This year, the Ivorian banking group announced its intention to launch several securitization transactions in its West African markets, including Côte d'Ivoire, Benin, Benin, Guinea, Senegal and Togo.

The Nsia Banque banking group aims to increase financing for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by unlocking long-term capital through the securitization of structured debt. The initiative is based on a pilot project conducted in 2020 in Côte d'Ivoire, where NSIA Banque (BRVM): NSBC. ) executed a transaction of 40 billion CFA francs (70 million dollars), thus proving the viability of the model. The group now aims to extend this approach to all its subsidiaries in order to mobilize capital for credit to SMEs while maintaining regulatory balance sheet ratios.

Securitization remains underused in the WAEMU region, but it is gaining ground as a mechanism to bridge financing gaps, especially for SMEs. It allows banks to convert receivables into negotiable securities, transfer risk, and free up balance sheets for other

This year, a 52 billion CFA franc (91 million dollars) initiative called “Keur Samba” was launched to finance SMEs through a multi-vendor structure. NSIA's 2025 transactions will build on this