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AfricaNenda Foundation: Instant Payments Rapidly Expand Across Africa

AfricaNenda Foundation has released its 2025 Annual Report, revealing a breakthrough year for Africa’s Inclusive Instant Payment Systems (IIPS). The report documents record-speed national launches, bold continental policy action, and growing transaction volumes – demonstrating that interoperable, real-time payments are becoming a reality across Africa.

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8 November 2023

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.

7 November 2023

AfricaNenda and Co-Develop boost skills of 30 African journalists

AfricaNenda and Co-Develop reinforced their commitment to advancing financial inclusion and economic empowerment in Africa through a strategic media training and briefing event in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

19 September 2023

AfricaNenda and GIMAC sign a Memorandum of Understanding to drive innovation in digital payments in Africa

AfricaNenda, a major player in financial inclusion in Africa, and GIMAC (Groupement Interbancaire Monétique de l’Afrique Centrale, the Interbank Monetary Bank of Central Africa), an Economic Interest Group (“EIG”) facilitating financial inclusion through interoperability oversight and implementation in the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (Communauté Economique et Monétaire de l’Afrique Centrale, “CEMAC”), are pleased to announce that they have signed an historic Memorandum of Understanding.