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Supporting development financing in Africa
Africa keeps on working towards the achievement of the sustainable development goals (SDGs). However, with only 15% of targets currently on track, the continent risks not achieving the 2030 agenda. The main hurdle to progress is the lack of finance. Indeed, the continent has a sustainable financing gap of USD 1.6 trillion until 2030. To…
Three game-changing financial transaction monitoring technologies in Africa
Africa loses approximately 88.6 billion USD annually due to illicit financial flows, according to a 2022 UNCTAD report. This sum is equivalent to 3.7% of the continent’s GDP. Examples of…
Four ways to balance telecom innovation and security in Africa
The telecommunications sector is one of the pillars of the digital transformation in Africa. Its rapid expansion has led to a considerable increase in the number of devices and data-driven…
MWC Barcelona 2024: Supporting growth through technology
As a provider of RegTech solutions that enable governments, telecom regulators and central banks to ensure the good governance of mobile services, GVG needs to keep its finger on the…
Improved tax compliance in Uganda through GVG’s solutions
In October, a delegation from the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) visited GVG’s premises in Spain to attend a workshop. The government of Uganda and URA have been valued partners of GVG since 2016. The visit gave both organizations an opportunity to reflect on the challenges and achievements related to the use of GVG’s solutions. According…
Improved tax compliance in Uganda through GVG’s solutions
In October, a delegation from the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) visited GVG’s premises in Spain to attend a workshop. The government of Uganda and URA have been valued partners of…
GVG’s 2023 achievements in brief: A review by our CEO, James Claude
2023 has been a year rich in developments for GVG. It has given us many reasons to celebrate. As the end of the year draws closer, I would like to…
Best RegTech Solution for GVG’s M3 at the Africa FinTech and AI Awards
Global Voice Group’s Mobile Money Monitoring (M3) is the Best RegTech Solution, according to the jury of the Africa FinTech & AI Awards. Over the past three years, the platform…
Costa Rica: 10 years of continuous telecommunications advancement
In today’s post, we speak to Hannia Vega, Telecommunications Superintendent at SUTEL (Costa Rica) about the sector’s achievements, challenges and opportunities for improvement in the Central American country. Costa Rica’s achievements Over the last decade, Costa Rica has reached important milestones in the field of telecommunications. Firstly, the market opening process enabled an increase in…
“The absence of regulations has fostered the existing illicit flows”
In Africa, the mobile money boom has led to an increase in the number of illicit financial transactions, for want of an appropriate regulatory framework. Madina Adam SERE, senior financial analyst…
“There are several battle fronts to turn a country into a digital nation”
Luis Alberto Powell, Director of Telecommunications for ASEP in Panama gives us an accurate overview of the reality that the country and, more specifically, its telecommunications sector, are experiencing in…
An expert’s perspective on the African remittance market in a pandemic context
Francine Dove, Project Manager at DMA Global Ltd, a company based in the UK and with an office in Ghana, is a specialist in remittances and diaspora affairs. We have…
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Supporting development financing in Africa
Africa keeps on working towards the achievement of the sustainable development goals (SDGs). However, with only 15% of targets currently on track, the continent risks not achieving the 2030 agenda. The main hurdle to progress is the lack of finance. Indeed, the continent has a sustainable financing gap of USD 1.6 trillion until 2030. To…
Three game-changing financial transaction monitoring technologies in Africa
Africa loses approximately 88.6 billion USD annually due to illicit financial flows, according to a 2022 UNCTAD report. This sum is equivalent to 3.7% of the continent’s GDP. Examples of…
Four ways to balance telecom innovation and security in Africa
The telecommunications sector is one of the pillars of the digital transformation in Africa. Its rapid expansion has led to a considerable increase in the number of devices and data-driven…
MWC Barcelona 2024: Supporting growth through technology
As a provider of RegTech solutions that enable governments, telecom regulators and central banks to ensure the good governance of mobile services, GVG needs to keep its finger on the…
Lifting Regulatory Barriers to Cross-Border Telecoms in Africa to Promote Integration
Africa has been steadily working its way towards integration, with a view to promoting economic development. Telecommunications services play a significant part in supporting integration. Indeed, they narrow the digital…
Leveraging Technology to Support Tax Efficiency in Africa
Taxes are essential to development. Governments use the collected tax revenue to finance infrastructure that supports socioeconomic growth. Africa is no exception. The continent has vast development needs and has…
Securing Digital Financial Transactions in Africa: The strategic role of technology and regulation
Over the past two decades, Africa has witnessed significant innovation in terms of digital payments, especially since the pandemic. Cash may indeed see its dominance being challenged over the next…
Improved tax compliance in Uganda through GVG’s solutions
In October, a delegation from the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) visited GVG’s premises in Spain to attend a workshop. The government of Uganda and URA have been valued partners of…
