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Osahon Akpata

Osahon Akpata is head of consumer payments at the Ecobank Group. He writes in his personal capacity.

Posted inBusiness

Could innovation in payments and e-commerce expand intra-African trade?

by Osahon Akpata 1 March 20211 March 2021

The African Continental Free Trade Area going live heralds exciting times for tech innovation in payments, e-commerce and trade across Africa

Posted inBusiness

Will banks survive the age of digital disruption?

by Osahon Akpata 25 November 202025 November 2020

With a growing, youthful population and increasing smartphone penetration, payments have become a very hot category for African fintech firms. But alliances are key

Posted inBusiness

E-payments for the unbanked are booming

by Osahon Akpata 5 September 20203 September 2020

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

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