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Mobile Money

The State of Mobile Payments in Sub-Saharan Africa 2026

A comprehensive analysis of mobile money adoption, interoperability challenges, and the road to financial inclusion across 12 markets. This report examines transaction volumes, regulatory developments, and the competitive dynamics reshaping Africa's mobile money landscape.

45 min readWhite PaperSeptember 2026
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AI & BankingAugust 2026

AI in African Banking: From Pilot to Scale

How Africa's leading banks are deploying AI to transform fraud detection, credit scoring, and customer experience — and what it takes to move from proof-of-concept to enterprise-wide deployment.

32 min readRead
RegulationJuly 2026

Open Banking Regulation: Africa's Emerging Frameworks

A comparative analysis of open banking regulatory developments across Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, and beyond — and what financial institutions need to do to prepare.

28 min readRead
Payments InfrastructureJune 2026

Instant Payments in Africa: Infrastructure, Adoption & Economics

An assessment of instant payment system rollouts across the continent — examining the economics of real-time payments, adoption barriers, and the role of central banks in driving uptake.

38 min readRead
FintechJune 2026

The African Fintech Funding Landscape: 2026 Mid-Year Review

A data-driven review of fintech investment across Africa — tracking deal flow, sector trends, and the emerging hubs reshaping the continent's financial services ecosystem.

22 min readRead
Mobile MoneyMay 2026

Cross-Border Payments in Africa: Corridors, Costs & Opportunities

Africa's cross-border payment corridors remain among the most expensive in the world. This paper examines the structural barriers, emerging solutions, and the commercial opportunity for financial institutions.

35 min readRead
AI & BankingApril 2026

Revenue Assurance in African Banking: A Practical Framework

A practitioner's guide to identifying and recovering lost payments revenue — covering fee leakage, interchange optimisation, billing gaps, and the role of AI in continuous revenue monitoring.

30 min readRead
RegulationMarch 2026

CBDC Readiness in Africa: Central Bank Perspectives

An analysis of central bank digital currency initiatives across Africa — examining design choices, implementation challenges, and implications for commercial banks and payment service providers.

40 min readRead
Payments InfrastructureFebruary 2026

The Cost of Payments: Benchmarking African Financial Institutions

A benchmarking study of payment processing costs across African banks and MNOs — identifying the key cost drivers and the interventions that deliver the greatest savings.

26 min readRead
FintechJanuary 2026

Embedded Finance in Africa: The Next Wave of Financial Inclusion

How embedded finance — insurance, lending, and payments built into non-financial platforms — is reaching Africa's unbanked population at scale, and what it means for incumbents.

33 min readRead

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