Global
Australian Government to regulate Apple, Google, and WeChat digital wallets
The Australian Government has announced considering new laws that would tighten the regulation of digital payment services by tech giants such as Apple and ...
Regulatory
South Africa: SA Reserve Bank Likely to Keep Interest Rates On Hold in September Based On Moderate Inflation and Strong Rand
The South African Reserve Bank will almost certainly keep interest rates unchanged when its Monetary Policy Committee meets on 23 September. The economy ...
Regulatory
SOUTH AFRICA:SARS MAKES GOOD ON ITS PROMISE TO COME DOWN HARD ON NON-COMPLIANT TAXPAYERS
The South African Revenue Service is making good on its promise to chase after taxpayers who are non-compliant, having been discussed for months ...
Global
RBI invites payment system providers to apply for Aadhaar e-KYC licence
The Reserve Bank of India has invited applications from NBFCs, payment system providers and payment system participants looking to obtain Aadhaar e-KYC licence. ...
Regulatory
Rwanda: Central bank warns merchants against transferring MoMo Pay fees to clients
The National Bank of Rwanda (BNR) has warned businesses against transferring the recently reintroduced fees on MoMo Pay transactions to clients. Mobile Money Rwanda on September ...
Egypt
EGYPT: CENTRAL BANK ISSUES LE 20.5B IN T-BILLS
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), on behalf of the Ministry of Finance, announced plans to issue LE 20.5 billion in treasury bills ...
Nigeria
CBN issues guidelines for Basel III, to commence implementation in November
The Nigerian Central Bank (CBN) has set November 2021 as the deadline for banks to begin implementing Basel III criteria. The Basel III ...
Global
Central Bank of Brazil releases minimum scope of data for Phase 4 of Open Banking
The Central Bank of Brazil has released the minimum scope of data for Phase 4 of Open Banking, to be detailed by the Open Banking ...
Global
SIX Digital Exchange gets regulatory approval from FINMA
SIX Digital Exchange (SDX) has formally received green-light from FINMA to operate a stock exchange and a central securities depository for digital assets in Switzerland. This ...
Ethopia
Ethiopia: EU watchdog clears Vodafone, Safaricom venture for Ethiopia entry
The European Commission (EC) has cleared a joint venture between Safaricom and its parent firm Vodafone for Ethiopia entry after initially announcing plans ...
