Stablecoin Cross-Border Payments for Africa: Faster and Cheaper but Not Yet Frictionless

A new analytical deep-dive on stablecoin cross-border payments for Africa concludes that while stablecoins offer material speed and cost advantages over traditional rails, they are not yet frictionless for end users. The analysis is timely given the LemFi-BVNK partnership and growing institutional interest in stablecoin settlement infrastructure across the continent.