{"id":463996,"date":"2026-09-03T14:00:49","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T13:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afis.africa\/sb_session\/strategic-roundtable-how-will-stablecoins-fit-into-africas-mainstream-banking-infrastructure\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T16:00:48","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T15:00:48","slug":"strategic-roundtable-how-will-stablecoins-fit-into-africas-mainstream-banking-infrastructure","status":"publish","type":"sb_session","link":"https:\/\/www.afis.africa\/en\/sb_session\/strategic-roundtable-how-will-stablecoins-fit-into-africas-mainstream-banking-infrastructure\/","title":{"rendered":"Strategic Roundtable | How will stablecoins fit into Africa&#8217;s mainstream banking infrastructure?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Access via sign-up on the event app or by invitation only. English-French-Portuguese translation available.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Stablecoins are moving from crypto trading into African banking and payments. Businesses and households are using the dollar-backed cryptocurrencies for payroll, trade and to settle cross border payments at a flat 1.5% fee, versus 8% average. The Bank for International Settlements warns that \u201cwidespread adoption could affect macroeconomic and financial stability\u201d. Central Bankers are also hesitant, Lesetja Kganyago, Governor of the South African Reserve Bank, said in February \u201cthere is a lot of hype around stablecoins\u201d, but that &#8220;it\u2019s difficult to tell what the benefits will end up being&#8221;. Meanwhile commercial banks \u2013 such as Credit Bank in Kenya \u2013 are integrating stablecoins into their cross-border payment services. This roundtable discusses how banks can leverage stablecoins as well as the effects on financial systems for central banks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key points<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Which banking use cases can make stablecoins relevant beyond crypto and remittances<\/li>\n<li>How should regulators treat reserves, custody, convertibility and Anti-Money Laundering compliance?<\/li>\n<li>Should banks lead adoption, or leave the market to fintechs and offshore players?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","evenement-salon":[250],"class_list":["post-463996","sb_session","type-sb_session","status-publish","hentry","evenement-salon-250"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Strategic Roundtable | How will stablecoins fit into Africa&#039;s mainstream banking infrastructure? - 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\/strategic-roundtable-how-will-stablecoins-fit-into-africas-mainstream-banking-infrastructure\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Strategic Roundtable | How will stablecoins fit into Africa&#039;s mainstream banking infrastructure? - 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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