In a landmark ceremony held Monday, February 23, 2026, at the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Center, the Central Bank of The Gambia officially inaugurated the National Payment Systems Advisory Committee (NPSAC), signaling a decisive shift from infrastructure deployment to strategic governance in the country’s digital financial reform journey. The high-profile event assembled senior government officials, regulators, financial institutions, development partners, and private sector stakeholders to witness the formalization of what many observers describe as The Gambia’s most ambitious attempt yet to govern its rapidly evolving digital payments landscape.
The establishment of NPSAC follows the successful rollout of BANTABA 2.0The Gambia’s first real-time, fully interoperable payment system, marking a deliberate pivot from building digital rails to ensuring they serve the public interest. While the technical foundation for instant digital payments is now operational, attention is increasingly focused on sustainability, consumer protection, fair pricing, and coordinated oversight.
