Africa
Namibia Central Bank to Complete Crypto Study By April 2022 — Governor
The Bank of Namibia (BON) is on course to complete its study into cryptocurrencies by April 2022, the central bank governor, Johannes Gawaxab ...
Global
Turkish Draft Law Regulating Cryptocurrencies to Enter Parliament in October
The Turkish government has prepared a bill designed to implement new regulations for the country’s crypto space. The legislation, which will be filed ...
Global
French Central Bank Conducts Fifth Experiment on Tunisia CBDC
The French central bank, Banque de France (BOF), recently carried out its fifth experiment on the Central Bank of Tunisia (CBT)’s central bank ...
Regulatory
Zimbabwe:Securities and Exchange Commission Proposes Inclusion of VASPs in Its Securities Law
The Zimbabwean government recently revealed its intention to widen the definition of securities to include virtual asset service providers (VASPs). According to a ...
Global
Central Bank of Brazil regulates PIX payment initiation service
The Central Bank of Brazil has announced that it will incorporate a payment initiation service into its central bank-backed real-time payment system PIX. Currently, ...
Global
Regulation coming for Stablecoins amid their growing systemic risk – Gary Gensler
Gary Gensler, the Chairman of America’s Securities and Exchange Commission recently disclosed that digital assets that fall under the category of having being ...
Nigeria
CBN set to launch digital currency by October
The Central Bank of Nigeria with its stakeholders outlined its digital currency initiative via a private webinar held today. The Nigerian Central Bank ...
Nigeria
Nigeria:Telcos disagree with CBN, push to lead mobile money
Stakeholders in the telecommunication sector have said mobile money services should be driven by telecoms companies, a position that runs contrary to that ...
Regulatory
Cellulant Gets Approval from Bank of Tanzania to Become a Payment Solution Service Provider (PSSP)
In a bid to expand its Payments Platform, Cellulant Tanzania becomes one of the 5 Payments Solution Service Provider in the Country The ...
Global
BSP gives Philippines a fourth digital bank player: UnionBank
Aboitiz-led Union Bank of the Philippines received a green light from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas to establish its own digital bank, joining ...