Nigeria
Nigeria: MTN gets NCC nod to disconnect VAS operators over debts
MTN has received a backing from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to disconnect some Value Added Service (VAS) operators over their failure to ...
Kenya
Kenya: CBK, Treasury Approve Equity Bank Acquisition of Spire Bank
Equity Bank Kenya is set to commence the acquisition of certain assets and liabilities of Spire Bank Limited following approvals from the Central ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: FG Investigates Two Banks Over Data Breach
The Nigeria Data Protection Bureau has opened an investigation into allegations of data breach by two Nigeria Banks. A statement by the Bureau ...
Global
Global: Kazakhstan Parliament Adopts Law Regulating Crypto Mining and Exchange
Senate Votes on Crypto Law, Sends It to President of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan’s Senate has adopted a bill designed to regulate cryptocurrencies and related ...
Nigeria
Nigeria Data Protection Bill Ready for Transmission to NASS
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the Nigeria Data Protection Bill. Confirming the development, Babatunde Bamigboye, Head, Legal, Enforcement & Regulations (NDPB) ...
Global
Global: $6.6 billion fintech Wise accused by rival of harming competition
Wise has been accused by a rival fintech company of undermining competition in the money transfer market. Atlantic Money, a smaller foreign exchange ...
Global
Global: SEC Commissioner Calls for ‘Consistent Legal Framework’ for All Asset Classes, Including Crypto
A commissioner with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has called for “a coherent and consistent legal framework that works across all ...
Kenya
Kenya: Digital lenders protest CBK nod delay amid Google ban
Digital lenders are protesting delays in getting operational licences from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) amid their blockade from Google Play store ...
Global
Global: Dutch central bank fines Coinbase €3.3m
Coinbase has been fined €3.33 million for providing crypto services in the Netherlands without securing registration with the country’s central bank. Cryptocurrency firms ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Interswitch Secures CBN’s Payment Service Holding Company License
Interswitch Group one of Africa’s leading financial technology and integrated payments solution providers has announced receipt of a Payments Service Holding Company (PSHC) ...