Digital financial services (DFS) have become the leading driver of inclusion for the unbanked around the world, particularly in developing countries, (Internet 1a). DFS has become an important driver
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What South Africans need to know before draft regulations close for public comment on 11 May The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has proposed linking biometric
Innovations in fintech attract scepticism and jubilation in equal measure. Jubilation because fintech has revolutionised provision of and access to financial services; there is deepening of financial inclusion and
ESET awarded for its Advanced Threat Protection solutions Increasing cyber security threats are throttling businesses and holding citizens to ransom. The rapid shift to full remote working and accelerated
Financial regulation needs to keep in pace with rapidly evolving innovations in the financial sector, whilst aligning them with their mandates. This can be a particularly daunting task for
BioCatch promotes the benefits of behavioural biometrics as South African bank adopts iiDENTIFii facial recognition system In a bid to digitise some of its processes such as loan approvals and
Myriad Connect solutions, a mobile technology solutions company, has begun operations in Kenya to help end digital transaction fraud. They aim to proffer fail-safe systems such as SIM swap services and out of band authentication which will help
CWG and Clari5 have signed a deal that seeks to aid the efforts of African banks in the fight against money laundering and enterprise fraud. With this deal, Banks all
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused untold misery around the world leading to huge human and financial losses. It has also stimulated a rise in financial crimes with criminals becoming smarter than
To advance financial inclusion in Egypt, the county’s central bank has concluded the testing phase of an innovative electronic know-your-customer (eKYC) project and has, in addition, pioneered a pilot service. Customers are now