NatswitchMalawi’s national switch: it provides interoperability for ATMs, POS terminals, mobile money, and instant transfers, including bank-to-wallet and wallet-to-bank flows. A textbook case of a small market where a single switch serves as the retail rail. It is also how Malawi plans to connect to PAPSS, with a single integration giving access to every domestic provider.Natswitch (Operator of Malawi’s national switch, overseen by the Reserve Bank of Malawi, which publishes its volumes in its annual national payment system report.)72.7 million transactions in 2025 (up 117.3% from 33.5 million in 2024) worth MWK 13,900 billion (up 175.7%); instant transfers account for 65.9% of value and mobile money for 64.1% of volume (Reserve Bank of Malawi, 2025 National Payments System Report, March 2026)
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Malawi Payment systems
1 system listed.
This country doesn’t have a written market analysis yet: e-commerce shares, regulator, and key players are still to be documented. The systems below, however, are verified.
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