India and the UAE continue to strengthen their economic partnership through key financial initiatives. In July 2023, both nations signed an MoU on a Local Currency Settlement System between the RBI and the Central Bank of the UAE. Efforts are also underway to integrate India’s UPI with UAE’s AANI and link RuPay with JAYWAN debit cards. These steps will boost bilateral trade, reduce currency conversion costs, and enhance convenience for businesses and travellers. #PMModiInUAE #IndiaUAE #RUPI #UPI #FinancialIntegration @PMOIndia @narendramodi @MohamedBinZayed @DrSJaishankar @MEAIndia @NPCI_NPCI @PIB_India @MIB_India

India and the UAE continue to strengthen their economic partnership through key financial initiatives. In July 2023, both nations signed an MoU on a Local Currency Settlement System between the RBI and the Central Bank of the UAE. Efforts are also underway to integrate India’s UPI with UAE’s AANI and link RuPay with JAYWAN debit cards. These steps will boost bilateral trade, reduce currency conversion costs, and enhance convenience for businesses and travellers. #PMModiInUAE #IndiaUAE #RUPI #UPI #FinancialIntegration @PMOIndia @narendramodi @MohamedBinZayed @DrSJaishankar @MEAIndia @UPI_NPCI @NPCI_NPCI @PIB_India @MIB_India

#WATCH | Prime Minister @narendramodi lands in the UAE, marking the beginning of a five-nation visit that will also include the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and Italy. PM Modi was welcomed at Abu Dhabi airport by UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. He received a guard of honour after arrival. Former MEA Secretary Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty shares insights. 🔗youtu.be/8OWg-JamxSw #PMModiInUAE #IndiaUAE #RUPI #UPI #FinancialIntegration @PMOIndia @narendramodi @MohamedBinZayed @DrSJaishankar @MEAIndia @PIB_India @MIB_India

India and the UAE continue to strengthen their economic partnership through key financial initiatives. In July 2023, both nations signed an MoU on a Local Currency Settlement System between the RBI and the Central Bank of the UAE. Efforts are also underway to integrate India’s UPI with UAE’s AANI and link RuPay with JAYWAN debit cards. These steps will boost bilateral trade, reduce currency conversion costs, and enhance convenience for businesses and travellers. #PMModiInUAE #IndiaUAE #RUPI #UPI #FinancialIntegration @PMOIndia @narendramodi @MohamedBinZayed @DrSJaishankar @MEAIndia @UPI_NPCI @NPCI_NPCI @PIB_India @MIB_India

#VietnamChina are deepening #FinancialTies, with growing opportunities in cross-border payments, infrastructure financing, and future RMB cooperation. As trade and investment expand, bilateral #FinancialIntegration is set to accelerate. Explore more ⤵️ vietnam-briefing.com/news/vi…

GCB Bank, led by our Managing Director, Farihan Alhassan, recently engaged in a high-level strategic visit to Afreximbank to deepen collaboration on the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS). As a leading bank in PAPSS transactions, we were honoured to explore new opportunities to scale financial integration and enable seamless cross-border trade. At GCB, we remain committed to breaking barriers and powering growth across Africa and beyond. #PAPSS #Afreximbank #TradeInAfrica #FinancialIntegration #GCBCares #YourBank4Life

