Kenya

Beyond EU, Regulators Move to Rein in Big Tech Dominance in Africa
Beyond EU, Regulators Move to Rein in Big Tech Dominance in Africa
October 11, 2022  |  Big Tech

From the $1.7 billion AdSense antitrust fine levied against Google in 2019 and the nearly $887 million privacy fine Amazon was issued last July, to...

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Africa’s Growing Gamer Scene Embraces Web3 Possibilities
Africa’s Growing Gamer Scene Embraces Web3 Possibilities
October 04, 2022  |  Ecosystems

Around the world, gaming communities have been at the vanguard of the current Web3 boom and have been instrumental in shaping the social dimensions of...

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Retail Transactions Boost Crypto Adoption in Sub-Saharan Africa
Retail Transactions Boost Crypto Adoption in Sub-Saharan Africa
October 03, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

A recent analysis of global cryptocurrency transactions by Chainalysis sheds light on the unique nature of Sub-Saharan Africa’s crypto market, which represented just 2% of...

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How Telco APIs Are Enhancing Africa’s Mobile Money Ecosystem
How Telco APIs Are Enhancing Africa’s Mobile Money Ecosystem
September 08, 2022  |  API

In Europe, open banking is associated with a wave of open application programming interfaces (APIs) rolled out by banks that allow authorized third parties to...

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EMEA Daily: Wise Fined $360K for AML Violations by Abu Dhabi Regulator; PalmPay Hits 10M Users in Nigeria
EMEA Daily: Wise Fined $360K for AML Violations by Abu Dhabi Regulator; PalmPay Hits 10M...
August 30, 2022  |  emea

Today in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Wise has been slapped with a $360,000 fine by Abu Dhabi’s anti-money laundering regulator and PalmPay hits...

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Kenya’s GDPR-Style Legislation Threatens US Firms’ X-Border Data Transfer Model
Kenya’s GDPR-Style Legislation Threatens US Firms’ X-Border Data Transfer Model
August 23, 2022  |  Regulation

Around the world, data protection legislation sets the rules for how companies collect and process personal information. The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is...

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Kenyan Central Bank Blocks FinTechs Flutterwave, Chipper
Kenyan Central Bank Blocks FinTechs Flutterwave, Chipper
July 29, 2022  |  emea

The Central Bank of Kenya issued a letter on Friday (July 29) directing banking and mortgage CEOs to cease transactions with Kenyan FinTechs Flutterwave Payments...

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M-Pesa Debuts Bill Pay Tool for Airtel, Telkom Customers
M-Pesa Debuts Bill Pay Tool for Airtel, Telkom Customers
July 15, 2022  |  Mobile Payments

African money transfer service M-Pesa has debuted bill pay interoperability that lets Airtel and Telkom customers make mobile money payments directly into Safaricom’s M-PESA Pay...

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Kenya’s Nomanini Launches Supply Chain Finance App
Kenya’s Nomanini Launches Supply Chain Finance App
June 27, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Kenyan FinTech platform Nomanini has launched StockNow, a supply chain finance solution designed to connect fast-moving commercial goods (FMCG) and financial service providers, according to...

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