The Bank of the Republic of Burundi held a training workshop on integrating Burundi’s real-time gross settlement system with the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa’s Regional Payment and Settlement System (REPSS). The workshop also covered the Digital Regional Payment Platform (DRPP) and involved staff from commercial banks, the National Post Office and the central bank. REPSS is designed to reduce the cost, time and intermediary-bank requirements associated with regional trade payments. The DRPP is intended to support instant, secure and affordable cross-border digital payments, including settlement in local currencies. The training forms part of Burundi’s work to connect its payment system with COMESA infrastructure, expand regional market access and improve payment services for financial institutions and businesses.
2026-08-18Bank of the Republic of Burundi
Bank of the Republic of Burundi trains financial sector staff on COMESA payment system integration
The Bank of the Republic of Burundi trained commercial bank, postal and central bank staff on integrating the country’s payment system with COMESA infrastructure. REPSS and the DRPP are intended to support faster, cheaper and more accessible cross-border payments, including settlement in local currencies.