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 terms of financial inclusion, mobile money services are vulnerable to…
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 Mobile World Congress, held in Kigali, Rwanda. The event focused…
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 account ownership and usage have indeed increased during this period,…
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 illicit financial flows in Africa. As a result, they have…
The telecommunications sector is key for the economy in many African countries. Indeed, it plays a critical role in economic growth and development on the continent. It is therefore important for African governments to ensure its good governance, as well…
It's here again, the Mobile World Congress (MWC), the most influential event in global mobile communication. This year, the main topic is velocity, 5G...and even 6G! But the congress will also address increasingly relevant topics in the field of mobile…
Domestic revenue mobilization (DRM) and sustainable development go hand in hand. That is especially the case in emerging and developing countries. Unfortunately, many of these countries, in Sub-Saharan Africa more specifically, have not yet achieved their full fiscal potential. They,…
In a previous blog, we anticipated the adoption of technological tools as a way of supporting regulation (aka RegTech) to be one of the key trends in 2022. Typically, RegTech is aimed at the financial sector, while GovTech supports the…
Adaptive regulation and regulatory sandboxes may well represent the future of regulation. The technological disruption caused by the digital transformation in Africa has led to the creation of new products, services, and business models. To such an extent that regulators…
How has revenue assurance in African countries evolved in recent years? Africa has important development needs, which explains why revenue mobilization has been high on the African governments’ agendas. However, inexhaustive tax collection and fraud in key economic sectors create…
