Kenya
Kenya: CBK Gives Banks a Year to Effect Climate-Related Rules
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has given all banks and mortgage finance companies one year to integrate climate risk management in their ...
Global
CFTC hits Tether and Bitfinex with fines totalling $42.5m
Tether has been hit with a $41 million penalty from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission over misleading claim that its stablecoin was fully ...
Global
Worldnet obtains certification from Ingenico’s Self series
US-based omnichannel payment solution provider Worldnet Payments has completed a Level III EMV and Contactless certification of the Self Series from Ingenico, a Worldline brand. The ...
Global
LinkedIn is shutting down operations in China due to government regulations
Nearly seven years after its launch, Microsoft is shutting down LinkedIn in China, marking the end of the last major US-owned social network ...
Regulatory
Zimbabwe: RBZ Orders Banks to Detect Debit Card Abuses
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has ordered banks to urgently implement measures to detect ongoing rampant debit card abuses ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: CBN issues guidelines on disposal of non-permissible income
The Central Bank of Nigerian has issues guidelines for the disposal of Non-permissible income (NPI) for Non-interest financial institutions (NIFI). This is according ...
Global
UAE introduces licensing regime for payment service providers
The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE) has continued efforts to prepare the country for digital payments with a regulation licensing retail payment ...
Ghana
Ghana: Govt to Licence Cyber Security Companies Soon-Communications Minister
Ghana’s Minister of Communications and Digitalisation, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has said cyber security companies and professionals in the country will soon be licenced. ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: CBN Gives New Framework, Set To Bar BVN Violators From Banking Services
In line with its objective of promoting financial system stability, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued a Revised Regulatory Framework for ...
Global
Bank of England Issues Warning to Financial Institutions Thinking of Adopting Crypto
The Financial Policy Committee (FPC) of the Bank of England has issued a warning to financial institutions considering jumping into the crypto markets. ...
