Regulatory
Global: Bank of Canada Registers First Payment Service Providers, Marking a Milestone for FinTech Regulation
Canada’s financial technology industry has reached a defining moment as the Bank of Canada officially registered its first cohort of payment service providers ...
Kenya
Kenya: Access Holdings Buys National Bank of Kenya for N179 Billion
Access Holdings has just made a big move by buying the National Bank of Kenya for N179 billion. This is a major deal ...
Regulatory
SA Crypto Exchange VALR has Received Two Key Licenses from FSCA
South Africa’s VALR has received two key licenses from FSCA, which is great news for the crypto world around here. This means the ...
Kenya
Kenya: Access Holdings to Pay $109.6 Million for National Bank of Kenya in East African Expansion Drive
Access Holdings Plc, the parent company of Nigeria’s largest bank by assets, has confirmed it will pay $109.6 million (₦179.1 billion) to acquire ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: CSOs Urge Telecom Operators to Adhere to FCCPC’s Digital Lending Regulations
The Coalition for Economic Fairness (CEF) has called on telecommunications companies and their foreign partnersto fully comply with the Federal Competition and Consumer ...
Regulatory
Global: Canadian Regulator Slaps Cryptomus with C$177 Million Fine for AML Breaches
The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (Fintrac) has imposed a C$177 million penaltyon Xeltox Enterprises, the operator of cryptocurrency platform ...
Regulatory
Global: BSP and PDIC Strengthen Coordination with Revised Bank Supervision Agreement
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) have signed a revised Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to enhance ...
Kenya
Kenya Revenue Authority Tightens Tax Compliance Rules with New eTIMS and VAT Requirements
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has rolled out a new set of requirements for taxpayers seeking Tax Compliance Certificates (TCCs), introducing stricter measures ...
Regulatory
Global: New York regulator issues third party cybersecurity guidance
The new guidance comes as FS firms’ reliance on technologies managed by third parties — such as cloud computing, file transfer systems, AI, ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Senate, BPP, and NITDA Advocate .ng Domain Adoption to Strengthen Nigeria’s Digital Identity
Nigeria’s push to reinforce its digital sovereignty gained new momentum as the Senate, the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), and the National Information ...
