Ghana
Ghana: NCA, AG dragged to court over directives on SIM Re-registration
Nine persons have dragged the National Communication Authority (NCA) to the High Court over its directives on sim card reregistration. The NCA had ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: PenCom bans PFAs’ gifts to RSA holders
The National Pension Commission has barred the Pension Funds Administrators from sending gifts to the Retirement Savings Account holders. PenCom is taking this ...
Ghana
Ghana: We are open to dialogue – BoG on crypto
In what could mark the beginning of a new epoch in the nation’s digital finance journey, the banking sector regulator – the Bank ...
Global
Global: FINRA Debuts Tougher Money Laundering Rules
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), a Wall Street regulator, has issued new guidance for broker-dealers on the penalties they could face for ...
Global
Global: Reserve Bank of Australia Releases White Paper
The Reserve Bank of Australia has released a white paper that examines the rationale behind the development of a Central Bank Digital Currency ...
Global
Global: SEC hits Barclays with $361m fine for securities over-issuances
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Barclays Bank PLC and Barclays PLC for the unauthorised sale of securities. The firms ...
Global
Global: SEC fines 16 Wall Street firms $1.1bn for recordkeeping failures
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed charges against 16 Wall Street firms for “longstanding failures” to maintain electronic communications in ...
Global
Global: Binance Officially Launches Crypto Exchange in New Zealand Following Regulatory Approval
Binance Launches Crypto Trading Platform in New Zealand Global crypto exchange Binance announced Friday that it has successfully registered as a financial service ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: SEC exposes new rule on Shariah advisory services
The Securities and Exchange Commission has exposed new rules on Shariah Advisory Services for non-interest capital market products and services. According to the SEC, Shariah ...
Global
Global: Cashfree gets RBI green light for payment aggregator licence
Cashfree Payments has received an ‘in-principle’ approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to operate as a payment aggregator, a person familiar ...