
Ethiopia Tightens the Rules for Digital Payment Providers
In a bold regulatory shake-up, the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has issued a new directive — Licensing and Authorization of Payment Instrument Issuer (Amendment) Directive No. ONPS/10/2025 — aimed at tightening oversight, improving consumer protection, and accelerating interoperability in the country’s digital finance ecosystem. The directive updates and amends the earlier Directive No. ONPS/09/2023,
