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…
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 and expert consultant, and trainer in the fight against money…
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 these difficult times. As ASEP's Director, could you identify the…
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 contacted her to get an expert’s point of view on…
Yannick Yamdjeu, a graduate engineer of the École Centrale (France), began his career as a data scientist at Rotschild before becoming an AI and finance manager in banking and insurance consultancy for Deloitte and Accenture. Now an entrepreneur, he analyses…
We are happy to welcome to our blog Cándido Muatetema Baita, General Director at ORTEL, the telecom regulatory body in Equatorial Guinea, close to his first anniversary in this new role. The past months have been packed with challenges, among…
Kalev Pihl, expert in PKI solutions and identity management and CEO at SK ID Solutions AS, answers 5 questions about relevance of digital identities in the global context of the Covid-19 crisis. What role can digital identities play in the…
The mobile payment sector requires substantial investments, both in terms of infrastructure and equity. A clear regulatory framework is key to attracting new players, who aren't as numerous in the Maghreb as they are in the rest of the continent,…
