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Uganda: Africell to shut down Uganda operations

Mobile operator Africell, announced it was ending operations in Uganda where it has faced tough competition from the local units of African telecom ...

By Regtech AfricaSeptember 13, 20210

Global

Mastercard acquires cryptocurrency and blockchain forensics firm CipherTrace

Mastercard extends its capabilities deep into the field of digital assets with an agreement to acquire CipherTrace. Payment giant Mastercard is strengthening its ...

By Regtech AfricaSeptember 13, 20210

News

Nigeria: No plan to convert ‘forex’ accounts into naira — CBN

The Central Bank of Nigeria has assured members of the public that it didn’t issue a directive to convert the foreign exchange in ...

By Regtech AfricaSeptember 12, 20210

Africa

Africa: Standard bank is taking on Mobile money giants with Unayo

Standard Bank has thrown its hat into Africa’s mobile money ring with the launch of Unayo – a mobile money product. Having launched ...

By Regtech AfricaSeptember 12, 20210

Africa

African startups pitch to investors at Google for Startups Accelerator Class Six Demo day

The Google for Startups Accelerator Class Six Demo Day took place virtually, with startups pitching their ideas to VCs, investors, mentors, googlers among ...

By Regtech AfricaSeptember 12, 20210

Nigeria

Nigeria: One-Click Checkout Firm OurPass Raises $1M Pre-Seed, Set To Build ‘Fast For Africa’

Nigerian tech firm, OurPass, has closed a $1m pre-seed round led by Tekedia Capital and angel investors from Fortune 500 companies. OurPass is ...

By Regtech AfricaSeptember 12, 20210

Global

Japan’s Financial Giant SBI to Launch Cryptocurrency Fund

Japanese financial conglomerate SBI Holdings is reportedly launching a crypto fund that will invest in several cryptocurrencies. “I want people to hold it ...

By Regtech AfricaSeptember 12, 20210

Global

Central banks must ‘roll up their sleeves’ and urgently speed up their work on their own digital currencies before crypto upends the current financial system – BIS

The Bank for International Settlements is urging central banks to crank up their efforts in developing their own digital currencies while the current ...

By Regtech AfricaSeptember 12, 20210

Nigeria

CBN issues guidelines for Basel III, to commence implementation in November

The Nigerian Central Bank (CBN) has set November 2021 as the deadline for banks to begin implementing Basel III criteria. The Basel III ...

By Regtech AfricaSeptember 12, 20210

Global

CBDCs could lead to ‘deeply negative interest rates’ – Wall Street Journal

Issuing CBDCs may give a central bank more power over interest rate adjustments according to a new report. According to the Wall Street ...

By Regtech AfricaSeptember 12, 20210

Uganda: Africell to shut down Uganda operations

Mastercard acquires cryptocurrency and blockchain forensics firm CipherTrace

Nigeria: No plan to convert ‘forex’ accounts into naira — CBN

Africa: Standard bank is taking on Mobile money giants with Unayo

African startups pitch to investors at Google for Startups Accelerator Class Six Demo day

Nigeria: One-Click Checkout Firm OurPass Raises $1M Pre-Seed, Set To Build ‘Fast For Africa’

Japan’s Financial Giant SBI to Launch Cryptocurrency Fund

Central banks must ‘roll up their sleeves’ and urgently speed up their work on their own digital currencies before crypto upends the current financial system – BIS

CBN issues guidelines for Basel III, to commence implementation in November

CBDCs could lead to ‘deeply negative interest rates’ – Wall Street Journal

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