Intelligence

Rwanda: Remittances to Rwanda Estimated to Reach $246 Million This Year

Remittance inflows to Rwanda for 2021 are estimated at around $246 million after a drop to $241 million in 2020 as a result ...

By Regtech AfricaNovember 22, 20210

Global

World Economic Forum releases findings of interoperability study on three CBDCs

Two CBDCs have been formally introduced and are recognized by international regulators. However, more are unfolding by the day or functioning on an ...

By Regtech AfricaNovember 22, 20210

Ghana

Ghana to introduce electronic transaction tax in 2022 budget

Ghana’s finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta has announced that the government intends to introduce an electronic transaction levy (e-levy) in the 2022 budget. He said this ...

By Regtech AfricaNovember 22, 20210

Global

El Salvador Plans to Build Tax-Free Bitcoin City

El Salvador is delving further into bitcoin and plans to issue sovereign bitcoin bonds, Bloomberg reported. The country, which has already made bitcoin ...

By Regtech AfricaNovember 22, 20210

Africa

Winners at the 2021 Africa’s Business Heroes announced

Winners of the 2021 Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) were announced on the 18th of November during a virtual live Grand Finale where US$1.5 million grant funding was awarded to the ...

By Regtech AfricaNovember 22, 20210

Global

Argentina Introduces New Tax on Cryptocurrency Effective Immediately

Argentina’s central bank has introduced a new tax rule for cryptocurrency exchanges, effective immediately. The 0.6% tax on cryptocurrency transactions affects exchanges that ...

By Regtech AfricaNovember 22, 20210

Africa

RegTech Africa Conference to drive growth and shape digital economy

Debuts next year, Seek partnership opportunities to strengthen Ecosystem The maiden edition of the annual Regtech Africa Conference has been scheduled for Wednesday ...

By Regtech AfricaNovember 21, 20210

Global

SlimPay obtains PIS and AIS approval

SlimPay, European provider of recurring payments solutions for subscriptions, has obtained PIS / AIS (Payment Initiation Service / Account Information Service) approval. This ...

By Regtech AfricaNovember 21, 20210

Global

UAE’s central bank issues new guidelines on AML

The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has issued new guidance on anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) for licensed exchange houses ...

By Regtech AfricaNovember 21, 20210