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Xsolla Integrates SPENN in Rwanda and Zambia Giving Developers Access to a Strong Consumer-Merchant Ecosystem

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Xsolla Integrates SPENN in Rwanda and Zambia Giving Developers Access to a Strong Consumer-Merchant Ecosystem
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Xsolla Integrates SPENN in Rwanda and Zambia Giving Developers Access to a Strong Consumer-Merchant Ecosystem

2025-12-16 23:49 Last Updated At:12-17 16:08

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 16, 2025--

Xsolla, a global video game commerce company that helps developers launch, grow, and monetize their games, today announced that it has added SPENN to its payments solution portfolio in Rwanda and Zambia.

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Both Rwanda and Zambia are mobile-first, wallet-led economies where mobile money drives financial inclusion and rapid growth in digital transactions. Reports found that approximately 86% ofRwandanadults own or have used mobile money. As of mid-2024, mobile money transaction volumes in Zambia increased by 44% to 1.4 billion transactions from mid-2023. By adding SPENN as a payment method to its portfolio, Xsolla enables players to continue paying seamlessly in a way they are already familiar with.

Key benefits of the SPENN integration include:

“By integrating SPENN, we’re giving game developers the tools to create a frictionless payment experience that players will love,” said Chris Hewish, President of Xsolla. “Fewer declined transactions mean more completed purchases, while access to SPENN’s rapidly growing digital wallet network opens the door to new audiences and revenue opportunities.”

With SPENN in Rwanda and Zambia, Xsolla makes it easier to pay, play, and succeed - helping developers reach more players and grow their revenue.

To learn more about or activate SPENN payments for your game, visit: xsolla.pro/SPENN

About Xsolla

Xsolla is a global commerce company with robust tools and services to help developers solve the inherent challenges of the video game industry. From indie to AAA, companies partner with Xsolla to help them fund, distribute, market, and monetize their games. Grounded in the belief in the future of video games, Xsolla is resolute in the mission to bring opportunities together, and continually make new resources available to creators. Headquartered and incorporated in Los Angeles, California, Xsolla operates as the merchant of record and has helped over 1,500+ game developers to reach more players and grow their businesses around the world. With more paths to profits and ways to win, developers have all the things needed to enjoy the game.

For more information, visit xsolla.com

Chris Hewish, President of Xsolla

Chris Hewish, President of Xsolla

Xsolla Integrates SPENN In Rwanda And Zambia Giving Developers Access To A Strong Consumer-Merchant Ecosystem

Xsolla Integrates SPENN In Rwanda And Zambia Giving Developers Access To A Strong Consumer-Merchant Ecosystem

Christians are celebrating Holy Week with processions and reenactments across the globe.

The week between Palm Sunday and Easter, known as Holy Week, is the most sacred time of the year for Christian faithful as they commemorate the passion of Jesus Christ.

This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

A hooded Filipino flagellant, with a Virgin Mary tattoo, whips his back along a street as part of Maundy Thursday rituals to atone for sins or fulfill vows for an answered prayer on April 2, 2026 at Mandaluyong city, Philippines as they practice bizarre lenten rituals frowned upon by the church in this predominantly Roman Catholic country. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

A hooded Filipino flagellant, with a Virgin Mary tattoo, whips his back along a street as part of Maundy Thursday rituals to atone for sins or fulfill vows for an answered prayer on April 2, 2026 at Mandaluyong city, Philippines as they practice bizarre lenten rituals frowned upon by the church in this predominantly Roman Catholic country. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Parishioners pray in a Mass during a Nazarene of Saint Paul procession honoring Jesus Christ during Holy Week in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Parishioners pray in a Mass during a Nazarene of Saint Paul procession honoring Jesus Christ during Holy Week in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Parishioners take part in a Holy Week procession in Puellaro, Ecuador, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)

Parishioners take part in a Holy Week procession in Puellaro, Ecuador, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)

Catholics take part in a Holy Week procession in Panama City's Casco Viejo, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Catholics take part in a Holy Week procession in Panama City's Casco Viejo, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Catholics take part in a Holy Week procession in Panama City's Casco Viejo, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Catholics take part in a Holy Week procession in Panama City's Casco Viejo, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men gather at a mountain spring on the outskirts of Jerusalem to collect water for baking matzoh in preparation for the upcoming Passover holiday, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men gather at a mountain spring on the outskirts of Jerusalem to collect water for baking matzoh in preparation for the upcoming Passover holiday, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Inmates perform a Stations of the Cross reenactment at Tacumbu prison in Asuncion, Paraguay, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

