Ghana
Ghana: New Ghana Card fees take effect February 2, NIA announces
The National Identification Authority (NIA) has released a revised schedule of fees for Ghana Card registration and related services, following parliamentary approval of ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: New tax law targets double taxation, strengthens compliance – NRS
The Federal Government has rolled out new measures aimed at reducing double taxation, widening the tax base and improving compliance under Nigeria’s revised ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: FCCPC begins enforcement against non-compliant digital lenders
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has begun a phased enforcement process against Digital Money Lending (DML) operators that failed to ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Cash, digital payments must coexist, says NIBSS
The Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) has reaffirmed the continued relevance of cash in Nigeria’s payment ecosystem, stressing that physical cash must coexist ...
Kenya
Kenya: Worldcoin deletes Kenyans’ biometric data after court ruling
Worldcoin has confirmed the deletion of all biometric data collected from Kenyan citizens, following a High Court order that declared the project’s data ...
Regulatory
Global: Trump calls on congress to cap credit card rates
Earlier this month, Trump took to social media to float the cap as he faces cost-of-living concerns ahead of this year’s mid-term congressional ...
Ghana
Ghana: IMF says Afreximbank agreement strengthens Ghana’s path to completing debt restructuring
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has described Ghana’s resolution of outstanding issues linked to a US$750 million facility from the African Export-Import Bank ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: How CBN Reforms Are Boosting Nigeria’s FX Inflows, Balance of Payments
The ongoing reforms in the financial sector have contributed to the growth of the Balance of Payments (BOP) surplus and the ongoing surge ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: NFIU hails Nigeria’s FATF, EU delisting as boost to financial system
The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) has described Nigeria’s removal from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Grey List and the European Union’s ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: SEC Raises Capital Requirements for Market Operators, Sets 18-Month Compliance Deadline
Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has unveiled a sweeping revision of minimum capital requirements for operators in the country’s capital market, significantly ...