Nigeria

Over 100million Nigerians have no identity – NIMC Boss

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says more than 100 million Nigerians have no form of identification. Aliyu Aziz, director-general of the NIMC, ...

By Regtech AfricaJune 12, 20200

Innovation

Biometric contactless cards making a sprint for the mainstream

Ubiquitous contactless payments have always been a long-term inevitability. All it took to make them a smart short-term investment was for consumers to ...

By Regtech AfricaJune 12, 20200

News

Mastercard and Netcash Launch QR Code Billing Service for SMEs

Mastercard and Netcash have partnered to launch Quick Response (QR) code payments as part of its efforts to help Small and Medium Enterprises ...

By Regtech AfricaJune 12, 20200

News

Zenith Bank projects NTB decline following CBN Q3 Calender

The projection is coming just days after the CBN released its Treasury Bills calendar for Q3 2020. Zenith Bank Plc has said it ...

By Regtech AfricaJune 12, 20200

News

TransferWise, the UK-founded digital money transfer fintech, has hit £2 billion in deposits for its multi-currency accounts.

TransferWise, the UK-founded digital money transfer fintech, has hit £2 billion in deposits for its multi-currency accounts. The instant domestic and cross-border payment ...

By Regtech AfricaJune 12, 20200

Global

US and French regulators team up to ease fintech market entry

US and French regulators have formed a partnership to ease entry for fintechs into New York and French markets. The New York State ...

By Regtech AfricaJune 12, 20200

Zimbabwe

ZIMBABWE Revenue Authority Targets Traders With Multiple Mobile Money Lines

The Zimbabwean Revenue Authority (Zimra) is upgrading its audit and mandatory data gathering to combat unscrupulous traders using multiple personal mobile money lines ...

By Regtech AfricaJune 12, 20200

Nigeria

Pantami tasks NCC to implement digital economy agenda

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, has asked the re-appointed Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof. ...

By Regtech AfricaJune 12, 20200

Nigeria

NSE moves to manage Enterprise wide risks and reduce costs of Regtech, Launches SentryGRC

In furtherance of it’s leadership role, the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has taken a bold step to develop a new industry technology platform ...

By Regtech AfricaJune 11, 20200

Startup

SA investtech startup Merge secures funding from Nigerian VC

South African startup Merge, an app and web-based platform that acts as a digital meeting place for entrepreneurs and investors, has raised funding ...

By Regtech AfricaJune 11, 20200