Kenya
Kenya: M-Shwari Set to Be Run as Different Company from Safaricom, NCBA
M-Shwari, which is owned by lender NCBA and telco Safaricom is set to become a standalone company in the coming days. This development ...
Global
Global: Adani Data Networks gets licence for full fledged telecom services
Adani Data Network has been granted unified licence for access services, which enables it to provide all telecom services in the country, according ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: CBN to Suspend Sale of Polaris Bank, According to Lawmakers
Lawmakers have directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to immediately suspend the sale of Polaris Bank Plc. The House of Representatives ruled ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: NAICOM Approves Sanlam Insurance Underwriting Agric. Business
Sanlam General Insurance Nigeria Ltd. has secured the approval of the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) to underwrite agricultural business risks. The Managing Director ...
Global
Global: EU regulators group against big tech paying for telco infrastructure
A group of European telecom regulators does not support the idea of having big tech firms such as Google and Netflix paying for ...
Global
Global: UAE fintech start-up Mamo receives regulatory approval
The approval will allow Mamo to operate from the Dubai International Finance Centre (DIFC), a financial hub for the Middle East, Africa and ...
Global
Global: Portugal Proposes New Taxes on Crypto Transactions
Portugal wants to begin taxing digital currency gains on purchases held for less than a year, according to a proposal in the country’s ...
Global
Global: Crypto giant Coinbase gets Singapore licence
Coinbase, the largest crypto exchange in the United States, on Tuesday (Oct 11, 2022) said it has received approval from Singapore’s central bank ...
Global
Global: G20 to Review Crypto Regulation Framework This Week
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) submitted a framework to increase international transparency in crypto to the G20. Twenty participating member ...
Ghana
Ghana: GRA closes China Mall for refusing to fix electronic VAT system
The enforcement team of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has locked the Chinese retail shop, China Mall, and its warehouses on the Spintex ...