The members of AFI’s African Financial Inclusion Policy Initiative (AfPI) have committed themselves to strengthening cybersecurity in digital financial services across the continent. 

The Communiqué on Strengthening Cybersecurity for Inclusive and Secure Digital Financial Services sets out a number of commitments to building resilience at user and institutional levels, including:   

• Sharing data and regional cybersecurity trends in digital financial services 

• Establishing an AfPI Cyber Security Expert Task Team  

• Enhancing regulatory frameworks and strengthening supervisory practices  

• Strengthening collaboration on cyber resilience with external stakeholders 

• Fostering peer learning to enable AFI members to exchange experiences, tools, and regulatory approaches  

Speaking at the AfPI Leaders Roundtable in June, Dr. Zakari Mumuni, First Deputy Governor, Bank of Ghana, said that “institutional confidence and systemic stability now hinge on our ability to anticipate, withstand, and respond to cyber risks. Through peer learning, harmonized supervision, and shared intelligence, we are building a collective response that reflects our unique regional realities.”