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🌍Compliance in the Digital Payments Era: Challenges and Progress in Africa
The digital payments landscape in Africa is evolving rapidly. As of 2025, Kenya and South Africa lead the continent, with 75.8% and 70.5% of adults, respectively, having made a digital payment in the past year. Close behind are Ghana (63.7%), Gabon (62.3%), and Namibia (58.5%). This transformation—driven largely by mobile money and smartphone penetration—is advancing…
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…
Unlocking the Power of E-Invoicing in Africa
The digital transformation of financial operations is accelerating worldwide, and e-invoicing stands at the forefront of this revolution. In Africa, where tax evasion, administrative inefficiencies, and limited financial transparency pose challenges, e-invoicing offers a solution that streamlines operations, enhances revenue collection, and boosts economic development. By digitizing invoicing processes, governments and businesses can reduce fraud,…
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…
Global Voice Group: 25 years of catalyzing growth through technology
This year, GVG celebrates the 25th anniversary of its creation. Our story is characterized by continuous innovation and the ability to seize opportunities as they present themselves. From a telecommunication…
RegTech Africa’s 2025 Vision: Advancing Regulatory Technology and Forging New Partnerships
As the regulatory technology (RegTech) landscape continues to evolve in Africa, organizations like RegTech Africa and Global Voice Group (GVG) are taking bold steps to shape the future of the industry. This dynamic sector, known for its innovative approach to regulatory compliance, is expected to experience remarkable growth in 2025. With new projects and initiatives…
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🌍Compliance in the Digital Payments Era: Challenges and Progress in Africa
The digital payments landscape in Africa is evolving rapidly. As of 2025, Kenya and South Africa lead the continent, with 75.8% and 70.5% of adults, respectively, having made a digital payment in the past year. Close behind are Ghana (63.7%), Gabon (62.3%), and Namibia (58.5%). This transformation—driven largely by mobile money and smartphone penetration—is advancing…
Mobile money oversight providers in Africa: Building trust in the ecosystem
From humble beginnings in 2007, mobile money is now considered as a mainstream financial service in many African countries. The pandemic promoted this evolution. However, despite their significant benefits in…
Maintaining fintech’s momentum in Africa
Maintaining fintech’s momentum in Africa Maintaining the fintech momentum in Africa is key to enabling sustainable growth. Fintech and its transformative potential were therefore among the themes of the latest…
Data-driven compliance in Africa: GVG presents its approach at UNCDF webinar
By reshaping the money transfer ecosystem, the digital transformation is also making it necessary to drive data-driven compliance in Africa. Indeed, the digital transformation has supported the expansion of services…
Global Voice Group: 25 years of catalyzing growth through technology
This year, GVG celebrates the 25th anniversary of its creation. Our story is characterized by continuous innovation and the ability to seize opportunities as they present themselves. From a telecommunication…
Interoperability solutions for improved financial inclusion
Can interoperability solutions help further promote financial inclusion in Africa? Over the past decade, sub-Saharan Africa has witnessed significant progress in terms of financial inclusion. According to the CGAP, financial…
Africa to boost revenue mobilization through improved tax transparency
Tax transparency standards, as defined by the Africa Initiative, were launched in 2014. Since then, they have proved to be an effective tool in the fight against tax fraud and…
Leveraging mobile data for statistical and policymaking purposes: Laurent Sarr speaks at the ITU’s WTIS
In this digital era, the ability to connect to systems like mobile networks and the Internet is essential, and even more so since the Covid-19 pandemic. Good connectivity allows people,…
Driving tax compliance in the Ghanaian telecom sector: GVG and the GRA review their collaboration
In April of this year, GVG hosted a capacity-building workshop at its Madrid office for Ghana’s National Communications Authority (NCA) and Revenue Authority (GRA), both esteemed partners since 2018. We…
ISO 27001 certification: GVG meets the highest data protection standards
Global Voice Group (GVG) has recently achieved the ISO 27001 certification, in compliance with the highest industry standards. ISO certification is delivered by an accredited third-party body to officially confirm…
🌍Compliance in the Digital Payments Era: Challenges and Progress in Africa
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…
Unlocking the Power of E-Invoicing in Africa
Bridging the data trust gap in the financial ecosystem in Africa
With 219 million active Mobile Money accounts in 2022, Africa is leading the world in adopting digital financial services (DFS). However, the growth of these services has led to an…
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…
RegTech Africa’s 2025 Vision: Advancing Regulatory Technology and Forging New Partnerships
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🌍Compliance in the Digital Payments Era: Challenges and Progress in Africa
The digital payments landscape in Africa is evolving rapidly. As of 2025, Kenya and South Africa lead the continent, with 75.8% and 70.5% of adults, respectively, having made a digital payment in the past year. Close behind are Ghana (63.7%), Gabon (62.3%), and Namibia (58.5%). This transformation—driven largely by mobile money and smartphone penetration—is advancing…
Mobile money oversight providers in Africa: Building trust in the ecosystem
From humble beginnings in 2007, mobile money is now considered as a mainstream financial service in many African countries. The pandemic promoted this evolution. However, despite their significant benefits in…
Maintaining fintech’s momentum in Africa
Maintaining fintech’s momentum in Africa Maintaining the fintech momentum in Africa is key to enabling sustainable growth. Fintech and its transformative potential were therefore among the themes of the latest…
Data-driven compliance in Africa: GVG presents its approach at UNCDF webinar
By reshaping the money transfer ecosystem, the digital transformation is also making it necessary to drive data-driven compliance in Africa. Indeed, the digital transformation has supported the expansion of services…
Global Voice Group: 25 years of catalyzing growth through technology
This year, GVG celebrates the 25th anniversary of its creation. Our story is characterized by continuous innovation and the ability to seize opportunities as they present themselves. From a telecommunication…
Interoperability solutions for improved financial inclusion
Can interoperability solutions help further promote financial inclusion in Africa? Over the past decade, sub-Saharan Africa has witnessed significant progress in terms of financial inclusion. According to the CGAP, financial…
Africa to boost revenue mobilization through improved tax transparency
Tax transparency standards, as defined by the Africa Initiative, were launched in 2014. Since then, they have proved to be an effective tool in the fight against tax fraud and…
Leveraging mobile data for statistical and policymaking purposes: Laurent Sarr speaks at the ITU’s WTIS
In this digital era, the ability to connect to systems like mobile networks and the Internet is essential, and even more so since the Covid-19 pandemic. Good connectivity allows people,…
Driving tax compliance in the Ghanaian telecom sector: GVG and the GRA review their collaboration
In April of this year, GVG hosted a capacity-building workshop at its Madrid office for Ghana’s National Communications Authority (NCA) and Revenue Authority (GRA), both esteemed partners since 2018. We…
ISO 27001 certification: GVG meets the highest data protection standards
Global Voice Group (GVG) has recently achieved the ISO 27001 certification, in compliance with the highest industry standards. ISO certification is delivered by an accredited third-party body to officially confirm…
