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European fintech giant Revolut is close to applying for a bank charter in California

Revolut, the biggest European digital bank with 13 million users, is close to applying for a banking license in the U.S., CNBC has ...

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Ghana

Women Closing the Internet Access Gender Gap in Ghana

Almost as many women as men use the internet in Ghana, according to a new survey from the World Wide Web Foundation. The ...

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News

Germany looks to blockchain to help decentralize their energy economy

The country seeks to innovate with help from a variety of Blockchain companies. The Deutsche Energie-Agentur, also known as DENA — the main ...

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News

Africa’s Biggest Bank Standard Bank Group Moves to Fend Off Fintech Rivals

Standard Bank Group Ltd., Africa’s largest lender by assets, is planning to scale-up some of its operations on the continent and further digitize ...

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Intelligence

Blockchain Can Give $1.7T Boost to Global Economy by 2030 -PwC Report

Blockchain technology stands to boost the global economy by $1.7 trillion in the next decade with Asia seeing the most economic benefit, according ...

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Opinions

Central Bank Digital Currency – First Movers Have An Advantage In Open Economies

Many central banks are complacent about working in earnest on a central bank digital currency. Their attitude is that it is a risky ...

By Regtech Africa1 day ago0

News

Zapper exits Masterpass Interoperability

Following last week’s FNB announcement of the rollout of their QR-enabled Speedpoint terminals, some confusion as to the status of the current and ...

By Regtech Africa1 day ago0

Opinions

SMEs must leverage technology for growth in new normal – John Obaro

With businesses around the world continuing to grapple with the realities of a disrupted landscape on account of the COVID-19 pandemic, they must ...

By Regtech Africa1 day ago0

Uganda

Only 19% of Women Use Internet in Uganda, Study Shows

Women in Uganda use the Internet far less than men according to a new survey from the World Wide Web Foundation which found ...

By Regtech Africa1 day ago0

Startup

BIS Innovation Hub and Saudi G20 Presidency announce TechSprint winners

Three winners of hackathon-style competition to highlight the potential of technology for regulators and supervisors announced. Winning firms FNA, Tookitaki and ISDA-REGnosys tackled ...

By Regtech Africa1 day ago0