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Japanese payments firm JCB and Mizuho Bank test blockchain-based ID

Major financial institutions in Japan are moving into blockchain to streamline digital identity systems. Japan’s third-largest bank, Mizuho Bank, and local payment giant ...

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Soleadify secures seed funding for database that uses machine learning to track 40M businesses

Usually, databases about companies have to be painstakingly updated by humans. Soleadify is a startup that uses machine learning to create profiles for ...

By Regtech Africa3 days ago0

Regulatory

Fintech giant Ant Group wins approval from China’s securities regulator for jumbo IPO in Hong Kong

Ant Group has won approval from the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) for its blockbuster initial public offering in Hong Kong, according to ...

By Regtech Africa3 days ago0

Startup

Catalyst Fund, Mastercard Foundation, MEST launch $4.3m Inclusive Digital Commerce Accelerator in Ghana

Catalyst Fund has partnered the Mastercard Foundation and MEST to launch its Inclusive Digital Accelerator programme in Ghana, the first expansion of its ...

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IMF Says CBDCs Have Potential, but Don’t Solve Every Issue

Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) may benefit countries looking to exert greater control over their monetary policy but aren’t a solution for every ...

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Startup

Digital banking platform, Fundall raises $150,000 in pre-seed funding

Fundall, one of its latest startups and direct challenger to “digital banks” like Kuda and Alat has announced a pre-seed investment of $150,000 ...

By Regtech Africa3 days ago0

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Meet Andrew Kabeera, the new Executive Director of PostBank Uganda

Post Bank Uganda has appointed Andrew Kabeera as its new Executive Director, effective July 2020. A seasoned banker, Kabeera brings to Post ...

By Regtech Africa4 days ago0

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Papersoft is participating in the talk “Digital Financial Services in Emerging Markets” for the Digital PayExpo conference

Papersoft will be participating in the talks for the Digital PayExpo 2020 conference, on the 3rd – 4th November, with the topic “Digital ...

By Regtech Africa4 days ago0

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Visa and Standard Chartered partner to promote eCommerce payments in Nigeria

Standard Chartered in collaboration with Visa, has launched a new ‘Safe is Smart’ campaign to promote eCommerce payments in Nigeria. Standard Chartered in ...

By Regtech Africa4 days ago0

Regulatory

FSB releases recommendations to regulate ‘global stablecoins’ such as Libra

The G20’s financial watchdog, the Financial Stability Board (FSB), has published regulatory recommendations opposing the trans-national ambitions of “global stablecoins,” such as Facebook’s Libra ...

By Regtech Africa4 days ago0