Keywords: Financial inclusion


IAPS: A New Casablanca-Based Initiative to Measure Africa’s Social Progress

The Casablanca-based Observatoire Social has launched the African Social Progress Index (IAPS), a new framework intended to provide a broader reading of social progress across the continent while inviting African institutions and experts to help shape its development. Presented as an initiative designed......

El Salvador’s bitcoin experiment reveals the risks of financial innovation

El Salvador made global history in September 2021 when it became the first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender, launching one of the most closely watched experiments in the use of cryptocurrency at a national level. The government presented the move as an ambitious attempt to modernise the economy,......

Afrobarometer Poll Shows 57% of Moroccan Women Hold Secondary or Higher Education Degrees

A recent survey conducted by the Afrobarometer research network highlights significant educational progress among women in Morocco, revealing that over half of the female population has attained secondary or higher education. According to the poll findings, 57% of Moroccan women hold secondary or tertiary......

Morocco accelerates digital payments agenda as consumer trust takes center stage

The future of digital payments in Morocco took center stage during the seventh edition of Moroccan Consumer Day in Casablanca, where industry leaders agreed that the country now possesses the regulatory and technological foundations needed to accelerate the transition toward a more digital economy. While......

Morocco's mobile payments double as digital transformation accelerates

Morocco's digital economy continues to gain momentum, with mobile payments more than doubling over the past year, reflecting the country's rapid adoption of digital financial services and its broader ambitions in technological innovation. Speaking at the third edition of Visa Fintech Day in......

Morocco expands financial education programs reaching over 70,000 people

Moroccan Foundation for Financial Education reported that its financial education programs reached 70,827 direct beneficiaries in 2025, marking a 23 percent increase compared with the previous year. The figures were presented during a board meeting held in Rabat under the chairmanship of Abdellatif Jouahri,......

Attijari Payment and Africa-Exchange partner to modernize Morocco's currency exchange offices

Attijari Payment and Africa-Exchange signed a partnership agreement on April 28 in Casablanca to accelerate electronic payment adoption in Morocco's currency exchange sector. The deal targets manual foreign exchange operations and currency transactions handled by Africa-Exchange, an economic interest......

Inwi money and wafacash partner to expand financial services in Morocco

Inwi Money, the mobile payment subsidiary of Moroccan telecom operator Inwi, has signed a partnership with Wafacash to widen access to financial services across Morocco and support the country’s digital economy. The agreement was announced during the second day of GITEX Africa 2026, held in Marrakech,......

Cash Plus introduces QR code payment to boost digital transactions in Morocco

The Moroccan fintech company Cash Plus has introduced a new mobile payment solution based on QR code technology, marking another step in the digital transformation of local commerce across the country. The system, which became operational in January 2026, is designed to simplify everyday transactions......