Dar es Salaam, Nov. 7 -- SECURE digital payment and identification systems could unlock a new wave of entrepreneurship and cross-border commerce in Africa, according to new survey findings released by global nonprofit CoDevelop ahead of the Global DPI Summit 2025 in Cape Town.

The Ipsos survey, conducted across six of the continents largest markets, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda, found that digital public infrastructure (DPI) could significantly reduce barriers to starting and scaling businesses.

Forty-two per cent of respondents said they would be more likely to open a business or expand an existing one if they could accept secure digital payments, while a third cited digital identity verification for buye...