Nigeria
Nigeria: Affordability, Overregulation Challenge Tinubu’s Digital Economy Agenda
As President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration crosses the midterm milestone, analysts have rated the government’s performance in the digital economy and technology development ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: NCC Confirms New USSD Billing Policy, Mandates End-User Charging via Airtime
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has formally introduced a new billing framework for Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) transactions, transitioning to an End ...
Regulatory
Global: UK Data Access Legislation Sets Stage for Transition from Open Banking to Open Finance
LONDON — A newly introduced data access bill in the UK is poised to accelerate the transformation of open banking into a broader ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: CBN Refutes Claims of Extended Deadline for BDC Recapitalisation
ABUJA — The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has officially denied reports suggesting that the deadline for the recapitalisation of Bureau De Change ...
Regulatory
UAE’s SCA Launches Region’s First ‘Finfluencer’ Licence to Regulate Digital Financial Content
ABU DHABI — In a landmark move to enhance digital financial oversight, the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) has launched the region’s first ...
Regulatory
Global: Kuwait’s CITRA Unveils Draft Regulation to Govern Telecom Service Distributors
KUWAIT CITY — The Communications and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA) has initiated a significant regulatory overhaul targeting the operations of mobile and ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: SEC Orders Public Firms to Honour Pre-2020 Unclaimed Dividends
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Nigeria has issued a directive mandating all public companies and their registrars to cease treating unclaimed dividends ...
Regulatory
Global: FCA Launches ‘Supercharged Sandbox’ to Accelerate Safe AI Experimentation in Financial Services
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has unveiled a new initiative dubbed the “Supercharged Sandbox”, designed to help financial firms experiment with artificial ...
Regulatory
Global: U.S. Financial Associations Warn of Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities at Federal Regulatory Agencies
A coalition of leading U.S. financial industry associations has raised alarm over growing cybersecurity vulnerabilities within federal regulatory agencies, urging immediate action to ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Stakeholders Weigh In on Minister Tijani’s Push for New Blockchain Policy Despite Existing Framework
The recent announcement by Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, to develop a new National Blockchain Policy has ...
