Global
Global: CFPB strengthens data privacy and cybersecurity with new rules
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has rolled out new regulations on cyber security and data privacy under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. ...
Global
Global: Fiinu receives UK banking licence, undergoes reverse takeover to join AIM
Fintech group Fiinu has announced its receipt of a UK banking licence from the Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) and the Financial Conduct Authority ...
Namibia
Namibia: Namibia’s MTC rolls out voluntary SIM registration campaign
Namibia’s Mobile Telecommunications Company (MTC), has announced that it has begun its voluntary sim-card registration campaign which will run until 01 January 2023. ...
Global
Global: Hong Kong financial regulator Alder lined up to chair FCA
Ashley Alder, who has led the Securities and Futures Commission since 2011, has emerged as the most likely long-term successor to Charles Randell, ...
Global
Global: Bank of England to announce crypto regulation
The Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee has called for widespread crypto regulation, reported by Coindesk In its quarterly financial stability report, the ...
Global
Global: EU Approves Landmark Legislation to Regulate Apple and Other Big Tech Firms
European Union lawmakers have approved landmark legislation to heavily regulate Apple, Google, Meta, and other big tech firms. The Digital Markets Act (DMA) and Digital ...
Global
Global: ECB to issue eurozone warning over crypto regulation – FT
The European Central Bank (ECB) is expected to issue a strong warning to eurozone countries around the pressing need to harmonise regulation across ...
Regulatory
Uganda: People with unclaimed money in WorldRemit should write to us – BoU
What you need to know: However, WorldRemit as a company has special arrangements with the financial institutions to conduct money transfer services in ...
Global
Global: EU reaches agreement on landmark MiCA regulation for crypto
The Council Presidency and European Parliament have settled on the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) proposal; ruling that crypto-asset service providers will require authorisation ...
Regulatory
South Africa: US Regulator Charges South African MTI and Its Operator With $1.7 Billion Fraud Involving Bitcoin
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has charged Mirror Trading International (MTI) and its operator with a $1.7 billion fraud involving bitcoin. ...
