{
  "id": 1655903,
  "title": "Why a Lagos payment to Nairobi still travels through New York and the startup trying to change that",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/why-a-lagos-payment-to-nairobi-still-travels-through-new-york-and-the",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-18T05:37:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BusinessDay Nigeria",
    "slug": "businessday-nigeria",
    "url": "https://businessday.ng/technology/article/why-a-lagos-payment-to-nairobi-still-travels-through-new-york-and-the-startup-trying-to-change-that/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A Lagos importer paying a supplier in Nairobi can send money between two African commercial centres, yet the payment may read more Why a Lagos payment to Nairobi still travels through New York and the startup trying to change that",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}