Startup

South African agric-tech investment company AgVentures raises $5.4M fund

AgVentures, a South African agric-tech investment company, has raised an R100million fund ($5.4m) to invest in companies building tech solutions for food production ...

By Regtech AfricaMay 15, 20200

Nigeria

Rethinking Governance in Crisis: FRC Partners FITC, Provide perspectives on best practices

The recent outbreak and rapid global spread of the Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19) have without a doubt had devastating effects on the global economy. ...

By Regtech AfricaMay 15, 20200

Nigeria

NIMC confirms 42Million registration, 14Million BVN Harmonization

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has so far registered 42 unique identification records in absolute terms which can be provisioned for any ...

By Regtech AfricaMay 13, 20200

Regulatory

Nigeria Data Protection Regulation Supplementary regulation in the offing – NITDA

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)is working a supplementary regulation and a more detailed framework of the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation. This ...

By Regtech AfricaMay 13, 20200

Africa

In the Eyes of the Pandemic Storm- Africa ICT Leaders upbeat on Public Sector Outlook

The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented challenge. It threatens our health, livelihood and peace of mind—our very way of life. Both the public ...

By Regtech AfricaMay 13, 20200

Ghana

Mobile Money Interoperability up by over 350 per cent in the first quarter

Mobile money transfers across different networks, also known as Mobile Money Interoperability (MMI), have shot up by 358 per cent in the first ...

By Regtech AfricaMay 12, 20200

Ghana

BoG Awards NSANO A Payment Service Provider Enhanced License

Nsano Limited, a diversified financial technology solutions provider which currently maintains its focus on building custom mobile financial service applications for banks and ...

By Regtech AfricaMay 12, 20200

Ghana

BoG establishes new office to regulate FinTech operations

The Bank of Ghana has established a new office to oversee the growth and regulation of financial technology (FinTech) and innovation in the ...

By Regtech AfricaMay 12, 20200

Ghana

Electronic Payment Records 81% Growth In Q1

Latest figures from the Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS) show that the use of electronic payment channels that go through GhIPSS ...

By Regtech AfricaMay 12, 20200

Nigeria

Remote connections up 44 per cent during COVID-19 lockdown in Nigeria

As a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic, many organizations in Africa are finding themselves transitioning their workforce to work from home. IT departments ...

By Regtech AfricaMay 12, 20200