Local Economy
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$88.4 Billion — Africa’s Untapped Currency Potential

In just 10 African countries, foreign individual visitors and diaspora purchased an estimated
$88.4 BILLION USD worth of Local Currency — yet most of it still flows through unregulated, high-cost, or opaque channels.

Here’s the real potential for local currency inflow per country:

  • Nigeria – ₦32,420.50 billion

  • Morocco – MAD 227.85 billion

  • South Africa – ZAR 172.09 billion

  • Kenya – KES 1,045.20 billion

  • Ghana – GHS 88.45 billion

  • Tunisia – TND 17.33 billion

  • Ethiopia – ETB 281.18 billion

  • Senegal – XOF 2,254.22 billion

  • Zimbabwe – ZiG 47.12 billion

  • Uganda – UGX 9,075.00 billion


AfricaPay enables governments to turn this enormous inflow into a strategic national asset.
By digitizing the process to BUY, KEEP, and SPEND Local Currency, we help regulators ensure:

Zero cost to the user
Real-time, transparent transactions
Direct access via home country banks and wallets
Stronger monetary control and national revenue capture

Let your currency work globally — and your economy benefit locally.
AfricaPay makes it happen.

Your Currency, Unified and Empowered

Every economy is defined by its Local Currency — the symbol of national value and economic identity. In today’s digital world, governments have a unique opportunity to make their currency globally accessible, secure, and efficient.

AfricaPay helps governments bring all existing financial channels and tools under a unified regulatory and legislative framework. We deliver the technology, infrastructure, and strategic support to ensure that every transaction — whether by tourists, diaspora, or local users — is fully aligned with national policies.

 

By enabling users around the world to BUY, KEEP, and SPEND Digital Local Currency through official, government-backed channels, we help turn Local Currency into a global asset — cost-effective, transparent, and built for the future.