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…
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 had taken place in a hybrid form the following year.…
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 (IFC), there are now more digital financial services deployments in…
The increased use of online services, which the pandemic accentuated, begs the following question: How safe are the users’ data? Data privacy and security are legitimate concerns for the users and providers of digital services alike. Indeed, as these services…
