Regulatory
NCC DIRECTS MOBILE OPERATORS TO BLOCK LINES WITHOUT NIN AS FROM 31 DEC 2020
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has instructed mobile operators in the country, MTN, Airtel, Glo and 9 Mobile, to block all SIMs without National Identity ...
Regulatory
Bank of France’s Deputy Governor Discusses CBDC Progress, Regulatory Changes
Bank of France Deputy Governor Denis Beau, speaking at the recent Paris Blockchain Summit, discussed the progress being made with the central bank ...
Regulatory
CBN Releases New Operational Template to Enhance TSA Collections
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has introduced a new pricing regime for the enhanced Treasury Single Account (TSA) e-collection model. According to ...
Regulatory
EMTECH Unveils Sandbox To Streamline Central Bank Regulatory Reviews
EMTECH is rolling out its new Modern Central Bank Sandbox, which will help to streamline regulatory reviews and test central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), ...
Regulatory
UK Regulators Fine Barclays $31 Million For Poor Treatment Of Credit Customers
The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Barclays £26 million ($31.6 million) for its treatment of consumer credit customers who fell into arrears on ...
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UK Regulations to Create New Digital Markets Unit
U.K. antitrust regulators are creating a Digital Markets Unit that will be given the duty to enforce rules applicable to Big Tech firms. That new ...
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Reserve Bank of India Enhances RTGS money transfer operation 24X7
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das announced that the RTGS facility would be available round-the-clock from today The RBI also decided to increase the limit ...
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France fines Google $120M and Amazon $42M for dropping tracking cookies without consent
France’s data protection agency, the CNIL, has slapped Google and Amazon with fines for dropping tracking cookies without consent. Google has been hit with a total ...
Regulatory
CBN issues new licence categorization for the Nigerian payment systems
In a bid to promote a strong and credible payment system in the country, the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has approved ...
Regulatory
China regulator puts country’s fintech giants on notice hinting at more rules
China’s top banking regulator on Tuesday questioned the power of the country’s large financial technology companies and hinted at “timely and targeted measures ...