Telecom

Côte d’Ivoire: Digital financial Interoperability announced for this year

Côte d’Ivoire: Digital financial Interoperability announced for this year
Thursday, 05 March 2020 19:02

The Ivoirian government announced the implementation of the interoperability of digital financial services for this year, as part of the regional financial inclusion strategy led by the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO).  

The interoperability of digital financial services, including mobile money and mobile banking, will allow any customer to send money to any other financial service. Consumers will no longer be limited to carrying out only financial transactions to recipients affiliated to the same service provider as themselves.

For the government, with this restriction lifted, the volume of financial transactions made by the population should grow further and thus increase the customer base of these services. Moreover, the government, to achieve its goal of financial inclusion, is also focussing on the “digitalization of financial flows with the effective operationalization of existing platforms and the digitalization of 80% of government financial flows.”

The opening of Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (code USSD) is also planned, long monopolized by mobile telephone operators, to other players in the financial sector to reduce the costs of related services.

Currently, in Côte d’Ivoire, 44% of the adult population still does not have access to digital financial services.

On the same topic
Reliable, high-capacity international connectivity is crucial for driving economic growth, enabling digital services, and promoting regional...
• Morocco to build 500 MW green-powered data center in Dakhla to boost cloud infrastructure• Part of Digital Morocco 2030, aiming for data sovereignty and...
• Cameroon and Chad plan to launch free mobile roaming by August 11, following a joint coordination meeting in N'Djamena• The move revives a stalled CEMAC...
By investing in shared, open-access fibre networks, Vodacom and Maziv can help drive more affordable retail broadband pricing and reduce barriers for...
Most Read
01

• Investors seem to keep focusing on yields, which are high for the moment• New Leadership might see...

Afreximbank Bonds Retain Market Confidence Despite Moody’s Downgrade
02

• Qatar Airways and Kenya Airways establish strategic agreement, introducing a third daily flight be...

Qatar Airways Expands its Network in Africa, Building Presence in Kigali, Johannesburg, and Nairobi
03

• ECOWAS Bank funds 47.7-km stretch of strategic 700-km road project• Lagos-Calabar highway seen boo...

Nigeria Secures $100 mln ECOWAS Bank Loan for Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway
04

• EY is preparing to leave Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa by 2026• The exit could unlock $500 m...

EY’s Exit Creates $1bn Opportunity in Francophone Africa Consulting Market
05

• Inflation within the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) fell to a two-year low of 0....

UEMOA: Inflation Drops to 0.6% in May, Driven by Lower Food Prices
Enter your email to receive our newsletter

Ecofin Agency provides daily coverage of nine key African economic sectors: public management, finance, telecoms, agribusiness, mining, energy, transport, communication, and education.
It also designs and manages specialized media, both online and print, for African institutions and publishers.

SALES & ADVERTISING

regie@agenceecofin.com 
Tél: +41 22 301 96 11 
Mob: +41 78 699 13 72
Média kit : Download

EDITORIAL
redaction@agenceecofin.com

More information
Team
Publisher

ECOFIN AGENCY

Mediamania Sarl
Rue du Léman, 6
1201 Geneva
Switzerland

 

Ecofin Agency is a sector-focused economic news agency, founded in December 2010. Its web platform was launched in June 2011. ©Mediamania.

 
 

Please publish modules in offcanvas position.