Inmates perform a Stations of the Cross reenactment at Tacumbu prison in Asuncion, Paraguay, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

A church worker uses two bottles to sprinkle holy water on the palm fronds of devotees during blessing rites outside the Antipolo Cathedral in Antipolo city, Rizal province Philippines as they observe Palm Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

A church worker uses two bottles to sprinkle holy water on the palm fronds of devotees during blessing rites outside the Antipolo Cathedral in Antipolo city, Rizal province Philippines as they observe Palm Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Christian devotees hold palm leaves during a Palm Sunday procession marking the sixth and final Sunday of Lent and the beginning of Holy Week in Hyderabad, India, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

Christian devotees hold palm leaves during a Palm Sunday procession marking the sixth and final Sunday of Lent and the beginning of Holy Week in Hyderabad, India, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

Catholics stand next to a crucifix of Jesus Christ during a Friday of Sorrows procession marking the beginning of Holy Week observances in Panama City's Casco Viejo, Friday, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Catholics stand next to a crucifix of Jesus Christ during a Friday of Sorrows procession marking the beginning of Holy Week observances in Panama City's Casco Viejo, Friday, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Pakistani Christians attend a Palm Sunday Mass at St. Anthony Church in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

Pakistani Christians attend a Palm Sunday Mass at St. Anthony Church in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

Christians walk with palm branches during Palm Sunday in Jerusalem's Old City, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Christians walk with palm branches during Palm Sunday in Jerusalem's Old City, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Penitents of the "Pollinita" brotherhodod take part in a Holy Week procession in Cabra, southern Spain, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Penitents of the "Pollinita" brotherhodod take part in a Holy Week procession in Cabra, southern Spain, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Catholic nuns walk during a Palm Sunday procession in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Catholic nuns walk during a Palm Sunday procession in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Catholic children representing angels pose for photos prior to join the Palm Sunday commemoration in Santa Cruz Chinautla, Guatemala, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Catholic children representing angels pose for photos prior to join the Palm Sunday commemoration in Santa Cruz Chinautla, Guatemala, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Catholic faithfuls collect palm fronds to commemorate Palm Sunday, outside St. Micheal's Cathedral church, in Minna, Nigeria, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

Catholic faithfuls collect palm fronds to commemorate Palm Sunday, outside St. Micheal's Cathedral church, in Minna, Nigeria, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

Pope Leo XIV caresses a child after presiding over Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on the Catholic feast of Palm Sunday, commemorating Jesus' arrival in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope Leo XIV caresses a child after presiding over Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on the Catholic feast of Palm Sunday, commemorating Jesus' arrival in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Llamas wait to be sold on Palm Sunday at the Feria de Ramos, in El Alto, Bolivia, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Llamas wait to be sold on Palm Sunday at the Feria de Ramos, in El Alto, Bolivia, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

A priest distributes the Holy Communion during the Palm Sunday Mass at the St. Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic church in Vilnius, Lithuania, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)

A priest distributes the Holy Communion during the Palm Sunday Mass at the St. Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic church in Vilnius, Lithuania, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)

Christian clergy attend a Palm Sunday Mass in Gaza City Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Christian clergy attend a Palm Sunday Mass in Gaza City Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

A woman and her dog attend a Mass on Palm Sunday, marking the start of Holy Week, at the Divine Child Church in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

A woman and her dog attend a Mass on Palm Sunday, marking the start of Holy Week, at the Divine Child Church in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Priests attend Mass presided over by Pope Leo XIV in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on the Catholic feast of Palm Sunday, commemorating Jesus' arrival in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Priests attend Mass presided over by Pope Leo XIV in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on the Catholic feast of Palm Sunday, commemorating Jesus' arrival in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Penitents of the 'Pollinita' brotherhood, dressed in a typical Apostle costumes pose for a picture ahead the Holy Week procession in Cabra, southern Spain, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Penitents of the 'Pollinita' brotherhood, dressed in a typical Apostle costumes pose for a picture ahead the Holy Week procession in Cabra, southern Spain, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Catholic worshipers carry their children on their shoulders as they march in a procession during a Palm Sunday Mass in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Catholic worshipers carry their children on their shoulders as they march in a procession during a Palm Sunday Mass in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Women wearing traditional "mantillas" of the 'Franciscana de Pasion' brotherhood attend a Holy Week procession in Lucena, southern Spain, Monday, March 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Women wearing traditional "mantillas" of the 'Franciscana de Pasion' brotherhood attend a Holy Week procession in Lucena, southern Spain, Monday, March 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

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