{"id":514447,"date":"2026-06-23T14:22:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T14:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/514447\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T14:22:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T14:22:14","slug":"take-part-mapping-the-future-of-digital-payments-in-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/514447\/","title":{"rendered":"Take part: Mapping the future of digital payments in Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"816\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/-gQFuGgyQN_V3G0EmgfMYcSm6QDVROeH5CJbwmhpu7zdClmpJIOoMT3M_4awdXrz8kfjou3zzhGlWpUjyBHmBblgs1kNmhO2-dW7.jpeg\" alt=\"Take part in the survey and help shape an industry report on the future of digital payments in Africa.\" fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"eager\" style=\"max-width:100%;object-fit:fill;\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Take part in the survey and help shape an industry report on the future of digital payments in Africa. <\/p>\n<p>A snap survey among banks, fintechs, payment intermediaries and merchants reveals that 70% believe fraud risk has increased as digital payments have grown. This is placing growing pressure on organisations to modernise their payments infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>How prepared is your organisation for instant payments? And legacy systems limiting your ability to innovate?<\/p>\n<p>ITWeb, in partnership with ACI Worldwide, is conducting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itweb.co.za\/survey\/kxA9POvNX1Mo4J81\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">quick survey to understand the current digital payments trends in Africa<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Why this research matters<\/p>\n<p>Players in Africa&#8217;s payments ecosystem are balancing several competing priorities, most notably:<\/p>\n<p>Meeting growing demand for real-time payments.Modernising legacy infrastructure.Strengthening fraud prevention capabilities.Delivering better customer experiences.<\/p>\n<p>The insights gathered through this survey will help create a locally driven report of how organisations across the continent are addressing these challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Who should participate?<\/p>\n<p>Professionals working in:<\/p>\n<p>Financial services organisations.Fintech.Payment intermediaries.Merchants and other service providers offering digital payments.<\/p>\n<p>Why share your insights?<\/p>\n<p>By participating, you will help shape a unique industry trends report on the future of digital payments in Africa. Results will be published exclusively on ITWeb.Participants will also be entered into a draw to win a Takealot or Amazon voucher valued at R3 000.<\/p>\n<p>The survey takes just a few minutes to complete.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itweb.co.za\/survey\/kxA9POvNX1Mo4J81\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Complete the survey here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Take part in the survey and help shape an industry report on the future of digital payments in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":514448,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[207963,219625,4673,536,46924,61,60,202,219626,80],"class_list":["post-514447","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mobile","tag-aci-worldwide","tag-digital-payments-survey","tag-fintech","tag-fraud","tag-fraud-prevention","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-mobile","tag-payments-infrastructure","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/514447","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=514447"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/514447\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/514448"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=514447"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=514447"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=514447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}