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African woman trader using mobile payment for cross-border commerce via PAPSS-PesaLink integration

Africa’s Invisible Trade Wall – And the Digital Key That Could Tear It Down

A new payment partnership between PAPSS and Kenya’s PesaLink is doing what roads and railways alone never could: making intra-African trade genuinely frictionless.

Digital payment infrastructure connecting African banks across borders for instant settlement

Opinion5 months ago

Digital Highways: Can Africa’s New Payment Rails Unlock a Trillion-Dollar Trade Zone?

By Jastine Martine The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) promises to unite 1.4 billion people across 54 countries into a US$3.4 trillion market. On paper,...

Illustration of Africa’s fragmented currencies and payment systems, showing multiple national currencies and digital payment challenges slowing cross-border trade and economic integration.

Opinion5 months ago

Africa’s Currency Disconnect: Why Your Money Crosses Borders Slower Than You Do

By Dr. Princess C. Mutisya “Africa has 33 currencies, yet none is accepted anywhere on the continent. I fly from Nairobi to Addis Ababa, show my...

African businesspeople using digital payment platforms to send money across borders in local currencies, symbolizing the PAPSS fintech revolution reducing reliance on foreign banks and USD.

Opinion6 months ago

PAPSS: Africa’s Fintech Revolution for Cross-Border Payments

By Dishant Shah Here is an uncomfortable truth that rarely makes headlines: Africa hemorrhages billions of dollars annually simply moving money within its own borders. Not...