FirstBank, PAPSS and the race to own Africa’s payment rails

NAIRAMETRICS | 24-08-2026 04:43pm |

The Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) is a real-time, centralized financial market infrastructure officially launched in January 2022 by Afreximbank and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). This article discusses the race among financial institutions, including FirstBank, to own Africa's payment rails.

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