Ecobank Partners Nium To Unlock Real-Time Cross- Border Payments Across 35 African Markets

Nium, one of the leading global infrastructure for real-time cross-border payments, has struck a partnership with Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, to enable seamless cross-border payments across 35 African markets for more than 32 million customers. This partnership is set to revolutionise the region’s payments landscape by enabling faster, more efficient international payments for businesses and consumers alike. Nium’s real-time payments infrastructure will be integrated into Ecobank’s existing banking operations, empowering Ecobank to enhance its services for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

Ecobank will connect its existing Swift workflows to Nium, gaining access to real-time transfers, updates, clearing, settlement, and payment tracking, without the need for complex API integrations. This will significantly reduce waiting times for cross-border payments, enabling businesses to make faster payments to over 220 markets, including over 100 countries with real-time capabilities. Ecobank is a critical financial partner in sub-Saharan Africa.



Through this partnership, Ecobank’s customers across the region will benefit from an enhanced payments experience that allows faster and more efficient cross-border transactions, unlocking new opportunities for SMEs to connect with global markets. Anupam Pahuja, General Manager and Executive Vice President for APAC, Middle East and Africa at Nium, said: “We are thrilled to partner with Ecobank and introduce Nium’s cutting-edge real-time payment capabilities to Africa. This collaboration represents an important step forward in expanding our global payments network, and we are proud to support Ecobank in delivering faster, more efficient payments for its customers across the region.

Partnering with Nium allows us to enhance our service offerings and provide our customers with faster, more efficient cross-border payment solutions..