The mission of the collaboration lies in the improvement of financial services in the Central American and Caribbean regions.

The government views the accelerated transition to a digital society and economy as vital to economic recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Sri Lanka-based fintech Genie has partnered with Bank of Ceylon to act as the financial acquirer and digitize payments through its mobile wallet solution. 

The National Bank of Rwanda has instructed mobile network operators to waive charges on all transfers with bank wallets, person-to-person and merchant fees on payments.

Congo-based fintech Flash has launched a payment tool including a Visa card offering, Flash Money, for the Congolese market.