Regulatory

Iranian Lawmaker Says Bitcoin Should Be Central Bank’s Turf

An Iranian lawmaker wants his country’s central bank to take bitcoin seriously. Representative Mohammad Hossein Farhangi (Tabriz), speaking Tuesday before the nation’s parliament, ...

By Regtech AfricaJune 5, 20200

Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA)

News

2 Swiss Banks Launch Cryptocurrency Trading and Custody After Gaining Regulatory Approval

Switzerland’s financial regulator, FINMA, has approved two Zurich-based banks to offer a range of cryptocurrency services, including trading and custody. Maerki Baumann Bank ...

By Regtech AfricaJune 5, 20200

Innovation

Megabanks, cashless payment providers tie up for possible digital yen

Japan’s three megabanks will join hands with East Japan Railway Co. and other cashless payment providers to study interoperable electronic money and digital ...

By Regtech AfricaJune 5, 20200

Kenya

Kenya Seeks to Introduce Cashless Payments in public transport

Kenyan’s National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) plans to introduce a cashless payment system in public transport. The authority recently called for bids ...

By Regtech AfricaJune 5, 20200

News

Grab Launches a Fully Digital GrabPay Card in Philippines

Grab announced today the launch of the GrabPay Card in the Philippines, a fully digital prepaid card powered by Mastercard that extends GrabPay’s ...

By Regtech AfricaJune 5, 20200

Startup

South Africa’s Mama Money Expands Global Reach with Western Union

Western Union, a leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement and payments, and Mama Money, a rapidly growing international money transfer company, have joined forces ...

By Regtech AfricaJune 4, 20200

Nigeria

Foreign reserves gained $2.7bn in one month –CBN

The nation’s foreign reserves rose by $2.7bn in May after declining for several months, figures from the Central Bank of Nigeria showed on ...

By Regtech AfricaJune 4, 20200

Innovation

The future of an efficient transport system in West Africa is innovative technology – Graham Lawal

Ahead of the 2020 West Africa TransFuture and Tech Summit (WA-tts®), Graham Olusanmi Lawal, Ceo, WA-tts has disclosed that the future of an ...

By Regtech AfricaJune 4, 20200

Startup

Ugandan on-demand startup Logistify AI on a mission to address warehousing issues in Africa

Growing up in rural Uganda, Daniel Emaasit and Tobias Tukei helped their parents operate their family warehouse and farm. For more than 20 years they struggled to ...

By Regtech AfricaJune 4, 20200