Tag: Africa

Market data and infrastructure provider Refinitiv has teamed up with investigative and policy team The Sentry to help prevent African war criminals and their business networks from abusing the international financial system.

Ghana's parliament has introduced its new Cybersecurity Act 2020 to protect children and companies from abuse and digital threats.

Having successfully weathered the pandemic, DIFC is now gearing up to support FinTech companies in Dubai even more. Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) is optimistic about the future,...

The problems don't seem to be over for Nigerian electronic payments provider eTranzact after it reported it incurred a loss of $306,623 in the second quarter, wiping away the recovery it had enjoyed after a 2018 fraud scandal.

Australian RegTech leader Arctic Intelligence is going to help African Bank meet its anti-money laundering (AML) and counter financing of terrorism (CFT) targets.

South Africa’s new bank resolution and deposit insurance measures are welcome, but more needs to be done to ensure financial stability in the country, according to a new report from the Financial Stability Board (FSB).

Credit Suisse has long claimed that it was deceived by rouge bankers when it lent $2bn in a criticised Mozambique deal.

Hot on the heels of launching its identity verification product in August 2019, VerifyMe Nigeria has closed a new investment round.

Having already cemented its position as one of the top three nations for FinTech in Africa, Kenya has passed a new law to attract more tech investments.

Mobile digital identity to be a $7bn opportunity by 2024 as it becomes more regularly used, particularly across Southeast Asia and Africa, a new study claims.