Regulatory
Zimbabwe: RBZ orders Econet, Telecel & NetOne to phase out juice cards
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s (RBZ) Financial Intelligence Unit has in a circular told the country’s mobile network operators (MNOs) to decrease physical airtime vouchers or ...
Ghana
Ghana: BoG To Introduce Directives For PwDs To Ensure Financial Inclusion
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) is to introduce directives aimed at promoting financial inclusion by focusing on eliminating the barriers that affect the ...
Global
China’s central bank issues 2022 panda commemorative coins
China’s central bank issued a set of gold and silver coins featuring giant pandas on Wednesday. The 2022 edition of all 14 kinds ...
Global
FATF Will Finally Publish Crypto Anti-Money Laundering Guidance Next Week
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) will soon publish its revised guidance for cryptocurrency firms, President Marcus Pleyer said Thursday. “This guidance that ...
Global
Credit Suisse hit with $475 million fine by global regulators
Credit Suisse has been hit with a £147 million penalty by the Financial Conduct Authority, as part of a $475 million global resolution ...
Global
Iran to Pilot ‘National Cryptocurrency,’ Amend Central Bank Law
The central bank of Iran is gearing up to begin the pilot phase of its digital currency project in the near future, its ...
Regulatory
Zimbabwe: ZSE Lifts Cassava Trading Suspension
The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) has lifted the 18-day long trading suspension on tech-giant Cassava Smartech’ shares after the company complied with statutory ...
Global
Google faces a fine of 20% of Russian revenue
Russia said on Tuesday it would fine U.S. tech giant, Google, a percentage of its annual Russian turnover for repeatedly failing to delete ...
Kenya
Kenya considering adoption of digital currency
…Others are Eswatini, Ghana, Mauritius, Morocco, Rwanda, Nigeria and South Africa. The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) is among seven others in Africa ...
Ghana
Ghana Wants to Make Its CBDC Available for Use Offline: Report
The country’s digital currency, the e-cedi, would work via the use of smart cards, according to an official at the Bank of Ghana. ...