From East Africa's entrenched dominance to West Africa's explosive growth, the continent is rewriting the rules of financial inclusion.
By Dishant Shah While banks remain flush with capital, millions of African entrepreneurs access credit through trust-based systems that formal institutions fail to recognize. Across Africa,...
By Jastine Martine The true measure of a continent’s economic potential lies not in what it has built, but in what it enables. Africa stands at...
By Ajay Wasserman Here is an uncomfortable truth that eludes most Western observers: connectivity has become the defining currency of upward mobility in the 21st century....
By Jastine Martine African businesses moved US$205 billion in cryptocurrency transactions last year. The figure is staggering, but the reason behind it is simple: waiting 45...
By Lailla Mutajogera Contrary to popular belief, Africa’s largest creditor is no longer Beijing – it’s African governments themselves. A recent International Monetary Fund (IMF) warning...
By Sheena Raikundalia Every year, Africa hemorrhages an estimated US$5 billion – not to corruption, not to mismanagement, but simply to the cost of moving money...
By Dishant Shah In Lagos, traffic often grinds to a halt outside the sleek glass façade of the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) – a fitting metaphor...
By John Kourkoutas When most global executives think of payments in Africa, they picture underdeveloped banking systems, cash-dominated economies, and infrastructure gaps. But a closer look...
By Danilo Desiderio The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has become the most celebrated economic initiative on the continent. Leaders, policymakers, economists, and business associations...
By Curtis Akunfu This past weekend, I stood at a fruit stall in Accra, phone in hand, ready to pay. The vendor smiled: “We accept MoMo.”...
By Mark-Anthony Johnson Did you know that seven out of the 15 most expensive countries for sending remittances are in Africa? For millions of workers sending...
By Danilo Desiderio The adoption of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Protocol on Digital Trade marks a pivotal moment in Africa’s economic evolution. By...
By Edson Mpyisi This week, the Mobilizing Access to the Digital Economy (MADE) Alliance Africa hosted a pivotal side meeting during the African Development Bank’s Scaling...
