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By: RegTech Africa. The increasing digitization of financial transactions – which was accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic – and the resulting rise in cybercrime and fraudulent activities have led to an ever-increasing demand for compliance in both the telecom and…

By: CNBC Africa Africa loses almost $10 billion a year, due only to illicit activities born of technological variants such as mobile phones or the Internet. Ironically, technology is also the most powerful medicine to heal the African economy. How…

By: Business Daily We have completed the first full financial year in the coronavirus pandemic (financial year 2020/2021) where governments have been forced to meet revenue targets and set agenda with the knowledge that there would inevitably be less income…

By The Standard From insurance fraud, tax fraud and pyramid schemes to the social engineering attacks and cybercrime we experience today, fraud is an issue that has plagued Kenya, and the African continent at large. African nations have been able…

By: Techbuild Africa With advances in the technology of software devices, counterfeit devices are on the rise and this has been deployed in telecommunication/ICT devices and software. Due to this development, there is a need to discuss issues around counterfeit…

By: Africa Tech The coronavirus pandemic caused a seismic shift globally and tested the ability of different companies to cope and transition into the new normal. It has further urged businesses and employees to take a step closer towards the…

By: Tech Build Africa Africa has for a long time looked to galvanise its strengths and capabilities to build a stronger and economically empowered continent. It is well known the resources that the continent possesses, with one of its greatest…

By: Andrew Christian There hasn’t been much funding for African regtech startups. There isn’t much press either because sectors that aren’t getting the attention of investors are typically quiet. Now, however, there’s a new spur for not only regtechs but…

By: Tech Africa News. The telecommunication and posts regulatory authority (ARPT) of the Republic of Guinea and GVG announced their partnership for the deployment of a leading-edge mobile and digital ecosystem regulation platform in Guinea. The installation of this digital…

By Carol Odero. Imagine a world without cash. Where every cent is swiped and money is this invisible thing no longer made out of paper, That is the future of Africa. The most elegant definition of a cashless society I…

By Ventures Africa. Early April, the Republic of Guinea Regulation Authority for Post and Telecommunications (ARPT) and the company Global Voice Group (GVG) made their new partnership official. The goal is to improve network quality and security and make it even…

By: Tom Jackson. How tech companies are helping authorities operate more efficiently. Throughout Alan Knott Craig Jr’s career, he has taken in various telecoms and broadband companies, as well as failed chat app Mxit, but it is arguably from working…

By: Africa Tech. As the global digital economy expands, and with Covid-19 changing the way we conduct business, Digital Identity is becoming increasingly important, especially given its impact on SDG target 16.9, which calls for “legal identity for all.” As…

By CIO East Africa. Since COVID-19 hit us hard a year ago, the world has never been the same again. One thing that rapidly changed is society’s approach towards a cashless economy. Are you ready for it? The Race Towards…

By Soko Directory Team. Give a brief background of GVG and who they are. Global Voice Group, founded in 1998 and present in 11 countries, is a global provider of ICT and RegTech solutions for governments and regulatory bodies. GVG…

As published on Khusoko. In today’s mobile-first society, the relevance of mobility data to governments and regulators cannot be understated. The world is moving towards the age of digitization and data is aptly referred to as the “king”, given the…

Published on: The Standard. Human interaction with the planet has caused many problems, including the degradation of biodiversity and the rapid onset of a planetary climate change emergency. Unless public and private sectors across the globe understand the associated risks…

By Charndré Emma Kippie on Topco Media. Last year’s Africa Tech CEO of the Year Award winner, James Claude of the Global Voice Group (GVG), is known for his stellar approach to prioritising people first when it comes to business,…

By Jenna Delport on IT News Africa. The Lesotho Communications Authority (LCA) and the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) have begun the implementation of a system to monitor national and international telecommunications traffic. The system is expected…

Published in print, in The East African By Faustine Ngila. The East African region has experienced tremendous growth in broadband connectivity, owing to the landing of the undersea fibre optic cables along the coast, with the result being a reduction…

By Sid Chudasama on CIO East Africa. Cyber security has taken its place at the top of every organizations priority list. Laurent Sarr, Director of Technology at GVG, walks us through just how critical cyber security is for a digitally…

Published on Kapital Afrik. By leveraging technological innovation and Big data, Africa’s economy has remained resilient in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, while driving an inclusive economy for its citizens. To ensure sustainability of the continent’s initiatives, digital monitoring,…

By Daryl Bhana, featured on the Mail & Guardian. Cybercrime is an issue that has plagued South Africa for many years, with the scale increasing significantly during the Covid-19 pandemic. The cyber exposure index ranks South Africa sixth on the list…

By Bulawayo24. THE country will soon put a cutting-edge system that will effectively monitor telecommunications traffic as the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (Potraz), edges closer to complete its infrastructure improvement plans. Potraz announced in June that it intended to&hell

By: Alex Malanga – The Citizen. Dar es Salaam. A global RegTech firm (which deals with the management of regulatory processes within the financial industry through technology) has implemented its mobile money compliance platform in Tanzania in deliberate efforts to…

From: IT Web. Technological innovation, and often that which is digitally-enabled, is underpinning the extraordinary pace of advancement globally, and no industry is immune to the disruptive forces. A relatable example has been the disruption of many long-standing blue-chip consumer…