Key Takeaways:
The Borderless Benchmark Q1 2026 report analyzed 1.15 million rate observations across 51 currencies. East Africa’s KES, TZS, and RWF pricing gaps compressed 60-81% as multi-provider competition intensified in Q1 2026. Zambia’s ZMW widened 701 bps in five weeks, signaling frontier corridor volatility will shape Q2 2026 operations. Borderless Benchmark Q1 2026: Brazil Real Hits 0 bps Execution Cost, Kenya Tightens 81%Frontier corridors showed the sharpest within-month swings. Zambia’s kwacha widened 701 bps across five weeks in March, moving from 297 bps to 998 bps. The West African franc swung 298 bps in the same period. A payments operation running on a fixed monthly disbursement schedule in ZMW would have executed at a 3.4x cost range inside a single month, the report notes.
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