DEVELOPMENT OF BUSINESS STRATEGY FOR GAMSWITCH

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST Country: The Republic of The Gambia Project Name: Digital Transformation for Africa / Western Africa Regional Digital Integration Program (DTfA/WARDIP SOP1) Project ID: P176932 Assignment Title: The Development of Business Strategy for the National Payment System FPS) Modernization Program in The Gambia Reference: WARDIP/C4.8.2/2026/CQS002 Duration of the assignment: Ten (10) weeks . Date of Issued: 14TH July 2026 Deadline of submission: 31st July 2026 Background: The Central Bank of The Gambia (CBG), in partnership with GamSwitch, is undertaking the modernisation of the Fast Payment System (FPS) to strengthen the national payments infrastructure and enhance interoperability across the financial ecosystem. This initiative aims to support safe, reliable, and instant payments, thereby advancing financial inclusion and aligning with national financial sector development priorities and international best practices. GamSwitch, established by the Government of The Gambia through the CBG, serves as the National Payment Switch (NPS), providing shared infrastructure that facilitates seamless transactions among banks, microfinance institutions, mobile money operators, and other payment service providers. However, while GamSwitch operates a business strategy, it does not sufficiently articulate its mandate, value proposition, and long-term sustainability framework. This has resulted in gaps in governance, business model clarity, and stakeholder engagement. Against this backdrop, the Central Bank seeks a qualified consulting firm with the technical and institutional expertise to provide program management support, implementation assistance, and change management services required to drive the modernization program and the strategic repositioning of GamSwitch. Objective of the assignment: The overall objective of this consultancy is as follows: Development of a Business Strategy for GamSwitch The attention of interested firms is drawn to paragr