The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic has seriously affected the world economy, especially commercial activities. Due to the widespread adoption of social distancing standards, the Covid-19 pandemic has increased the number of contactless online payments and e-commerce worldwide. This study aims...

In this paper, we analyse the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for Africa's trade in digitizable products, digitally deliverable services (DDSs), and e-commerce, and we outline the challenges of a digitally led recovery from the pandemic for African countries. The analysis is based on...

Treating data collected pre- and post-COVID-19 as a quasi-experiment, this paper examines the importance of presumed enablers and safeguards in driving the observed expansion of digital payments and digital financial inclusion. The analysis interacts drivers of digital payment usage with a...