{
  "id": 15598845,
  "title": "Turning Global Payments into Economic Growth in Africa: The Role of Cross-Border Payment Infrastructure",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/turning-global-payments-into-economic-growth-in-africa-the-role-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T10:31:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nairametrics",
    "slug": "nairametrics",
    "url": "https://nairametrics.com/2026/10/19/turning-global-payments-into-economic-growth-in-africa-the-role-of-cross-border-payment-infrastructure/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The global payments industry is at a critical turning point. As international trade expands and African businesses increasingly operate across borders, carrying out seamless digital payment transactions have become essential to economic growth. Yet, cross-border payments remain burdened by high transaction costs, fragmented payment systems, foreign exchange challenges, regulatory complexities,…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}