AfricaNenda is an independent, African-led organisation created to accelerate the growth of instant and inclusive payment systems that will benefit all Africans, including the poorest and currently financially excluded. The team brings together experts in digital payments and leaders with regional expertise to support African institutions, governments, and the private sector. Across Africa, the need for pre-project support and greater institutional capacity currently restricts the scale-up of much-needed instant and inclusive payment systems.
AfricaNenda provides critical pre-project planning support to expand the broader pipeline of fundable, instant and inclusive payment system projects.
Project definition and vision
Supports project owners to define project objectives and design principles, as well as identify, convene, and align key payments stakeholders.
Scheme design and structuring
Supports project owners in developing project work plans and budgets, and identifying project facilitators, technical assistance, and implementation partners.
Readiness assessments
Works with project owners to determine the economic feasibility of a potential deployment. Assesses if deployment is instant and inclusive, and identifies areas in project design where AfricaNenda can support.
Advocacy and policy support
Generates interest in instant and inclusive payment systems by disseminating information, meeting with potential project owners, and convening key private sector stakeholders.
AfricaNenda enhances the capacity of African institutions, payments experts, and other key stakeholders to support the development and growth of instant and inclusive payment systems.
Institutional capacity building
Helps to build capacity in the market by providing seconded technical experts and ad hoc technical assistance to support pan-African institutions in scaling digital payments initiatives.
Knowledge sharing
Convenes stakeholders across the African payments ecosystem to share experiences and best practices, and to accelerate the agenda for universal financial access across the continent.
Instant and inclusive payment system tools
Builds actionable and evidence-based tools, playbooks, and trainings on instant and inclusive payment systems in order to reduce the cost and complexity of project initiation and design.
Digital payments training
Supports the training of the next generation of African payments talent in partnership with top professional development institutions.
