Abuja, Nigeria, 30 June 2025 – Africa has marked a significant step towards financial independence following the launch of PAPSSCARD, the continent’s first Pan-African card scheme. Unveiled on June 27 at the 32nd Afreximbank Annual Meetings in Abuja, Nigeria, the new card represents a major leap in Africa’s efforts to achieve financial sovereignty by building resilient…
Cairo, Egypt, 05 March 2025 – The Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS), launched by African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) in collaboration with the African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, has recorded a significant milestone in its journey towards enhancing financial integration and economic prosperity across Africa with the…
Cairo, Monday 13, May 2024 – Promoters of the Pan-African Payment & Settlement System (PAPSS), namely African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank or “the Bank”), African Union Commission (AUC) and African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, successfully organized the first Consultative Forum of CEOs of African Banks bringing together executives of African commercial banks, bankers’ associations,…
Cairo, Friday 08 March 2024 – The Pan African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) is pleased to announce the appointment of two highly esteemed professionals to its PAPSS Management Board. Mrs. Corine Mbiaketcha Nana and Mrs. Lebo Mokgabudi have been appointed as non-executive Directors, adding a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the board. Developed…
Cairo, Thursday 26 October 2023 – The Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS), a groundbreaking initiative developed by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) to revolutionize cross-border payments and boost intra-African trade, today celebrates a significant milestone as it receives a historic endorsement from the Governors of the Central Banks in the Caribbean region. All eleven…
Accra, Wednesday 28 June 2023 – PAPSS, the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System, is delighted to announce the signing of Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with five African multinational commercial banking groups: Access Bank Group, Ecobank Group, KCB Group, Standard Bank Group, and UBA Group. These significant partnerships aim to revolutionise the settlement of cross-border transactions…
Cairo, Friday, 21 April 2023: The Pan African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) and the African Stock Exchanges Association (ASEA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance collaboration and cooperation in promoting cross-border payments of Capital Markets infrastructure in Africa on Friday, 14 April 2023. The MoU was signed during the ASEA 2023…
Accra, March 3, 2023: GCB Bank Plc, one of the largest banks in Ghana, today announced it successfully completed the first Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) client transaction in Ghana. The transaction involved a Ghanaian incorporated entity initiating a supplier payment from GCB in Ghana Cedis to a beneficiary in Nigeria who received the…
Lagos. Thursday, 2 March 2023: Nigerian Exchange Limited (“NGX” or “The Exchange”) and the Pan African Payment and Settlement System (“PAPSS”) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate cross-border payments and settlement of transactions of securities within countries integrated under the African Exchanges Linkage Project (AELP) on Tuesday, 28 February 2023. Developed by…
Cairo, 19th December 2022: PAPSS, the Pan-African Payment & Settlement System, today announces its certification against ISO27701:2019, an international standard for Privacy Information Management System. This just comes four months after achieving ISO 27001 certification, demonstrating PAPSS’ ongoing commitment to ensure stakeholders data collected and received for transaction processing are managed, shared and disposed in compliance with…
Cairo, 19th July 2022: The Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) operated by African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) in collaboration with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat and the African Union (AU), announced today that it has achieved the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) 27001 certification for its global operations. Following an external certification…
A delegation of Afreximbank led by Professor Benedict Oramah, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Afreximbank and Chairperson of PAPSS Management Board, attended the 35th Summit of the African Union (AU) Assembly of Heads of State and Government that took place from 5–6 February 2022 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Summit was…
