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Nigeria: EFCC raids black market forex offices as Naira falls rapidly
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission raided the offices of black market currency dealers in Abuja on Tuesday (Nov. 1, 2020) ...
Ghana
Ghana: MTN Ghana to Disconnect Unregistered Subscribers November 1, 2022
MTN Ghana is urging customers who have not completed their Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card registration with the Ghana card to do so ...
Global
Global: China Central Bank Governor Says Digital Yuan Has ‘Managed Anonymity’
People’s Bank of China Governor Yi Ganghas reportedly said that the country’s centralized digital yuan (e-CNY) should protect privacy but should not be ...
Ghana
Ghana: IMF-Ghana Talks Will Not Reduce Bonds Value, Says Akufo-Addo
Ghanaian President said talks with the International Monetary Fund were going well and reassured investors that negotiations would not lead to a reduction ...
Global
Global: BIS Sees Cross-Border CBDC Payments as Realistic and Achievable Goal
A four-country test of a cross-border payments system using central bank digital currencies was a success, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) declared ...
Global
Global: Singapore Tests Programmable Money as CBDC Alternative
The Monetary Authority of Singapore and DBS Bank are running a trial of tokenized Singapore dollars that can be programmed for specific uses and ...
Global
Global: FTC Takes Action Against EdTech Provider Chegg
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is taking action against educational technology provider Chegg, saying the firm experienced four data security breaches since 2017 ...
Global
Global: Bank of Ireland to roll out bio-sourced cards
Bank of Ireland has begun rolling out bio-sourced debit and credit cards across its entire cards portfolio. Available for both personal and business ...
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SA: South Africa readies for real-time low value payments
South Africa’s top four banks are to begin the roll out of Payshap, a low value, interbank, real-time digital payments service aimed at ...
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Nigeria: Paradigm Initiative Drags NITDA to Court
pradigm Initiative (PIN), a social enterprise that builds ICT-enabled support systems and advocates for digital rights in order to improve the livelihoods of ...