GVG’s 2023 achievements in brief: A review by our CEO, James Claude
2023 has been a year rich in developments for GVG. It has given us many reasons to celebrate. As the end of the year draws closer, I would like to…
ICT standardization in Africa: towards a digital single market
Transforming Africa into a single digital market by 2030 is an ambitious objective of the African Union. The health of the African ICT sector is a crucial factor of success.…
Supporting development financing in Africa
Supporting development financing in Africa
Africa keeps on working towards the achievement of the sustainable development goals (SDGs). However, with only 15% of targets currently on track, the continent risks not achieving the 2030 agenda.…
Three game-changing financial transaction monitoring technologies in Africa
Africa loses approximately 88.6 billion USD annually due to illicit financial flows, according to a 2022 UNCTAD report. This sum is equivalent to 3.7% of the continent’s GDP. Examples of…
Four ways to balance telecom innovation and security in Africa
The telecommunications sector is one of the pillars of the digital transformation in Africa. Its rapid expansion has led to a considerable increase in the number of devices and data-driven…
Improved tax compliance in Uganda through GVG’s solutions
Improved tax compliance in Uganda through GVG’s solutions
In October, a delegation from the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) visited GVG’s premises in Spain to attend a workshop. The government of Uganda and URA have been valued partners of…
GVG’s 2023 achievements in brief: A review by our CEO, James Claude
2023 has been a year rich in developments for GVG. It has given us many reasons to celebrate. As the end of the year draws closer, I would like to…
Best RegTech Solution for GVG’s M3 at the Africa FinTech and AI Awards
Global Voice Group’s Mobile Money Monitoring (M3) is the Best RegTech Solution, according to the jury of the Africa FinTech & AI Awards. Over the past three years, the platform…
Costa Rica: 10 years of continuous telecommunications advancement
Costa Rica: 10 years of continuous telecommunications advancement
In today’s post, we speak to Hannia Vega, Telecommunications Superintendent at SUTEL (Costa Rica) about the sector’s achievements, challenges and opportunities for improvement in the Central American country. Costa Rica’s…
“The absence of regulations has fostered the existing illicit flows”
In Africa, the mobile money boom has led to an increase in the number of illicit financial transactions, for want of an appropriate regulatory framework. Madina Adam SERE, senior financial analyst…
“There are several battle fronts to turn a country into a digital nation”
Luis Alberto Powell, Director of Telecommunications for ASEP in Panama gives us an accurate overview of the reality that the country and, more specifically, its telecommunications sector, are experiencing in…
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Supporting development financing in Africa
Africa keeps on working towards the achievement of the sustainable development goals (SDGs). However, with only 15% of targets currently on track, the continent risks not achieving the 2030 agenda. The main hurdle to progress is the lack of finance. Indeed, the continent has a sustainable financing gap of USD 1.6 trillion until 2030. To…
Three game-changing financial transaction monitoring technologies in Africa
Africa loses approximately 88.6 billion USD annually due to illicit financial flows, according to a 2022 UNCTAD report. This sum is equivalent to 3.7% of the continent’s GDP. Examples of…
Four ways to balance telecom innovation and security in Africa
The telecommunications sector is one of the pillars of the digital transformation in Africa. Its rapid expansion has led to a considerable increase in the number of devices and data-driven…
MWC Barcelona 2024: Supporting growth through technology
As a provider of RegTech solutions that enable governments, telecom regulators and central banks to ensure the good governance of mobile services, GVG needs to keep its finger on the…
Lifting Regulatory Barriers to Cross-Border Telecoms in Africa to Promote Integration
Africa has been steadily working its way towards integration, with a view to promoting economic development. Telecommunications services play a significant part in supporting integration. Indeed, they narrow the digital…
Leveraging Technology to Support Tax Efficiency in Africa
Taxes are essential to development. Governments use the collected tax revenue to finance infrastructure that supports socioeconomic growth. Africa is no exception. The continent has vast development needs and has…
Securing Digital Financial Transactions in Africa: The strategic role of technology and regulation
Over the past two decades, Africa has witnessed significant innovation in terms of digital payments, especially since the pandemic. Cash may indeed see its dominance being challenged over the next…
Improved tax compliance in Uganda through GVG’s solutions
In October, a delegation from the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) visited GVG’s premises in Spain to attend a workshop. The government of Uganda and URA have been valued partners of…
GVG’s 2023 achievements in brief: A review by our CEO, James Claude
2023 has been a year rich in developments for GVG. It has given us many reasons to celebrate. As the end of the year draws closer, I would like to…
ICT standardization in Africa: towards a digital single market
Transforming Africa into a single digital market by 2030 is an ambitious objective of the African Union. The health of the African ICT sector is a crucial factor of success.…
