Data shows that millions of adults already have mobile phones and IDs, but stay unbanked due to fear of fraud, hidden fees, and a lack of trust. The solution may lie in the design.
"There is no perfect one-size-fits-all local content policy in Africa as these policies and regulations must evolve as benchmarks for ongoing improvement," says APO.
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