Africa is made up of 54 countries, each with its own currency, its own central bank, and its own banking regulations. There is no shared currency the way the Eurozone has the euro, and no single dominant regional currency that most cross-border trade naturally settles in. When a business in one African country needs to pay a business in another, there's usually no direct path between the two currencies. The transaction needs a bridge, and historically, that bridge has been the US dollar.
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Digital finance gives businesses greater control over their money through real-time, transparent payments, replacing the slower, intermediary-heavy processes of traditional finance, A shift that is essential for cross-border trade in Africa.
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