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11 billion transactions, 248 million accounts…: the figures for the rise of electronic money in the WAEMU

Auteur: Youssouf SANE

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11 milliards de transactions, 248 millions de comptes…: les chiffres de l'essor de la monnaie électronique dans l’Uemoa

Within the West African Monetary Union (WAEMU), electronic money has made significant strides over the past decade. “WAEMU began a digital transformation in 2015, marked by the adoption of a regulatory framework for electronic money activities, thus giving it an important and growing role in financial transactions,” the Governor of the BCEAO said on Tuesday.

 

These initiatives have resulted in a significant increase in the volume of electronic money transactions within the Union. These transactions have risen from 260 million to 11 billion between 2014 and 2024, Jean-Claude Kassi Brou revealed during the official launch of the interoperable platform for the Pi-Spi instant payment system.

It also reports that the number of electronic money accounts has also increased, rising from 18 million to nearly 248 million over the same period.

“The strong growth of digital payments has been a powerful driver of financial inclusion, which has improved significantly to reach nearly 74% today, compared to less than 15% some twenty years ago,” said the Governor of the BCEAO.

Auteur: Youssouf SANE
Publié le: Mardi 30 Septembre 2025

Commentaires (2)

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    Ras il y a 3 jours

    Millions de?

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    Anonyme il y a 3 jours

    BCEAO et UEMOA sont cités comme sources de l'info: cela suggère le FCFA

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    AZERTY il y a 3 jours

    En fait la plateforme constitue un danger pour bcp d'institution sachant que le transfert d'argent "national" sera gratuit qu'importe le moyen (banque, micro-finance et mobile money). Actuellement les grandes banques trainent les pieds pour adhérer ya que Orabank, Ecobank et SGBS qui ont fait le pas. Mais ne vous y trompé pas dans quelques mois tous les sénégalais et citoyens de l'UEMOA seront connectés à PI SPI. Maintenant c'est à la population de s'informer et pousser les institutions à proposer le service même si ca les arrange pas.

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