๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐——๐—™๐—ฆ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ณ #๐Ÿณ: ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐——๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—˜๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฎ?

From the realities of agent banking to the digital payment options available to remittance recipients, the seventh issue of The DFS Brief examines the providers, platforms, and policies shaping digital financial services across Ethiopia, and what it takes to make them more accessible and useful.

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜'๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ:
-Agent Banking: The current state of agent networks and what it takes to make them sustainable
-Remittances: What platforms are actually offering this holiday season
Non-Bank Financial Institutions: An overview of Ethiopia's digital payment providers
-Digital Safety Nets: Integrating digital financial services into PSNP programs
DFS Awareness & Adoption: Crafting messages that reach different audiences
-Outside Voices: NBE's National Financial Inclusion Strategy III (2026โ€“2030)

Read the full issue: https://shegadfs.substack.com/p/dfs-brief-7-who-provides-digital

#DigitalFinance #FinancialInclusion #Ethiopia #AKOFADA

Substack

The DFS Brief #7: Who Provides Digital Finance in Ethiopia?

A 5-minute scan of Ethiopiaโ€™s digital financial services landscape

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