuals and businesses across Africa are increasingly using digital channels to pay merchants and utility providers and send money to friends and relatives. As a result, digital payments have become the most-used financial service among African account owners, according to the Global Findex.![](https://www.africanenda.org/uploads/imager/uploads/files/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-10.37.43_W680_H453_Mcrop_upscale1_autoformat-compress_CZ1_I1.png 680w, https://www.africanenda.org/uploads/imager/uploads/files/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-10.37.43_W480_H320_Mcrop_upscale1_autoformat-compress_CZ1_I1.png 480w)
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State of Inclusive Instant Payment Systems (SIIPS 2023) Report Reveals Continued Growth in Africa’s Instant Payment Systems – AfricaNenda
Payments Afrika, South Africa – AfricaNenda has today released the second edition of the annual State of Inclusive Instant Payment Systems (SIIPS) in Africa report.![](https://www.africanenda.org/uploads/imager/uploads/files/Sabine-Mensah-620x406_W680_H453_Mcrop_upscale1_autoformat-compress_CZ1_I1.jpg 680w, https://www.africanenda.org/uploads/imager/uploads/files/Sabine-Mensah-620x406_W480_H320_Mcrop_upscale1_autoformat-compress_CZ1_I1.jpg 480w)
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