Ghana
Ghana: Vodafone Cash leads charge for digital financial inclusion in Ghana
Vodafone Cash has highlighted its commitment to improving financial inclusion in the country at the Mobile Technology for Development Conference (MT4D, 2023), themed ...
News
Nigeria: FIRS Chief Urges Tax Administrators to Be Tech Savvy
Tax administrators must keep up with the dynamics occasioned by disruptive new technologies of the 21st century, and arm themselves with the necessary ...
Global
Global: Texas adds HSBC to energy sanctions list
A Texas official on Monday (March 20, 2023) added HSBC Holdings to an energy sanctions list, widening a crackdown on companies which in ...
Global
Global: Facebook political microtargeting at center of GDPR complaints in Germany
In its latest piece of strategic litigation, the precision-punching European privacy rights campaign group noyb has used data donated by users of the ...
Egypt
Egypt launches new stage of National Strategy for money laundering
The National Strategy for Money Laundering and Terrorism financing aims at boosting the national economy and achieving goals of sustainable development though protecting ...
Global
Global: IMF examines CBDC design in context of Islamic banking, finds some risks magnified
A central bank digital currency can impact monetary policy by increasing money velocity, disintermediation, volatility of bank reserves, currency substitution and altered capital ...
News
Nigeria: We see fintech as gateway for youths to enter the capital market -SEC
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said the reason it is encouraging capital market operators to develop technology is to make the capital ...
Global
Global: Meta launches paid verification on Instagram and Facebook in the US
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced today that the company is rolling out Meta Verified on Instagram and Facebook in the U.S. The subscription ...
Global
Global: UAE Central Bank Approves Direct Debit System Marketplace Launch
Residents and citizens of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) can now use a paperless direct debit marketplace. The UAE Central Bank has approved ...
News
Nigeria: FIRS, UK’s HMRC Sign Pact on Capacity Building
Nigeria’s Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and the United Kingdom’s His Royal Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have signed a pact to foster ...
