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Foreign Exchange

Africa’s payment landscape is undergoing a profound transformation, driven by digital innovation, regional integration efforts, and evolving geopolitical dynamics.

Robyn Lawson, Head of Digital Product: Custody at Absa CIB, unpacks the technology underpinning Absa’s new digital asset custody solution, offered in partnership with Ripple.

Bakang Letshwiti, Head of Public Sector Coverage and Pulana Mokwele, Coverage Banker, Absa CIB, explain how public–private partnerships can be leveraged to overcome South Africa’s infrastructure-funding crisis and unpack the vital role banks play in making those collaborations effective.