West Africa Payments & Fraud Policy Sprint

Combating fraud in digital payment systems requires a collaborative, multi-faceted approach involving diverse stakeholders.

On 8 – 9 July 2025 the Alliance for Innovative Regulation (AIR), in collaboration with the West African Monetary Institute, hosted a Policy Sprint in Lagos, Nigeria, focused on developing policy-driven solutions to combat fraud and thereby enhance the safety of digital payment systems in West Africa.

We invited regulators, central banks, fintech innovators, payment service providers, consumer protection organizations, law enforcement agencies, policymakers, & others committed to enhancing digital payment safety to join us over the 2 days to collaboratively address the policy-related & regulatory interventions required to enhance payment system fraud prevention efforts.

Click here to view a list of use cases based on challenges that were identified from AIR’s 2024 TechSprint to Combat Digital Payment Fraud, research conducted and a series of in-person and virtual workshops, roundtables and other discussions held with knowledgeable individuals.