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Pan African Payment and Settlement Systems (PAPSS)

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Pan‑African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) is an advanced platform that enables secure, real-time payments between African countries through connected banks and financial institutions. At Stanbic IBTC, we're proud to support this vision of a more integrated Africa, making cross-border payments faster, easier, and more accessible for our customers. PAPSS is currently live in the West African states Monetary Zone (WAMZ) in the following countries: Nigeria, Djibouti, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Rwanda, Malawi.

Some of the Benefits

Instant payments across African countries:

Send and receive payments across the continent in real time, eliminating the delays traditionally associated with cross-border transactions.

Lower transaction costs

Enjoy more cost-effective cross-border payments by removing the need for intermediary correspondent banks.

Payments in local currencies

Transact conveniently in your own local currency, without the complexity of currency conversion.

Simple and convenient

Experience a seamless payment process designed to make cross-border transactions as easy as making a local payment.

Instant payments across African countries:

Send and receive payments across the continent in real time, eliminating the delays traditionally associated with cross-border transactions.

Lower transaction costs

Enjoy more cost-effective cross-border payments by removing the need for intermediary correspondent banks.

Payments in local currencies

Transact conveniently in your own local currency, without the complexity of currency conversion.

Simple and convenient

Experience a seamless payment process designed to make cross-border transactions as easy as making a local payment.
How to Get It
  • Available in all our branches for all customers. (Visit any Stanbic IBTC branch nationwide. Available to all our customers.)
  • Coming soon to the Stanbic IBTC Mobile App 3.0 and Internet banking platforms
What it costs for customers
  • Processor fee: 1% of the transaction amount (minimum $2, maximum $12)
  • Bank charge: 0.5% of the transaction amount.
What you Get
  • Instant payments across African countries
  • Payments made in local currencies
  • Lower transaction costs
  • Faster access to funds, no need to source foreign exchange (FX)
  • Fewer payment delays and less uncertainty
  • Simple and convenient to use
  • Available across multiple African countries
  • How to Get It
  • What it costs for customers
  • What you Get
  • Available in all our branches for all customers. (Visit any Stanbic IBTC branch nationwide. Available to all our customers.)
  • Coming soon to the Stanbic IBTC Mobile App 3.0 and Internet banking platforms
  • Processor fee: 1% of the transaction amount (minimum $2, maximum $12)
  • Bank charge: 0.5% of the transaction amount.
  • Instant payments across African countries
  • Payments made in local currencies
  • Lower transaction costs
  • Faster access to funds, no need to source foreign exchange (FX)
  • Fewer payment delays and less uncertainty
  • Simple and convenient to use
  • Available across multiple African countries