Global
Global: Britain to replace GDPR data privacy regime with own system
Britain will replace the European Union’s data privacy regime known as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) with its own system, culture secretary ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: FG sues Meta, seeks N30bn penalty
The Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria says it has lodged a suit against Meta Platforms Incorporated (owners of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp platforms) ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: FIRS Boss says Entrepreneurship, Industrial Hubs Hold Key to Nigeria’s Development
According to Muhammad Nami, Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, entrepreneurship and industrial hubs spread throughout the federation are crucial to ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: PenCom stops PFAs from sending gifts to RSA holders
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has barred Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs) from sending gifts to Retirement Savings Account (RSA) holders. This may not ...
Global
Global: Uzbekistan Introduces Monthly Fees for Cryptocurrency Companies
Crypto Operators in Uzbekistan to Be Charged Fixed Fees for Their Business Activities Authorities in Uzbekistan have adopted a law which obliges entities working with ...
Global
Global: Unregulated Crypto Poses Risks to Financial System, FSOC Report Says
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Stability Oversight Council has reported that crypto-asset activities “could pose risks” to the U.S. financial system’s ...
Ghana
Ghana: NCA, AG dragged to court over directives on SIM Re-registration
Nine persons have dragged the National Communication Authority (NCA) to the High Court over its directives on sim card reregistration. The NCA had ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: PenCom bans PFAs’ gifts to RSA holders
The National Pension Commission has barred the Pension Funds Administrators from sending gifts to the Retirement Savings Account holders. PenCom is taking this ...
Ghana
Ghana: We are open to dialogue – BoG on crypto
In what could mark the beginning of a new epoch in the nation’s digital finance journey, the banking sector regulator – the Bank ...
Global
Global: FINRA Debuts Tougher Money Laundering Rules
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), a Wall Street regulator, has issued new guidance for broker-dealers on the penalties they could face for ...