The African Continental Free Trade Area going live heralds exciting times for tech innovation in payments, e-commerce and trade across Africa
Osahon Akpata
Osahon Akpata is head of consumer payments at the Ecobank Group. He writes in his personal capacity.
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With a growing, youthful population and increasing smartphone penetration, payments have become a very hot category for African fintech firms. But alliances are key
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E-payments for the unbanked are booming
The pandemic is providing mobile phone network operators with a unique chance to partner with fintech firms and banks to deliver clever e-commerce solutions to the informal sector in Africa