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Payments are becoming the operating system of banking
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Fusion42 · 1 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
Payments are evolving from a background banking utility to the central operating system of financial services in Africa, driving trust, financial inclusion, and economic growth through seamless, real-time digital payment ecosystems integrated with AI.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Fintech.
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You need to embed payments as the core of your financial services offering because control of daily payment interactions now defines customer trust and data advantage. Banks losing payment relationships to fintechs are conceding critical revenue and insight that powers AI-driven service differentiation.
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