Digital ID & Cybersecurity: Madagascar is strengthening its national digital identity by submitting two cybercrime bills to parliament, aiming to modernize the legal framework, tackle online fraud and identity theft, and set up a Digital Protection and Investigation Unit (UPIN) as enrollment scales. Digital Public Infrastructure Governance: Co-Develop and Caribou released a practitioner guide for multistakeholder governance in digital public infrastructure, arguing that trust and adoption depend on early problem-mapping and coalition building across the ID, payments and data-sharing lifecycle. Regional Digital Finance for Women: AfDB and AXIAN launched a digital finance programme to support 34,000 women-led enterprises in Madagascar, Tanzania and Senegal, plus training for 25,000 women across five countries, using AXIAN platforms Mixx and Mvola. Identity-to-Payments Tech: Socure is integrating Aeropay into RiskOS, linking identity verification with bank account connection and payment risk decisions in a single flow—an approach that could influence how fintechs design onboarding. El Niño Risks in Madagascar: UNICEF warns that expected El Niño impacts could affect children across Eastern and Southern Africa, listing Madagascar among the countries facing threats to nutrition, health, water access, education and safety.