Gambia
Gambia: Gambian Minister Applauds Nigeria’s Strides in Telecom Regulation
Ousman Bah, the Gambian Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, at the weekend in Abuja, said Nigeria’s giant strides in telecom regulation are ...
Ethopia
Ethiopia: Foreign banks granted same entry capital as local banks
Foreign banks willing to join the Ethiopian banking sector independently will have to fulfill the same minimum threshold of paid up capital as ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Telecoms Regulator Harps On Need For Consumer Protection
Nigeria’s telecoms industry regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says that it will prioritize customer protection while regulating Nigeria’s digital space. Prof. Umar ...
Ghana
Ghana: BoG revokes licences of 2 forex bureaus for breaching foreign exchange laws
The Bank of Ghana has revoked licences of Airport City Forex Bureau within the Atlantic Tower Building and Trade House Forex Bureau at ...
Global
Global: Infibeam Avenues gets RBI in-principle nod for payment aggregator licence
Infibeam Avenues, which operates CCAvenue, has received an in-principle approval from the Reserve Bank of India(RBI) to operate as a payment aggregator (PA). ...
Global
Global: Accounting errors to cost executives their bonuses under SEC rule
Commissionapproved a rule Wednesday (October 26, 2020) that requires public companies whose financial statements contain errors to recoup their executives’ bonuses and other ...
Global
Global: Insurance regulator Irdai proposes changes to reinsurance regulations
The insurance regulator has released an exposure draft seeking amendments to reinsurance regulations. In the draft, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of ...
Global
Global: Meta and Microsoft can’t self-regulate their metaverses, UK regulator warns
The boss of the U.K. media regulator Ofcom warned “metaverse” forays from tech giants like Meta and Microsoft will be subjected to incoming ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: FIRS begins direct tax collection from online gaming operators
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has announced the commencement of the deduction of taxes at transaction points from online gaming companies, using the Sentinal National ...
Global
Global: Singapore lays down the law for crypto trading and stablecoins
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has published two consultation papers proposing strict regulatory measures to reduce the risk to consumers from cryptocurrency ...