Circle and AZA Finance Highlight Africa’s Unrivalled Financial Interoperability

AZA Finance and Circle have co-authored a new paper, African Markets Exemplify How Digital Global Exchange Can Succeed, showcasing how Africa leads the way in financial interoperability. The paper explores how the continent’s 54 countries and nearly 1.5 billion people have consistently embraced new financial technologies, driving innovation in payments, settlement, and cross-border exchange.

Elizabeth Rossiello, CEO of AZA Finance, emphasized that Africa is the “cradle of financial innovation,” pointing to the collaboration between fintechs, banks, and regulators as a blueprint for global financial connectivity. Circle CFO Jeremy Fox-Geen highlighted the transformative role of stablecoins in enabling interoperability, boosting cross-border transactions, and supporting economic growth across the continent.

Read the full paper here and here.