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…
Financial inclusion is a critical step towards sustainable, inclusive economic growth. And there is good news: Financial inclusion has increased worldwide, according to data provided in the 2021 edition of the Global Findex Database, with 71% of the population in…
In an increasingly digitalized environment, digital trust is earned by businesses and institutions that have proved their ability to guarantee the security, reliability, transparency, and privacy of the services they offer to the users. It is therefore a key element…
Do you know your govtech from your suptech? Your fintech from your regtech? The digital transformation has led to a surge in technological innovation in most sectors of the global economy. And with these new technologies have come new “tech…
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…
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 and 930 million respectively in 2020, and are forecast to…
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 had already advanced by two years. The pandemic, therefore, caused…
