Intelligence

Nigeria: Geopoll Survey and Insights on Adoption of eCommerce, Income and Consumer Behaviour

As Africa’s largest economy, with high mobile penetration, Nigeria is one of the most prosperous consumer markets in Africa. Analysis of the consumer ...

By Regtech AfricaApril 5, 20200

Nigeria securities and exchange commission Tower

News

Nigeria: Security and Exchange Commission Exposes 12 ‘Ponzi’ fraudulent investment schemes

Nigeria’s apex capital market regulator, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has alerted the investing public of activities of 12 fraudulent ‘Ponzi’ schemes with ...

By Regtech AfricaApril 5, 20200

Innovation

The global pandemic that will fuel the “Next Wave of Innovation”

Black swan events, such as economic recessions and pandemics, change the trajectory of governments, economies and businesses — altering the course of history. ...

By Regtech AfricaApril 5, 20200

Health

Lockdown – PMB signs COVID-19 Regulations

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the COVID-19 Regulations, 2020, which declared coronavirus a dangerous infectious disease. President Buhari Monday signed the regulations in ...

By Regtech AfricaApril 4, 20200

nesa by makers IgUR1iX0mqM unsplash scaled

Startup

Tech-Startups: Investing in Africa’s Small and Growing Businesses (SMBs)

Background “Africa is the fastest-growing continent in the world. Step by step, it has built the fundamentals for strong structural growth: an unprecedented ...

By Regtech AfricaApril 4, 20200

Regulatory

Getting FinTech Regulation Right in Africa

FinTech is at a crucial point in its development: StartUps have managed to disrupt the status quo by taking business from traditional financial ...

By Regtech AfricaApril 4, 20200

Opinions

Seven key actions a business can take to mitigate adverse impacts

Crises, at any level, are disruptive. During times of intense disruption, like the COVID-19 pandemic that we are experiencing, two things are important: ...

By Regtech AfricaApril 4, 20200

Regulatory

CBN suspends cheque clearing indefinitely

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed that cheque clearing should be suspended. According to a circular to all financial institutions, signed ...

By Regtech AfricaApril 4, 20200