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How Africa's Mobile Money Networks Outpace Traditional Trade Finance
Lucas and Luna explore how mobile money platforms across sub-Saharan Africa are reshaping trade finance for small and medium enterprises. With regional data showing a 40 percent increase in cross-border mobile transactions since 2024, they focus on the M-Pesa network's expansion into trade credit and how it bypasses traditional correspondent banking bottlenecks. The conversation touches on the link between mobile money adoption and the recent surge in emerging market ETFs, particularly the EEM up 4.1 percent over the past week. Lucas contrasts the structural inefficiencies of legacy…
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