Pan-African Payment And Settlement System - PAPSS

29/09/2026

🇲🇿 Welcome, Mozambique!
We are pleased to welcome Mozambique to the Pan-African Payment And Settlement System - PAPSS.

This milestone marks another step towards a more connected Africa, enabling financial institutions, businesses and individuals to make cross-border payments more efficiently using local African currencies.

Together with Banco de Moçambique, we are advancing the vision of a more integrated African payments landscape and supporting greater intra-African trade.

📩 Are you a bank in Mozambique interested in joining ? Reach out via [email protected] get onboarded.
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🇲🇿 Bem-vindo, Moçambique!
É com grande satisfação que damos as boas-vindas a Moçambique ao Sistema Pan-Africano de Pagamentos e Liquidação .

📩 O seu banco ou instituição financeira opera em Moçambique e pretende aderir à rede PAPSS?
Entre em contacto um e-mail para [email protected] para saber mais sobre os requisitos de adesão e iniciar o processo de integração ao PAPSS.

18/09/2026

🇰🇪 🎉 PAPSS is now live at I&M Bank Kenya!
Today, PAPSS and I&M Bank Ltd held the official launch of PAPSS services, marking another important step in simplifying cross-border payments across Africa.

The launch was attended by PAPSS Deputy CEO, John Bosco Sebabi, and I&M Bank Regional CEO, Kihara Maina, underscoring a shared commitment to enabling seamless payments, boosting intra-African trade, and advancing financial integration across the continent.​‌

With PAPSS now available to I&M Bank Kenya customers, businesses and individuals can make faster, secure, and more efficient cross-border payments in local currencies, unlocking new opportunities for trade and commerce across Africa.​‌

Visit any I&M bank Kenya branch to send money today across Africa in Kenya Shillings.​‌

17/09/2026

🇳🇬 🌍 Shaping the Future of Cross-Border Payments
At GITEX Nigeria 2026, CEO, Mr. Mike Ogbalu III, joined leading industry leaders on the panel "Money in Transit: Rewriting the Economics of Cross-Border Payments." to discuss the future of payments, financial connectivity, and economic integration.​‌

From reducing payment friction to facilitating faster and more efficient transactions across Africa, the discussion highlighted the critical role of innovative payment infrastructure in driving intra-African trade and prosperity.

is proud to be at the forefront of building a more connected African payments ecosystem.

09/09/2026

𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐀𝐏𝐒𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐖𝐑𝐘 2026, 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚'𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞! 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐰 https://lnkd.in/eM5car_n

Africa’s payments ecosystem is moving fast. Local currency settlement, stablecoins, CBDCs, interoperability, cross border trade, AI, payment innovation and connectivity to global networks are reshaping how Africa pays, trades and connects with the world.

Co-hosted by Pan-African Payment And Settlement System - PAPSS and the National Bank of Ethiopia, this year’s conference will bring together over 1,000 industry leaders from Africa and beyond under the theme: "𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚’𝐬 𝐒𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬: 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧."

Expect 2 days of panel discussions, keynote presentations, fireside chats, roundtables, side events, exhibitions and networking, culminating in the COWRY Awards Gala Dinner, celebrating excellence across Africa’s payments ecosystem.

🗓️ 26–27 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 2026
📍 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐤𝐲𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐇𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐥, 𝐀𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐬 𝐀𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐚, 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐚

Ready to join us?
- 𝐏𝐀𝐏𝐒𝐒 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬: Contact us to obtain your participant registration code.
- 𝐎𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬, 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬: Registration is free.
- 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐬 & 𝐄𝐱𝐡𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬: Partner with COWRY 2026 and position your institution alongside the leaders shaping the future of payments in Africa. Sponsorship and exhibition opportunities are available.

The future of African payments is being written. Be in the room where it happens.



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08/09/2026

🇳🇬 🌍 Nigeria and fintechs are playing a pivotal role in advancing Africa's payment integration.

In a recent interview, PAPSS CEO Mike Ogbalu III highlighted how is enabling businesses to transact seamlessly in local currencies, reducing reliance on hard currencies while supporting intra-African trade and financial inclusion.

Read the full interview:
🔗 https://thesun.ng/nigeria-fintechs-critical-to-africas-payment-integration/

The Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) is positioning Nigeria and its vibrant fintech ecosystem at the centre of efforts to deepen cross-border trade and financial integration across Africa.

03/09/2026

Africa’s payments landscape is evolving rapidly, opening new opportunities for greater integration, innovation and financial sovereignty. This November, PAPSS COWRY returns!

PAPSS COWRY 2026, Africa's Payments Conference, brings together the leaders and institutions shaping the future of payments and settlement across Africa. From local-currency settlement and cross-border trade to interoperability, stablecoins, CBDCs, digital assets, innovation and global connectivity.

Co-hosted by Pan-African Payment And Settlement System - PAPSSS and the National Bank of Ethiopia, PAPSS COWRY 2026 will be taking place under the theme, ‘Scaling Africa's Sovereign Payments: From Continental Connectivity to Global Integration’.

🗓️ 26-27 November 2026
📍 Ethiopian Skylight Hotel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Save the date for the next chapter of COWRY.

03/09/2026

🇬🇭 🇳🇬Africa Is Closer Than Ever!

Distance shouldn’t stop you from being there for the people you love. Whether you're supporting family, helping a friend, or sending money for something important, PAPSS on XCEL makes cross-border payments to Nigeria easier.

From Ghana to Nigeria, stay connected and keep supporting the people who matter.

📲 Send money to Nigeria with PAPSS on XCEL.
🔗 https://bit.ly/xcelghana

eTranzact Ghana

01/09/2026

🇱🇾 Workshop: Introduction of PAPSS to Banks in Libya
, in collaboration with the Central Bank of Libya (CBL), is pleased to host a workshop introducing the Pan-African Payment & Settlement System - PAPSS to Libya's banking community.

The workshop will provide participants with valuable insights into how enables secure, efficient, and instant cross-border payments in local African currencies, reducing transaction costs and facilitating greater trade and financial integration across the continent.

📅 Date: 2 September 2026
🕙 Time: 10:00 AM (GMT+2)

Together, we are strengthening Africa's payment infrastructure and unlocking new opportunities for seamless intra-African trade.

31/08/2026

🇬🇭 PAPSS It on CalBank PLC App!
Send and receive money in Ghana cedis across Africa from the comfort of your phone with on the CalBank PLC App!

It’s Faster, Safer and Cheaper!

Your money moves in your local currency

31/08/2026

🇺🇬 Send and receive money at the speed of now across Africa with at Salaam Bank Limited .

𝗙𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿. 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝗿. 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿.

Visit any Salaam Bank Limited branch to get started, for more information call 0312300699 or WhatsApp 0703888866.