Interview: Collaboration essential to advancing cross-border digital payments in Africa, says fintech expert


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  • Saturday, 01 Mar 2025

KIGALI, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- A lack of awareness remains a major challenge to the growth of cross-border digital payments in Africa, making collaboration among fintech companies, regulators, and financial service providers crucial to driving change, a fintech expert told Xinhua in a recent interview.

"Awareness of cross-border payments remains a challenge. Many people and businesses still rely on costly traditional banking systems, which increase transaction costs and limit financial access," said Blen Tenaw Alamayehu, business development manager at Thunes, a Singapore-based cross-border payments company.

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