Nigeria
Nigeria: FG Investigates Two Banks Over Data Breach
The Nigeria Data Protection Bureau has opened an investigation into allegations of data breach by two Nigeria Banks. A statement by the Bureau ...
Global
Global: Kazakhstan Parliament Adopts Law Regulating Crypto Mining and Exchange
Senate Votes on Crypto Law, Sends It to President of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan’s Senate has adopted a bill designed to regulate cryptocurrencies and related ...
Nigeria
Nigeria Data Protection Bill Ready for Transmission to NASS
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the Nigeria Data Protection Bill. Confirming the development, Babatunde Bamigboye, Head, Legal, Enforcement & Regulations (NDPB) ...
Global
Global: $6.6 billion fintech Wise accused by rival of harming competition
Wise has been accused by a rival fintech company of undermining competition in the money transfer market. Atlantic Money, a smaller foreign exchange ...
Global
Global: SEC Commissioner Calls for ‘Consistent Legal Framework’ for All Asset Classes, Including Crypto
A commissioner with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has called for “a coherent and consistent legal framework that works across all ...
Kenya
Kenya: Digital lenders protest CBK nod delay amid Google ban
Digital lenders are protesting delays in getting operational licences from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) amid their blockade from Google Play store ...
Global
Global: Dutch central bank fines Coinbase €3.3m
Coinbase has been fined €3.33 million for providing crypto services in the Netherlands without securing registration with the country’s central bank. Cryptocurrency firms ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Interswitch Secures CBN’s Payment Service Holding Company License
Interswitch Group one of Africa’s leading financial technology and integrated payments solution providers has announced receipt of a Payments Service Holding Company (PSHC) ...
Global
Global: US securities regulator probes Wall Street over crypto custody: Report
The regulator has been probing registered investment advisors over how they’ve been offering crypto custody to their clients, according to sources. The United ...
Global
Global: Corlytics acquires ING RegTech platform SparQ
Corlytics has acquired SparQ, a regulatory monitoring platform spun out of ING, in a €5 million aggregate deal. Developed jointly by ING’s compliance ...