African nations and fintechs urged to boost digital ID, DPI for economic gain

Representatives of Africa’s fintech sector heard about the importance of digital identity, and digital public infrastructure more generally, to the growth of the continent’s financial services market at the recent 3i Africa Summit in Accra, Ghana.

Ravi Menon, senior mentor at fintech collaboration not-for-profit Elevandi, who is also Singapore’s Ambassador for Climate Action, highlighted the need for secure, reliable digital identities for both individuals and businesses in Africa.

“Digital Identity as DPI” is also the theme of ID4Africa’s 2024 …

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