Building interoperability in service of regional inclusion
For over a decade, GIMAC has been working to build an integrated and inclusive payment ecosystem serving CEMAC. Through GIMACPAY, we have interconnected financial institutions, integrated mobile money, and exceeded 600 billion FCFA in transactions by 2025. These advancements reflect our commitment to making finance more accessible, secure, and innovative for all.
Our ambition remains constant: to make GIMAC a catalyst for economic and social development based on interoperability and regional trust.
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The Central African Interbank Electronic Payments Group (GIMAC) is a regional organization that brings together banks, financial institutions, and member institutions from the six CEMAC countries around a shared objective: facilitating interoperability and modernizing payment services in Central Africa. Through its initiatives in digitalization, financial inclusion, and transaction security, GIMAC works to build an integrated, accessible, and innovative electronic payments ecosystem, serving economic development and strengthening trust among users of the regional financial system.
The values of a long lasting commitment
Promote collective work between banks, operators and institutions for effective interoperability.
Acting with transparency, ethics and responsibility in the management of electronic payment infrastructures.
Roll out services that are accessible to all, reducing financial barriers for vulnerable populations.
Connecting, regulating and innovating: at the heart of our commitment
GIMAC works to strengthen financial inclusion, security, and payment interoperability throughout the CEMAC zone.
From Creation to Regional Payment Innovation
For over a decade, GIMAC has been building a robust regional payment infrastructure, at the heart of CEMAC’s financial transformation.
2015
Launch of the GIMAC card.2018
BEAC adopts instruction setting out scope of e-money/bank interoperability2020
Launch of the convergent instant payment ecosystem for cards, mobile, and money transfers: GIMACPAY.2024
Launch of the 17 new interoperable services.2025
Launch of the CEMAC QR Code.2025
Implementation of DIGICONNECT.2025
Operationalization of the Principal Member VISA status.2012
Creation of GIMAC as the Interbank Payment Group of Central Africa.2018
Integration of the GIMACPAY project as a convergent card/mobile/transfer platform.2023
The GIMACPAY platform exceeds 601.7 billion FCFA in transactions in the CEMAC zone.2024
Implementation of the "GIMAC Disputes" claims management tool.2024
Launch of the outgoing remittance pilot with 70 corridors.2025
Deployment of the QR Code in Gabon with the MadigiPaie initiative.Coming soon
Continuation of regional interoperability, inclusion, and sustainable payment innovation

