- Jason Masai, Head of Product – Digital at M-Pesa Africa, argues that the continent’s payments revolution must shift focus from infrastructure to economic participation, drawing on lessons from mobile money, UPI, and Pix to outline a playbook for central banks
- Ivo Jeník, Denise Dias, and Rafe Mazer, Senior Financial Sector Specialists at CGAP, open a summer series of contributions to CBPN with 10 concrete lessons for financial sector authorities on building effective open finance oversight
- Wiebke Schloemer, Director for Western Balkans and South Caucasus at the International Finance Corporation (IFC), introduces the newly established Balkan Fintech Association as a step towards translating financial innovation into tangible business outcomes
- Mastercard’s Raisa Sheynberg, Vice President, Government Affairs and Policy, and Gene Reda, Senior Vice President for Agentic and Digital Growth Products, describe the unique security risks of agentic commerce and introduce a new trust layer for delegated, AI-driven payments
- Plus the latest global payments news, must-read reports, personnel changes, and more!
