Kenya

Kenya: Tingg by Cellulant Wins Overall Mobile App of The Year at The Mobile App Awards Gala in Kenya

Cellulant unveiled a new brand identity for the Tingg app (formerly Mula) earlier in 2021 Tingg, the all-in-one super payments app, won the ...

By Regtech AfricaDecember 15, 20210

Africa

ITC Secure and Cassava Technologies announce joint venture to expand industry leading security operations and Microsoft cloud security expertise in Africa

Joint venture between ITC Secure and Cassava Technologies heralds the creation of a world class Security Operations Centre (SOC) to deliver security services ...

By Regtech AfricaDecember 15, 20210

Regulatory

Uganda: BoU to Issue Guidelines On Green Financing

Uganda’s central bank will soon rollout guidelines for green financing to support small and medium and enterprises as the country strives to achieve ...

By Regtech AfricaDecember 15, 20210

News

Zimbabwe Introduces Electronic Passports

The Zimbabwe government has announced the launch of the Electronic Passport (e-Passport), that comes with advanced security features as part of measures to ...

By Regtech AfricaDecember 15, 20210

Africa

Senegal regulator fines underperforming operators

Senegal’s telecom regulator ARTP, has slapped fines amounting to about XOF 20.284 billion (EUR 31 million) on three mobile network operators Sonatel (Orange), ...

By Regtech AfricaDecember 15, 20210

Africa

Togo: Togolese Post office launched its fintech mobile app

Togolese post office launches E-poste, an app that offers mobile banking, bill payment, university fee payment, and bus booking services The Togolese Post ...

By Regtech AfricaDecember 15, 20210

News

Nigeria’s Green Bond Market Surpasses N55 Billion

The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) says the value of the country’s green bonds market has grown to N55.52 billion in four years, from 2017 ...

By Regtech AfricaDecember 15, 20210

Global

Central Bank of Brazil defines Phase 4 of Open Banking implementation

On 10 December 2021, the Central Bank has released the schedule of the new phase of Open Banking in Brazil, according to infomoney.com.br. It is the ...

By Regtech AfricaDecember 15, 20210

Africa

Transition to climate resilience could transform Africa into Green Powerhouse – BCG

African countries face major climate-related challenges, but at the same time they have the opportunity to achieve sustainable low-carbon economies, according to a ...

By Regtech AfricaDecember 15, 20210

News

Nigeria: Wema Bank named 2021 Most Innovative Digital Bank in Nigeria by Digital Banker Africa

Honours continue to roll in for Nigeria’s leading digitally-driven financial institution, Wema Bank, following its announcement as the winner of the ‘Most Innovative ...

By Regtech AfricaDecember 15, 20210