Scaling up cross-border interoperability is the literal linchpin to unlocking the true commercial velocity of the AfCFTA. For too long, fragmented payment infrastructure and settlement latency have acted as an invisible tax on African B2B trade.

With visionary leadership like Samuel, especially his pioneering work on the Single Africa Payments Area (SAPA), collaboration within this ecosystem is how we structurally solve the currency and settlement friction vectors that hold back mid-market enterprises.

Looking forward to extracting insights from this session and tracking how we continue to bridge the gap between digital payment rails and physical cross-border logistics!