Egypt’s central bank has approved the granting of licences to allow merchants to accept contactless payments from their customers’ mobile phones. It did ...

South Africa’s Competition Commission, the country’s business practice watchdog, has unconditionally approved the merger of ISPs: Afrihost, and Cool Ideas. In June, Afrihost ...

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) to solicit public comment on a range of questions ...

China’s central bank has declared all transactions involving Bitcoin and other virtual currencies illegal, stepping up a campaign to block use of unofficial ...

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) signed a cooperation protocol with the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) to facilitate the issuance of licences and ...

The National Bank of Rwanda (BNR) has warned the public against dealing with financial service providers that are not licensed to operate in ...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said the e-Naira which would be launched on October 1, 2021, is a form of payment ...

The Australian Government has announced considering new laws that would tighten the regulation of digital payment services by tech giants such as Apple and ...

The South African Reserve Bank will almost certainly keep interest rates unchanged when its Monetary Policy Committee meets on 23 September. The economy ...

The South African Revenue Service is making good on its promise to chase after taxpayers who are non-compliant, having been discussed for months ...