{"id":569606,"date":"2025-08-12T10:16:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T09:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/?post_type=ibsi_news&#038;p=569606"},"modified":"2025-08-12T10:16:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T09:16:17","slug":"openway-enters-africa-with-moroccan-bank-partnership","status":"publish","type":"ibsi_news","link":"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/ibsi-news\/openway-enters-africa-with-moroccan-bank-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"OpenWay enters Africa with Moroccan bank partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"221\" data-end=\"666\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-569607 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/openway_logo.jpg\" alt=\"Openway\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/openway_logo.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/openway_logo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/openway_logo-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"221\" data-end=\"666\"><a href=\"https:\/\/openwaygroup.com\/\">OpenWay<\/a> has expanded into Francophone Africa to bring advanced payment technology and dedicated local support to banks and <a href=\"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/blogs\/bridging-the-gap-how-digital-compliance-services-are-helping-fintech-entrepreneurs\/\">FinTech<\/a> innovators across the region, furthering the continent\u2019s transition towards next-generation financial services.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"668\" data-end=\"1062\">As part of this expansion, OpenWay has signed a long-term technology partnership with a leading tier-1 Moroccan bank to enable its ambitious digital transformation programme. The agreement marks a pivotal moment for financial institutions in Morocco and Tunisia, granting them access to Way4, a platform recognised by Gartner and Datos for its innovation, flexibility, and market leadership.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1592\" data-end=\"1650\">Already trusted by African institutions such as Equity Bank in Kenya and FinTech disruptor SanuPay in Ethiopia, Way4 delivers a unified payments ecosystem that powers real-time, always-on issuing, acquiring, and processing for digital-first services; accelerates product launches through flexible, configurable architecture; consolidates cards, digital wallets, A2A transfers, merchant acquiring, cryptocurrency, and CBDC on a single platform; ensures enterprise-grade security, compliance, and reliability; and enables seamless scalability across multiple regions and markets.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1652\" data-end=\"2028\">In parallel, OpenWay is establishing a dedicated North Africa team to provide tailored, on-the-ground expertise for clients in Morocco and Tunisia. This local service hub will be backed by OpenWay\u2019s global delivery network and supported by strategic collaboration with partners from Sub-Saharan Africa, ensuring regional relevance and cultural alignment in every engagement.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1652\" data-end=\"2028\"><strong>Jean Philippe Wolyniec, Regional Sales Director, OpenWay,<\/strong> said, \u201cProgress in Africa is not a solo act it is a community journey. We are proud to co-create impact with our clients and support their mission to deliver inclusive, secure, and future-ready payment experiences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2310\" data-end=\"2582\">By combining world-class technology with regional insight, OpenWay\u2019s expansion positions Francophone Africa to leapfrog into the era of inclusive, digitally driven financial services\u2014enabling institutions to innovate faster, serve customers better, and compete globally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35851,"featured_media":569607,"parent":0,"template":"","categories":[11395,11381,41779,11368,11375,11376,42764,41795,11384,11397],"tags":[12849,12663,11668,11649,12004,11438,11409,12472,11769,11515],"class_list":["post-569606","ibsi_news","type-ibsi_news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-analytics","category-artificial-intelligence","category-banktech","category-core-banking","category-cybersecurity","category-digital-banking","category-digital-payments","category-mobile-banking","category-payments","category-saas","tag-africa","tag-ai","tag-cross-border-payments","tag-digital-banking","tag-digital-lending","tag-digital-payments","tag-digital-transformation","tag-financial-inclusion","tag-financial-institutions","tag-fintech"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.9 (Yoast SEO v24.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>OpenWay enters Africa with Moroccan bank partnership - IBS Intelligence<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"OpenWay has expanded into Francophone Africa to bring advanced payment technology and dedicated local support to banks and FinTech innovators\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/ibsi-news\/openway-enters-africa-with-moroccan-bank-partnership\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"OpenWay enters Africa with Moroccan bank partnership\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"IBS Intelligence (IBSi) is the world\u2019s only pure-play Financial Technology focused research, advisory, and fintech news analysis firm, with a 30-year track record and clients globally. 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