Τραπεζική Ένωση: Η ΕΚΤ Ανεβάζει τον Πήχη Η Ευρωπαϊκή Κεντρική Τράπεζα δημοσίευσε πρόσφατα ένα φιλόδοξο πακέτο προτάσεων με στόχο να λειτουργεί η ευρωζώνη «ως ενιαία δικαιοδοσία» στον τραπεζικό τομέα. Στο επίκεντρο: ελεύθερη κίνηση κεφαλαίων και ρευστότητας εντός διασυνοριακών τραπεζικών ομίλων, και, κυρίως, ένα σαφές χρονοδιάγραμμα για το EDIS, το Ευρωπαϊκό Σχέδιο Ασφάλισης Καταθέσεων που παραμένει εδώ και δεκαετία πολιτικά ακινητοποιημένο. Οι προτάσεις, που εγκρίθηκαν ομόφωνα από όλες τις κεντρικές τράπεζες της ευρωζώνης, δεν αποτελούν απλή άσκηση επικοινωνίας. Συνοδεύονται από συγκεκριμένες ρυθμιστικές αλλαγές: μετατροπή οδηγιών σε άμεσα εφαρμόσιμους κανονισμούς, απλοποίηση των macroprudential buffers, και μεγαλύτερη αναλογικότητα για τις μικρότερες τράπεζες. Παράλληλα, η ΕΚΤ προωθεί ενισχυμένο ρόλο της ESMA στην εποπτεία συστημικά σημαντικών διασυνοριακών παραγόντων, από trading venues μέχρι crypto-asset service providers. Το μήνυμα είναι σαφές: simplification χωρίς deregulation, ολοκλήρωση χωρίς παράκαμψη της χρηματοπιστωτικής σταθερότητας. Αν η Επιτροπή ανταποκριθεί με ουσία στο Q3 2026, αυτό μπορεί να αποτελέσει πραγματικό σταθμό για την ευρωπαϊκή τραπεζική αρχιτεκτονική. #BankingUnion #EDIS #ECB #EuropeanUnion #FinancialIntegration #Eurozone

Africa must integrate financial systems or risk fragmented growth – BoG Governor 3news.com/business/africa-mu… #Africa #FinancialIntegration #Ghana

Rwanda continues to push forward with regional fintech integration. The @CentralBankRw (BNR) and the Central @CBKKenya (CBK) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to introduce a Licence Passporting Framework for Payment Service Providers (PSPs). The agreement will allow licensed payment firms to operate across both markets, reducing duplicative regulatory processes while maintaining strong supervisory cooperation between the two regulators. This move supports the East African Community (EAC) Cross-Border Payment System Masterplan, which aims to build a more integrated, efficient, and inclusive regional payments ecosystem. Rwanda has increasingly positioned itself as a leader in regulatory innovation for fintech in Africa. The country previously established a similar licence passporting agreement with Ghana, and this new framework with Kenya further strengthens efforts to enable cross-border fintech expansion across the continent. Initiatives like these could play a key role in reducing regulatory fragmentation and enabling African fintech companies to scale across multiple markets more efficiently. #FintechAfrica #Rwanda #Payments #CrossBorderPayments #AfricaFintech #FinancialIntegration #DigitalPayments #FintechPolicy

H.E. Wamkele Mene engaged in a constructive discussion with Ernesto Torres Cantú, Head of International at Citi. The exchange focused on ongoing efforts to advance financial integration in Africa under the AfCFTA framework, including regulatory harmonisation, the critical role of central banks, and initiatives aimed at reducing the cost of trade across the continent. These discussions are key to unlocking Africa’s full trade and investment potential. #AfCFTA #FinancialIntegration #TradeFacilitation #AfricaTrade #PublicPrivateDialogue

Bitcoin keeps maturing quietly. More merchants adopting. More financial firms integrating. Even big banks backing away from the “no intrinsic value” narrative. The walls are coming down. #Bitcoin #CryptoMaturity #BlockchainAdoption #FinancialIntegration #Merchants #BigBanks #IntrinsicValue #CryptoRevolution #DigitalCurrency

O Roadshow AfPAY & Compliance do Afreximbank encerrou em Luanda, liderado pelo Diretor de Compliance Idrissa Diop. Desde 2019, o Banco já investiu USD 4,9B em Angola nos setores de energia, mineração, transportes e finanças. Em 2024, o AfPAY conectou 400 bancos, liquidando USD 32B em comércio, enquanto o AFTRAF garantiu liquidez e apoio às trocas transfronteiriças. As reformas, privatizações e projetos como o Corredor do Lobito demonstram novas oportunidades para integração e crescimento. #Afreximbank #AfPAY #Compliance #AFTRAF #AfricaTrade #FinancialIntegration

Banking Sector Meets Capital Markets: A Transformative Dialogue The workshop hosted fruitful discussions on how the banking sector can play a pivotal role in development of capital markets, especially through investment in equity and debt securities, participation in leveraged products, harnessing the digital portals of banks and EWRs for bank led financing. In this connection eminent panellists from the banking and capital markets held insightful discussions laying out a roadmap for the future. #BankingInnovation #CapitalMarkets #FinancialIntegration #PakistanEconomy Join SECP on WhatsApp: whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vao…

