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- 14 Aug 2024
Report Predicts Changing Trade Patterns will Enhance Cross-border B2B Payments in Africa
A new report from Duplo, the leading provider of payment, spend, and vendor management solutions for African businesses, is predicting that changing global trade patterns and the emergence of new…
- 17 May 2022
NGX Joins African Exchanges to Facilitate Cross-border Trading Platform
The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) joined other African Exchanges in facilitating cross-border trading platform and free movement of investments in the continent. Other African Exchanges…
- 15 Oct 2024
Citi, Mastercard Join Forces to Transform Global Cross-Border Payments
Citi and Mastercard have announced a collaboration to offer cross-border payments to Mastercard debit cards in 14 receiving markets worldwide, with plans for further expansion. Leveraging Citi’s…
- 30 Mar 2026
FG Launches Cross-Border Digital Payments Report
Federal government has launched the “Cross-Border Digital Payments and Identity in Nigeria under the AfCFTA” report, urging stakeholders to unlock trade opportunities for Micro, Small and Medium…
- 20 Jan 2014
Online Cross-border Trade to reach $130Bn by 2020 - Report
The value of online exports in six of the top e-commerce markets will grow fivefold to $130 billion by 2020, with Britain currently generating the biggest online trade surplus by selling more goods…
- 11 Mar 2024
MoMo PSB Partners WACTAF on Cross-Border Trade
Exciting news for African traders! The Ecowas Loading Point in Ebute Ero, Lagos, a central hub for West African trade, is witnessing a significant development that promises to revolutionize…
- 29 May 2025
Africa Cross-border Payments Set to Hit $1 trillion by 2035
Africa’s cross-border payments market is on track to hit $1 trillion by 2035, according to a new report by venture capital firm Oui Capital. Titled "Africa’s Cross-Border Payment Landscape—a deep…
- 20 Jun 2025
Onafriq, PAPSS Roll Out Seamless Cross-Border Payments in Ghana
Onafriq, in collaboration with the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS), announced the launch of a new cross-border payment service that will initially pilot outbound transactions in…
- 2 Sept 2025
FIRS Decries Cross-border Tax Crimes
Dr Zacch Adedeji, Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), has stated that cross-border tax crimes had undermined effort of countries to raise revenue for development. He added that…
- 4 Mar 2017
DHL Report Predicts Cross-border e-Commerce to Grow 25% by 2020
DHL Express, the world’s leading international express services provider, has published research highlighting the significant growth opportunity for retailers and manufacturers with an international…
- 9 May 2024
Access Bank, Mastercard Join Forces to Expand Opportunities for Cross-Border Payments for African Businesses and Consumers
Access Bank Group, one of Nigeria's leading multinational bank has launched an innovative solution in collaboration with Mastercard to expand access to cross-border payments and remittances to and…
- 29 Aug 2024
FintechNGR, Africa Fintech Network Call for Enhanced Collaboration and Innovation on Cross-Border Payments and Remittances
In a continued effort to drive innovation and collaboration within the fintech sector, the Fintech Association of Nigeria (FintechNGR), in partnership with the Africa Fintech Network (AFN), hosted an…
- 15 Oct 2023
Access Bank, Visa Partner to Facilitate B2B Cross-Border Payments
Access Bank has partnered with Visa, the world leader in digital payments, to enhance the efficiency of cross-border business-to-business payments for the bank’s corporate, commercial and SME…
- 20 Jul 2025
UBA’s LEO Becomes Africa’s First Chatbot to Enable Cross-Border Payments
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Africa’s Global Bank, has announced that its Artificial Intelligence chatbot, LEO is now enabled to carry out cross-border payment transactions. Oliver Alawuba,…
- 24 Oct 2025
FirstBank Integrates PAPSS into LIT App for Seamless Cross-Border Payments
FirstBank of Nigeria has announced the integration of the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) into its digital banking platform, the LIT App, enabling customers to make instant, secure,…
- 11 Sept 2025
Flutterwave, Clear Junction Push Cross-border Payments from Africa to UK, EU
African fintech Flutterwave is partnering with Clear Junction, a London-based global payments provider, to enhance cross-border payments between Africa and the United Kingdom and European Union. With…
- 2 Nov 2020
CBN to Assess Risks of Banks with Cross-border Expansion
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said it will introduce guidelines to assess the level of exposure of banks with international authourisation that are engaging in cross broader expansion. This would…
- 23 Jun 2023
Ecobank, PAPSS Partner to Enhance Cross-border Payment Across Africa
Ecobank Group, and Pan African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate settlement of cross-border transactions of the Group, including the…
- 26 Mar 2026
Expedier Launches Platform to Ease Cross-Border Payments for African Firms
Expedier has unveiled "Expedier for Business," an online pro-banking platform to simplify global payments, multi-currency transactions, and financial operations for expanding companies. Kingsley Madu…
- 3 Jun 2025
Union Bank and PAPSS Revolutionize Cross-Border Payments
To deliver simpler, smarter banking solutions, Union Bank of Nigeria has partnered with the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) network, a Financial Market Infrastructure that provides…
- 6 Oct 2017
DHL, MallforAfrica Team Up To Further Cross-Border E-Commerce Delivery
By peter oluka DHL Express, the world’s leading international express services provider recently announced its partnership with MallforAfrica, the award-winning global e-commerce company, which will…
- 17 Feb 2022
MFS Africa Looks to Strengthen PAPSS Backbone
African digital payments network MFS Africa has joined the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) network, the newly established African cross-border and financial markets infrastructure…
- 30 Mar 2026
FG Urges Stakeholders to Unlock Trade Opportunities for MSMEs To $3.5trn AfCFTA Market
The Federal Government has launched the ‘Cross-Border Digital Payments and Identity in Nigeria under the AfCFTA’ report, urging stakeholders to unlock trade opportunities for Micro, Small and Medium…
- 21 Oct 2021
AfriTECH2021: Akindenide Explains how Blockchain for Payments will Boost AfCFTA
At a time when cross-border trading is high on the agenda with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement, Dr. Oluseyi Akindeinde, the Chief Technical Officer of Digital Encode…
- 21 Nov 2023
Creating International Growth Opportunities for Tomorrow’s Unicorns
By Stephen A. Newton, Managing Director at Aleph, Africa It’s become increasingly impossible to deny that we live in an increasingly global world. Today, nearly 65% of world -wide consumers are…
- 28 Apr 2022
OnePort 365 Secures $5 million Seed Funding to Digitize Freight Management in Africa
OnePort 365, a digital freight forwarding company that makes it easier to move cargo to, from and within Africa, has raised $5 million in seed funding to drive the end-to-end digitisation of freight…
- 2 Nov 2021
Changera Cards Allow You to Spend Like a Local Anywhere You Go
Cross-border payment platform, Changera has expanded its financial services by launching Virtual cards for users to perform online dollar transactions without worrying about their monthly spending…
- 5 Dec 2025
PAPSS Cowry to Benefit Manufacturers, SMEs
Manufacturers and small businesses are set to benefit from a new era of seamless cross-border payments, thanks to the launch of the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System- PAPSS Cowry, a…
- 24 Aug 2025
Nigeria Leads Africa in Stablecoin Adoption with $22Bn in Transactions
Nigeria has emerged as the largest stablecoin market in Africa, with nearly $22 billion in transactions recorded between July 2023 and June 2024. This was stated in the latest report released by…
- 1 May 2024
PAPSS Set for Expansion To Boost Intra-Africa Payments
The Pan African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) which was launched to make cross-border transactions seamless, is set to capture more markets in Africa. The plan was disclosed last week by the…