In partnership with Visa, the Morocco FinTech Center (MFC) unveiled the first white paper on Moroccan fintech on Tuesday in Rabat. Presented during this year’s Visa Fintech Day, the publication offers the first comprehensive mapping of the sector, highlighting both its challenges and its strengths.
The border crisis between Melilla and Nador has revived long-standing demands to reinstate the visa-free crossing system, as the border crossings have recently become a point of unprecedented tension and congestion. While Spanish voices speak of an «economic and social paralysis» within Melilla, Moroccan stakeholders are calling for easing the restrictions that have impacted familial and humanitarian ties between the two sides.