Ghana

Ghana becomes the first African country to introduce universal QR code

Ghana’s central bank has launched a universal QR code payment solution with HPS, making it the first African country to introduce a universal ...

By Regtech AfricaMay 26, 20200

Regulatory

The swift climb of Regtech- How technology is transforming regulatory compliance

Worldwide, financial services in all forms are subject to extensive regulatory supervision for the protection of a large number of stakeholders. Regulatory compliance ...

By Regtech AfricaMay 26, 20200

Opinions

REGULATION FOR INCLUSIVE DIGITAL FINANCE

An Enabling Regulatory Framework is Critical for Financial Inclusion Digital financial services (DFS) have become the leading driver of inclusion for the unbanked ...

By Regtech AfricaMay 25, 20200

News

Facebook takes on Zoom with its new video chat feature

Video-calling services have seen a sharp rise during the coronavirus pandemic with options like Zoom and its daily active users growing to 300 ...

By Regtech AfricaMay 25, 20200

Global

China central bank signals more policy measures to support the virus-ravaged economy

China’s central bank said on Sunday it will step up counter-cyclical adjustments to support the economy and make monetary policy more flexible to ...

By Regtech AfricaMay 25, 20200

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

Nigeria

NCC explains reasons for high data depletion during the lockdown

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has cautioned mobile users on a high rate of internet consumption after observing a surge in the number ...

By Regtech AfricaMay 25, 20200

Startup

Fintech startup Zaggle ties up with Visa for innovative payments solutions for SMEs

Fintech startup Zaggle on May 23 said that it has partnered with payments technology major Visa to launch innovative payment solutions for SMEs and startups. ...

By Regtech AfricaMay 25, 20200

Capital risque pourquoi les entreprises privees investissent elles differemment des fonds traditionnels knowledge standard

Africa

Venture capital to African startups to reduce by 40%, Nearly $1B by the end of the year

Last year, Partech Africa reported that 234 African tech companies raised a total of $2.02 billion in 250 equity rounds. This signalled a 74% increase ...

By Regtech AfricaMay 25, 20200

Kenya

Only 10% of Transactions in Kenya go through digital Channels – Agnes Gathaiya

The CEO of PesaLink Kenya, Agnes Gathaiya had stated that only 10% of the total value traded every day goes through digital channels. She ...

By Regtech AfricaMay 24, 20200

Africa

Financial Services Not an End in Themselves alone, But Enablers – Yinka David-West

Professor Olayinka David-West, an Academic Director at Lagos Business School Executive Education and Lead, Sustainable and Inclusive Digital Financial Services had stated that ...

By Regtech AfricaMay 24, 20200