Global
Global: Instagram fined €405m over children’s data privacy
Irish regulators have fined Instagram €405m for violating children’s privacy. The long-running complaint concerned children’s data – particularly their phone numbers and email ...
Global
Global: India’s central bank gives lenders November-end ultimatum to comply with new digital loan rules
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has given lenders until the end of November to implement adequate systems and processes to ensure that ...
Global
Global: Georgia To Amend Cryptocurrency Regulation
Georgia’s government is working towards modernizing its cryptocurrency regulations. This is part of efforts toward making the country a crypto hub by 2025. ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Boss Mustapha Tips NDPB to Institutionalize Data Protection in Nigeria
Dr. Vincent Olatunji, the National Commissioner of Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (NDPB), led some staff of the Bureau on a visit to Boss Mustapha, the Secretary ...
Kenya
Kenya: What regulated mobile digital lending market will look like
Players in the digital loans industry now have two weeks left to apply for licences as consumers move into a new era where ...
Global
Global: Brazilian SEC seeks to change its role in cryptocurrency regulation
Resistant to overseeing the space in the past, the agency said it now plans to work on the definition of virtual assets. The ...
Global
Global: Thailand SEC to apply strict guidelines for crypto ads
Cryptocurrency-related adverts in Thailand will have to meet strict rules as the Securities and Exchange Commission looks to emulate foreign standards. Thailand’s Securities ...
Global
Global: South Korea expands its efforts to regulate Metaverse
The country has been very active in the Metaverse development since the beginning of 2022, teasing large investments and a regulatory framework. South ...
Gambia
Gambia: CBG Rescinds Restrictions On FCD, Shipment of Foreign Exchange
The Central Bank of The Gambia (CBG) announced the decision to rescind the recent restrictions on Foreign Currency Deposits (FCDs) and shipment of ...
Global
Global: Regulators In Japan Propose Relaxation Of Crypto Tax Rules
Authorities in Japan have proposed lesser restrictions on corporate tax rules for cryptocurrency assets and individual stock investors. This proposal, by the Financial ...