🇳🇬🤝 Strengthening Regional Collaboration We were honored to host a delegation from the @cenbank , led by Mr Musa Jimoh, Director, Payments System Policy and Mr Musa Nakorji , Director, Trade & Exchange at the #PAPSS offices within the AFREXIMBANK Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. This visit underscores our shared commitment to advancing seamless cross-border payments, enhancing financial inclusion, and accelerating the adoption of PAPSS in Nigeria. #PAPSS #AFREXIMBANK #CBN #CrossBorderPayments #IntraAfricanTrade #FinancialIntegration #AfricaFinance

“Africa will not rise by ideas. Africa will rise by action.” – Haytham ElMaayergi, Executive Vice President - Global Trade Bank, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) This powerful statement during the launch of Marketplace at AAM 2025 underscores the transformative potential of the PAPSS African Currency Marketplace. 💱 Egyptian Pounds → Kenyan Shillings, ✅ No foreign currency required ✅ Seamless cross-border payrolls in local currency Marketplace is not just a concept—it’s a working infrastructure. 🔓 Open the Marketplace rails. 🚀 Shift the next #payment. The future of African trade is local, digital, and connected. Join the PAPSS African Currency Marketplace, contact us at marketplace@papss.com to get started #PAPSS #Interstellar #Afreximbank #AfricanCurrencyMarketplace #CrossBorderPayments #FinancialIntegration #TradeInLocalCurrency #AfricaRising #FintechAfrica

🤝 East African Community and PAPSS Explore Closer Collaboration on Payment Systems Today, our CEO Mr. Mike Ogbalu III FCIB, paid a courtesy visit to the EAC Secretary General, Veronica M. Nduva, CBS, at the EAC Headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania. The meeting focused on strengthening coordination between PAPSS and the East African Community (EAC) to enhance regional payment systems and drive financial integration across Africa. 🔹 The EAC continues to support Partner States’ Central Banks through the EAC Payment and Settlement System Integration Project (EAC-PSSIP), promoting secure and efficient financial infrastructure. ➡️ Efforts are also underway to harmonise regulatory frameworks and align national payment systems laws with regional and continental standards. ⭐️ Together, PAPSS and EAC are committed to advancing currency interoperability and simplifying cross-border trade across the continent. #PAPSS #EAC #AfCFTA #FinancialIntegration #OneAfrica #CrossBorderPayments

🌍 The Future of African Payments is Here! At the 2025 Afreximbank Annual Meetings (#AAM2025), a historic milestone was achieved with the official launch of #PAPSSCARD — the first Pan-African card scheme designed to revolutionize how Africa transacts across borders. 💳 As our CEO, Mr. Mike Ogbalu III, powerfully stated: “PAPSSCARD is more than just a payment tool; it is a powerful symbol of progress and a bold step towards financial independence.” By aligning with the goals of the African Continental Free Trade Area (#AfCFTA), PAPSSCARD is a catalyst for boosting intra-African trade, strengthening financial integration and accelerating economic development on the African continent. Let’s power the continent’s growth together. #PAPSSCARD #Mercury #Afreximbank #AfCFTA #IntraAfricanTrade #FinancialIntegration #AfricaFinance #AAM2025

💳A Milestone in Africa’s Financial Integration🌍 During the 2025 Afreximbank Annual Meetings (#AAM2025), Prof. Benedict Oramah, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Afreximbank described the launch of PAPSSCARD as “a transformative step towards strengthening intra-African trade and preserving value within the continent.” PAPSSCARD, the first Pan-African card scheme, is a strategic initiative designed to facilitate seamless, secure, and cost-effective cross-border payments across Africa. It represents a significant advancement in the continent’s journey toward financial sovereignty, economic integration, and the realization of the AfCFTA objectives. #PAPSSCARD #Afreximbank #AfCFTA #IntraAfricanTrade #FinancialIntegration #AfricaFinance #AAM2025

🇳🇬 🌍A Call to Action from H.E President Bola Tinubu ✨ At the Afreximbank Annual Meetings 2025 in Abuja, Nigeria, H.E President Bola Tinubu urged all African nations to embrace PAPSS. He emphasized that deeper financial integration strengthens our collective resilience. Join us in this transformative journey towards a unified and robust African financial ecosystem. #PAPSS #Afreximbank2025 #FinancialIntegration #PresidentTinubu #AAM2025

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