Opinions

Money Reimagined: Crypto-Informed Ideas for the Future of Government

The good news is America is not in the midst of a full-blown civil war, not yet, at least. But, however you feel ...

By Regtech AfricaNovember 8, 20200

Opinions

Blockchain adoption 2021: Going mainstream through enterprise use

American market research company, Forrester recently released its blockchain predictions for 2021. The report reveals interesting findings, noting that 2020 has been an ...

By Regtech AfricaNovember 8, 20200

News

$3.3 Million in Project Funding to Close Gender Digital Divide

Digital technologies are revolutionizing the way we access information, financing, and networks—all critical tools for fully participating in the global economy. Yet, these technologies, ...

By Regtech AfricaNovember 8, 20200

Intelligence

Fintech, e-commerce firms go big in buy now, pay later service ahead of festival season

Pay-later loans have higher interest rates of 20-36% per annum compared to traditional loans Fintech companies and e-commerce firms are increasingly focussing on buy-now-pay-later options, ...

By Regtech AfricaNovember 8, 20200

Regulatory

Zimbabwe’s restrictions on mobile money transfers are a blow to financial inclusion

Mobile financial services are, in most African countries, born out of crises. In 2011, Zimbabwe had gone through a volatile decade of economic crises ...

By Regtech AfricaNovember 8, 20200

Opinions

SupTech – Moving from why to how

For many years, financial sector supervisors saw with skepticism the adoption of SupTech—essentially the use of technology-enabled solutions to increase the efficiency and ...

By Regtech AfricaNovember 8, 20200

News

Bank of Spain to Weigh Digital Currency Design Proposals

Spain’s central bank is fast-tracking research on digital currency ‘s design and the economic implications of central bank digital currency (CBDC) introduction ...

By Regtech AfricaNovember 8, 20200

South Africa

Why South Africa’s FinTech Industry is Growing in 2020

South Africa is moving very fast in the direction of the FinTech industry. The country is very determined not to be behind the whole ...

By Regtech AfricaNovember 8, 20200

Startup

Challenger bank Starling is out raising a new £200M funding round

Starling founder, Anne Boden has announced that the U.K. challenger bank is on track to be profitable by Christmas, but this doesn’t mean ...

By Regtech AfricaNovember 7, 20200

Professor Umar Garba Danbatta, FNSE, Executive Vice Chairman/CEO, NCC

Regulatory

Stakeholders Engagement key to Broadband implementation

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has said that government is putting greater emphasis on ...

By Regtech AfricaNovember 7, 20200