Startup

Nigeria’s Kuda raises $10M to be the mobile-first challenger bank for Africa

The African continent is currently one of the fastest growing regions when it comes to mobile growth, and financial technology companies that are ...

By Regtech AfricaNovember 11, 20200

News

Indonesia Fintech Cermati data breach points to urgency for data protection law

A recent data breach case involving fintech aggregator platform Cermati.com, the fifth known this year, again highlights the vulnerability of user data on ...

By Regtech AfricaNovember 10, 20200

Opinions

Gartner’s Top Technology Trends That Will Define 2021

From technology influencing how people behave at work to AI engineering and hyper-automation, here are the biggest technology trends in 2021 that will ...

By Regtech AfricaNovember 10, 20200

News

MTN Uganda cuts Mobile Money withdrawal charges

Telecommunication giant MTN Uganda has slashed the rates for clients withdrawing money over the mobile money network. In a notice, MTN said the ...

By Regtech AfricaNovember 9, 20200

News

TOP AFRICAN REGULATORS SET IMPERATIVES, SHARE PERSPECTIVES ON COMPLIANCE IN CRISIS

In a volatile and uncertain world, it’s clear that the risk landscape is changing. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the speed at which ...

By Regtech AfricaNovember 9, 20200

News

FintechNGR holds 3rd AGM, inaugurates new GovCo

Fintech Association of Nigeria, the umbrella body for Fintechs in Nigeria, pioneer national fintech association in Africa, Founding Member, Africa Fintech Network and ...

By Regtech AfricaNovember 9, 20200

SBI Holdings Acquires Japanese Crypto Exchange TaoTao

News

Financial Giant SBI to Test XRP in $6.6 Trillion Foreign Exchange Market

Japanese financial giant SBI Holdings is preparing to test the use of XRP in the foreign exchange (FX) market. The pilot will utilize ...

By Regtech AfricaNovember 9, 20200

Intelligence

$13.6 Billion Stolen In 8 Years By Exploiting Blockchain-Based Projects

After peaking in 2019, the number of attacks against various blockchain-based networks has decreased substantially since the start of 2020. A recent report ...

By Regtech AfricaNovember 9, 20200

Global

World Bank projects a 6% drop in remittances into Sub Sahara African (SSA) for 2021 due to COVID

As the COVID-19 pandemic and economic crisis continues to spread, the amount of money migrant workers send home is projected to decline ...

By Regtech AfricaNovember 9, 20200

Startup

How Nigeria’s Owoafara is connecting small businesses with finance, growth support

Nigerian startup Owoafara is on a mission to help small businesses grow and scale sustainably by connecting them with finance and business services. ...

By Regtech AfricaNovember 8, 20200