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Africa must digitise trade to unlock the next growth phase
Trade finance is not a single-bank process; it is an interconnected chain involving ports, customs, insurers, transporters, buyers, sellers and regulators. If one part of that chain stays manual while the rest modernises, the benefits are diluted.
Africa stands at a defining moment in the future of trade. For years, the debate has focused on access to capital, regulatory complexity and the cost of doing business across borders. Those issues still matter. But the bigger question now is this: how does trade move?
If Africa is to unlock the full potential of intra-African commerce, industrial growth and SME participation, it must digitise not just transactions, but the trade ecosystem itself.
