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Findex 2025 and Ethiopia’s Digital Financial Leap: Momentum Without Maturity?
23 July 2025
Can Foreign Banks Raise the Bar in Ethiopia's Digital Finance?
05 July 2025
The Rise of Mobile Money in Ethiopia, Without the Agents
24 June 2025
10 June 2025
A Halal Path to Ethiopia's Financial Inclusion
10 May 2025
The Dangers of Ethiopia’s P2P-Driven Digital Economy
Why Understanding Digital Public Infrastructures Matters for Ethiopia’s DFS Evolution
Ethiopia’s digital future depends on building strong digital public infrastructures now.
By Munir Shemsu
Rethinking ‘Small’ to Onboard MSMEs into Ethiopia’s Digital Finance
Defining MSMEs has been nearly as challenging as supporting them ever since the acronym became popular in the 90s.
Regulation on Digital Lending Long overdue in Ethiopia
Educating the public about digital lending procedures and safe borrowing should not be the responsibility of loan defaulters.
By Kaleab Girma
Global Findex 2025 data shows financial account ownership rose from 46% in 2021 to just 49% in 2024 despite over 200 million digital accounts. For all the gains, inclusion remains stubbornly uneven.
By Etenat Awol
Foreign banks entering Ethiopia have the opportunity to leapfrog outdated metrics like branch counts or ATM networks and instead compete through superior digital financial services.
In 2024, the average number of transactions a mobile money agent made in the year was just 314, which equates to fewer than one transaction per day. Mobile money appears to have outpaced agent growth.
Sharia-compliant digital financial services in Ethiopia are at a crossroads: growing demand, limited offerings. Devoid of regulatory support and innovation DFS inclusion for millions remains at risk.
Until business payments emerge from peer-to-peer obscurity, Ethiopia’s digital economy will continue to grow, albeit in the dark.