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Regulatory Harmonization in Africa: Three Positive Consequences for the Digital Ecosystem
Africa is a continent rich in diversity and contrast. While this may be considered a strength on certain levels, it can also represent a challenge from a regulatory perspective, against the backdrop of the continent’s digital transformation. In February of…
Covid’s bright spot: 2 years of accelerated digital transformation in Africa
Covid-19 created a need for physical distancing, which fueled a surge in the demand for systems supporting remote living. As a result, only two months into the pandemic, digital transformation…
MWC 2022: The future will be connected
This year, business is back to normal at the Mobile World Congress (MWC)! After being cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic, the world’s largest and most influential connectivity event…
4 reasons for African governments to prioritize financial inclusion
An increasing number of Africans are enjoying access to formal financial services, thanks to the growing availability of digital services such as Mobile Money. According to the International Financial Corporation…
GVG’s M3 solution a winner in Central Banking’s Fintech & Regtech Global Awards 2022
This year, our Mobile Money Monitoring (M3) solution has been publicly acknowledged for the second time. Indeed, in 2021, the organizers of the East Africa Com Awards described it as a “highly commended innovative product”. GVG is now proud to…
Enhancing the benefits of remittances through data technology
Remittances and their benefits for less developed countries are in the spotlight this month. From 7 to 9 June, the UNCDF held a webinar series focusing on the need for…
Regulation is key for economic sustainability and data-driven decision-making
Access to accurate, reliable data is a prerequisite to effective decision-making for governments. Having worked closely with the regulatory bodies of emerging economies over the past two decades, GVG is…
Digital identity: the future of socioeconomic growth in Africa
Over the past two years, the African continent has shown great digital resilience by bringing some services online to comply with pandemic-related regulations. This increasing digitization of administrative, social, and…
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…
“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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GVG’s M3 solution a winner in Central Banking’s Fintech & Regtech Global Awards 2022
This year, our Mobile Money Monitoring (M3) solution has been publicly acknowledged for the second time. Indeed, in 2021, the organizers of the East Africa Com Awards described it as a “highly commended innovative product”. GVG is now proud to…
Enhancing the benefits of remittances through data technology
Remittances and their benefits for less developed countries are in the spotlight this month. From 7 to 9 June, the UNCDF held a webinar series focusing on the need for…
Regulation is key for economic sustainability and data-driven decision-making
Access to accurate, reliable data is a prerequisite to effective decision-making for governments. Having worked closely with the regulatory bodies of emerging economies over the past two decades, GVG is…
Regulatory Harmonization in Africa: Three Positive Consequences for the Digital Ecosystem
Africa is a continent rich in diversity and contrast. While this may be considered a strength on certain levels, it can also represent a challenge from a regulatory perspective, against…
UNWTO workshop: Creating meaningful tourism statistics through mobile positioning data
What is mobile positioning data and what can it bring to a country? Big Data has been proven to help governments and businesses make effective decisions, so much so that…
Digital identity: the future of socioeconomic growth in Africa
Over the past two years, the African continent has shown great digital resilience by bringing some services online to comply with pandemic-related regulations. This increasing digitization of administrative, social, and…
Promoting SIM registration in Africa through improved identification and data privacy
Mobile penetration, and therefore the number of SIM cards, keeps on increasing in Africa. According to the GSMA, the numbers of unique mobile subscribers and of SIM connections were 495…
Covid’s bright spot: 2 years of accelerated digital transformation in Africa
Covid-19 created a need for physical distancing, which fueled a surge in the demand for systems supporting remote living. As a result, only two months into the pandemic, digital transformation…
MWC 2022: The future will be connected
This year, business is back to normal at the Mobile World Congress (MWC)! After being cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic, the world’s largest and most influential connectivity event…
4 reasons for African governments to prioritize financial inclusion
An increasing number of Africans are enjoying access to formal financial services, thanks to the growing availability of digital services such as Mobile Money. According to the International Financial Corporation…
Regulatory Harmonization in Africa: Three Positive Consequences for the Digital Ecosystem
Regulatory Harmonization in Africa: Three Positive Consequences for the Digital Ecosystem
Africa is a continent rich in diversity and contrast. While this may be considered a strength on certain levels, it can also represent a challenge from a regulatory perspective, against…
Promoting SIM registration in Africa through improved identification and data privacy
Mobile penetration, and therefore the number of SIM cards, keeps on increasing in Africa. According to the GSMA, the numbers of unique mobile subscribers and of SIM connections were 495…
Covid’s bright spot: 2 years of accelerated digital transformation in Africa
Covid-19 created a need for physical distancing, which fueled a surge in the demand for systems supporting remote living. As a result, only two months into the pandemic, digital transformation…
GVG’s M3 solution a winner in Central Banking’s Fintech & Regtech Global Awards 2022
GVG’s M3 solution a winner in Central Banking’s Fintech & Regtech Global Awards 2022
This year, our Mobile Money Monitoring (M3) solution has been publicly acknowledged for the second time. Indeed, in 2021, the organizers of the East Africa Com Awards described it as…
Enhancing the benefits of remittances through data technology
Remittances and their benefits for less developed countries are in the spotlight this month. From 7 to 9 June, the UNCDF held a webinar series focusing on the need for…
Regulation is key for economic sustainability and data-driven decision-making
Access to accurate, reliable data is a prerequisite to effective decision-making for governments. Having worked closely with the regulatory bodies of emerging economies over the past two decades, GVG is…
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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GVG’s M3 solution a winner in Central Banking’s Fintech & Regtech Global Awards 2022
This year, our Mobile Money Monitoring (M3) solution has been publicly acknowledged for the second time. Indeed, in 2021, the organizers of the East Africa Com Awards described it as a “highly commended innovative product”. GVG is now proud to…
GVG’s M3 solution a winner in Central Banking’s Fintech & Regtech Global Awards 2022
This year, our Mobile Money Monitoring (M3) solution has been publicly acknowledged for the second time. Indeed, in 2021, the organizers of the East Africa Com Awards described it as…
Enhancing the benefits of remittances through data technology
Remittances and their benefits for less developed countries are in the spotlight this month. From 7 to 9 June, the UNCDF held a webinar series focusing on the need for…
Regulation is key for economic sustainability and data-driven decision-making
Access to accurate, reliable data is a prerequisite to effective decision-making for governments. Having worked closely with the regulatory bodies of emerging economies over the past two decades, GVG is…
Regulatory Harmonization in Africa: Three Positive Consequences for the Digital Ecosystem
Africa is a continent rich in diversity and contrast. While this may be considered a strength on certain levels, it can also represent a challenge from a regulatory perspective, against…
UNWTO workshop: Creating meaningful tourism statistics through mobile positioning data
What is mobile positioning data and what can it bring to a country? Big Data has been proven to help governments and businesses make effective decisions, so much so that…
Digital identity: the future of socioeconomic growth in Africa
Over the past two years, the African continent has shown great digital resilience by bringing some services online to comply with pandemic-related regulations. This increasing digitization of administrative, social, and…
Promoting SIM registration in Africa through improved identification and data privacy
Mobile penetration, and therefore the number of SIM cards, keeps on increasing in Africa. According to the GSMA, the numbers of unique mobile subscribers and of SIM connections were 495…
Covid’s bright spot: 2 years of accelerated digital transformation in Africa
Covid-19 created a need for physical distancing, which fueled a surge in the demand for systems supporting remote living. As a result, only two months into the pandemic, digital transformation…
MWC 2022: The future will be connected
This year, business is back to normal at the Mobile World Congress (MWC)! After being cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic, the world’s largest and most influential connectivity event…
