Interoperable digital public infrastructure can speed up Africa’s economic integration, prosperity

Intra-African commerce is being held back by a lack of interoperability in digital identity systems and know your customer checks.

This is the assessment of Lanre Ogungbe, co-founder and chief executive officer of biometric identity verification company Prembly, in an opinion piece published by Harvard Business Review.

Building interoperable digital public infrastructure, expanding useful partnerships with the private sector and investing in energy and internet infrastructure can be a veritable recipe for Africa’s digital and economic integration and …

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