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Unlocking Innovation: Why Ethiopia Must Adopt Tiered Fintech Licensing

Read this article and discover more content from the series on our Substack: Unlocking Innovation: Why Ethiopia Must Adopt Tiered Fintech Licensing   Ethiopia’s current regulatory landscape for digital financial services is built for giants. Under the cornerstone Payment Instrument Issuer (PII) framework (Directive No. ONPS/09/2023), the regulatory barriers to entry are incredibly high. To issue digital value or run …

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ካፊኔትድ ቴክ፤ ሳምንታዊ የፊንቴክ ዜናዎች | Caffeinated Tech: Weekly Fintech News – 19

Listen to This Episode on YouTube Caffeinated Tech is your weekly fintech news recap. Coverage: June 14–June 21, 2026News covered in this episode:• Arifpay Processes 156.9 Billion Birr in Digital Payments Since LaunchSource: https://tinyurl.com/3yb4dxxd• AfDB Taps Ghana Bank to Expand Africa Trade Finance NetworkSource: https://tinyurl.com/3c832mhp• Ethiopia to Host Major Cybersecurity and AI Conference as Africa Faces Surging Cyber ThreatsSource: https://tinyurl.com/5n9xdkfh• Ethiopia’s Exports to China …

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ካፊኔትድ ቴክ፤ ሳምንታዊ የፊንቴክ ዜናዎች | Caffeinated Tech: Weekly Fintech News – 18

Listen to This Episode on YouTube Caffeinated Tech is your weekly fintech news recap.  Coverage: June 7–June 13, 2026News covered in this episode:• CBE, Ethiopian Airlines & Visa Launch International Prepaid CardSource: https://tinyurl.com/37mff5rj• Ministry of Education to Deploy AI Powered Assistant for SchoolsSource: https://tinyurl.com/yf6amnpe• Banks Bring Liquidity to Ethiopia’s Exchange Market but a Fee War Is Already Testing the MarketSource: https://tinyurl.com/4pkxsyfw• NBE Cancels …

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Beyond NIPS: Architecting the Next Decade

Read this article and discover more content from the series on our Substack: Beyond NIPS: Architecting the Next Decade Ethiopia’s financial landscape has changed dramatically. With the recent rollout of the National Instant Payment System (NIPS) and the expansion of interoperable QR codes, EthSwitch has effectively successfully modernized the retail layer of our economy. But as we look toward the …

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“Mandating Ethiopia’s National Open Banking Standard”

Read this article and discover more content from the series on our Substack: “Mandating Ethiopia’s National Open Banking Standard” ​​The Ethiopian financial landscape is moving fast. With the National Bank of Ethiopia’s (NBE) National Digital Payments Strategy (2026–2030) in full swing and the banking sector opening to foreign players under Directive No. SBB/94/2025, the rails are being laid. But we …

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ካፊኔትድ ቴክ፤ ሳምንታዊ የፊንቴክ ዜናዎች | Caffeinated Tech: Weekly Fintech News – 17

Listen to This Episode on YouTube Caffeinated Tech is your weekly fintech news recap. Coverage: May 31–June 6, 2026News covered in this episode:• SOLAI Earns $3.3 Million from Ethiopia Data Centre as Crypto Mining DeclinesSource: https://shorturl.at/e7BRp• Customs Commission Switches Export Clearance to Manual System Amid ESW Disruption Source: https://tinyurl.com/bdzyarkt• From 15,600 Birr to Billions: Zerihun Sheleme on Awach Cooperative Finance and Ethiopia’s Inclusion …

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Building Trust in Ethiopia’s Digital Economy: The Role of Blockchain in Financial Integrity

Think about the last time you upgraded a mobile wallet, verified a contract remotely, or qualified for a micro-loan in Addis Ababa. Behind that seamless experience is a massive flow of data moving between telecom networks, banks, fintech platforms, and national identity systems. Every step in Ethiopia’s Digital Ethiopia 2030 vision depends on one invisible ingredient: trust. But in centralized …

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