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Bank of South Sudan Launches the Country’s First National Instant Payment System

Juba, February 3^rd, 2025 - The Bank of South Sudan (BOSS) is proud to announce a groundbreaking initiative to launch the country’s first National Instant Payment System (NIPS), in collaboration with the AfricaNenda Foundation. This transformative project marks a pivotal milestone in the modernization of South Sudan’s financial and payment infrastructure, advancing the bank’s commitment to providing enhanced financial services for all citizens.

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12 September 2023

AfricaNenda collaborates with Guinea on digital public goods platform

AfricaNenda, an African-led organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of inclusive payment systems, is proud to announce its partnership with the Prime Minister's Office of the Republic of Guinea in launching a national switch proof of concept based on a Digital Public Goods Platform. This pioneering initiative marks the first-ever implementation in West Africa.

16 May 2023 / Tewodros Besrat, Technical Expert, Digital Payments

Collaborating to transform Africa's payment landscape via inclusion

"Digital Transformation is among two seismic shifts in the 21st Century keen to attain Sustainable Development Goals. The partnership between UNECA and AfricaNenda aims to transform African Payment systems by improving their effectiveness to increase financial inclusion leading to economic prosperity while achieving the SDGs and Agenda 2063: The African We Want." Dr. Mactar Seck, Chief of Technology and Innovation Section, UNECA,

9 May 2023

Ghana showcases its Instant and Interoperable Payment System to African Central Banks and Payment Switches

GhIPSS Instant Pay (GIP), Ghana’s Instant Payment solution, is considered one of the most advanced on the Africa continent, based on AfricaNenda's State of Instant and Inclusive Payment Systems (SIIPS) in Africa report 2022. According to the inclusivity criteria outlined in the SIIPS report, GhIPSS instant Pay is ranked under “progressed inclusivity as it not only meets the fundamental IIPS criteria but also provides inclusive functionality that supports the most widely used channels and essential use-cases, including P2P and P2B transactions.