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African insights 11 Aug 2025

From corridors to cashless: Navigating Africa's payments transformation

Africa is rapidly transforming its economic landscape through payments innovation, from new corridors to frictionless transactions and optimised liquidity. As a leading African financial services group, we offer a white paper revealing the critical trends shaping this dynamic environment. This essential read provides insights into the opportunities and challenges of Africa’s evolving payment ecosystem. It equips your business with strategic knowledge to thrive, directly impacting your efficiency, growth and resilience.

Dive into Africa's payments heartbeat: explore how regional systems and mobile innovation are driving financial inclusion and economic growth.

Leverage platforms, ecosystems and partnerships: discover how collaboration and platform models drive financial services transformation, meeting diverse customer needs through shared value creation.

Master frictionless transactions: discover how we leverage APIs and data analytics to create seamless, secure payment solutions, addressing key considerations such as trust and data quality.

Optimise your liquidity in Africa: gain insights to optimise liquidity, cash flow and resilience for growth in African markets.

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Our comprehensive report, featuring insights from industry experts, unpacks emerging payment corridors, the rise of frictionless and mobile payments, and the strategic interplay of new platforms and ecosystems. Discover the tools for optimising liquidity on the continent.
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Our comprehensive report, featuring insights from industry experts, unpacks emerging payment corridors, the rise of frictionless and mobile payments, and the strategic interplay of new platforms and ecosystems. Discover the tools for optimising liquidity on the continent.
Meet the experts behind the insights
David Robinson
Head of Strategy Enablement Payments Transaction Banking, CIB
Ghairoonesa Moyce
Head of Channel Management Transaction Banking, CIB
Theresa van der Klooster
Senior Manager of Strategy Enablement CIB Africa
Sachin Shah
Executive Head of Domestic Payments and Receivables Transaction Banking, CIB
Kent Marais
Head of Digital Experience Solutions Transaction Banking, CIB
Brendon Bouwer
Executive Liquidity Management Transaction Banking, CIB
Arcanjo Artur
Executive Portfolio Management Transaction Banking, CIB