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Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) takes root in 115 African commercial banks

Paul MurungiBanking & Financial Services News & AnalysisMay 17, 2024May 17, 2024

Mr. Mike Ogbalu III, Chief Executive Officer of the Pan African Payment and Settlement System has revealed that the payment system is making rapid progress and is fully operational in thirteen African Central Banks, and is connected to over 115 commercial banks, including ten payment switches across Africa. Another 115 commercial banks are in the pipeline for connection. “The time has come for action and acceleration. It is time to use the system to drive trade in Africa, for Africans, by Africans. We urge all banks to join us in our collective effort to promote intra-African trade and development through…

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Ecobank Group and the Pan African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) partner to enhance cross-border payments across the continent

Muhereza KyamuteteraNews & Analysis The Big StoryJune 23, 2023June 23, 2023

Ecobank Group, the leading pan-African banking Group, and The Pan African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate the settlement of cross-border transactions of the Group, including the transactions of all their subsidiaries, through PAPSS. The MoU was signed on Monday, 19 June 2023 during the opening ceremony of the 30th Afreximbank Annual Meeting (AAM) held in Accra, Ghana. The opening was honoured by the presence of H.E. Nana Akufo Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana and other African Heads of State, Professor Benedict Oramah, President of Afreximbank, H.E. Wamkele Mene, Secretary…

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