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Nigeria\u2019s eNaira wallet, integrated by some fintechs and commercial banks, shows the potential for offline services to the unbanked &#8211; although only 0.5% of Nigerians were using the eNaira within a year of its 2021 launch. Elsewhere, global pilots suggest interoperable wholesale CBDCs could offer instant cross-currency payments, an opportunity for African states to consider. A roundtable of central bank governors and financial institutions discusses how CBDCs can catalyse financial inclusion and ease cross-border payments.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key points:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ensuring retail CBDCs bring value to underbanked communities and achieve uptake goals<\/li>\n<li>Debit cards, mobile wallets, bill payments: What CBDC innovations can commercial banks, fintechs and mobile money develop to increase penetration?<\/li>\n<li>Working towards interoperable CBDCs for cross-border payments that co-exist with regional payment systems and the PAPSS \u2013 Pan-African Payment and Settlement System\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","evenement-salon":[133],"class_list":["post-22676","sb_session","type-sb_session","status-publish","hentry","evenement-salon-133"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>CBDCs: Maximising the potential for cross-border payments and financial inclusion - The African Financial Summit Platform<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.afis.africa\/en\/sb_session\/cbdcs-maximising-the-potential-for-cross-border-payments-and-financial-inclusion\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"CBDCs: Maximising the potential for cross-border payments and financial inclusion - The African Financial Summit Platform\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Access via sign-up on the event app or by invitation only. 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