At MojaCom 29, held from 21–23 October 2025 in Nairobi, Kenya, Amarante’s Senior Consultant Natasha moderated a panel of policymakers and digital finance leaders for a powerful discussion on cross-government collaboration in instant payments.

The session organised as a break out workshop to spark debate,   featured Hassan Jallow (Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, The Gambia), Thierry Boco (Department of Public Treasury, Benin), Redempta Bisangwa (Ministry of ICT and Innovation, Rwanda), and Nanjira Sambuli (The Gates Foundation). Together, they explored how collaboration across treasury, communications, ICT, and central banks is critical to building inclusive instant-payment ecosystems.

Speakers shared national experiences on aligning priorities, overcoming institutional silos, and sequencing infrastructure investments to support digital transformation. From Benin’s regional interoperability to Rwanda’s governance models, the panel highlighted that instant payments thrive when policy, technology, and coordination advance hand in hand.

For Amarante, sparking this discussion offered a means to spotlight how collaboration, when baked into the design principle from the start, can transform how governments and central banks build inclusive digital payment systems.