How Central Banks Can Scale Instant Payments Across Africa | AfricaNenda & CCAF Webinar

AfricaNenda Foundation and the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) hosted a timely conversation on the policy choices central banks must make to scale instant payment systems across Africa. Key insights include: 🔹The lack of a viable business case is the #1 barrier to IPS development 🔹Central banks must go beyond regulation to champion ecosystem growth and trust 🔹Tanzania, Rwanda, and Liberia share real-world lessons on driving adoption 🔹Liberia launched its IPS in just 73 days through strong governance and sequencing 🔹Interoperability reduces costs, boosts competition, and advances financial inclusion Panellists: Pavle Avramović, David Porteous, Lucy Charles Shaidi, Miatta Kuteh, and Fabrice Tuyizere Majyambere. Moderated by Sabine F. Mensah, Deputy CEO, AfricaNenda Foundation.