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Finding the Right Balance: A Toolkit for Regulating Digital Financial Services in Emerging Markets
The number of financially excluded adults has dropped from 2.5 billion in 2011 to 1.7 billion in 2017, thanks largely to digital financial services (DFS). However, finding the right regulatory balance for these services is not easy: Too much regulation can undermine the business case for DFS, while too little can leave consumers exposed. Anton Didenko and Ross Buckley at the University of New South Wales discuss a recent paper that seeks to address these challenges through a comprehensive analytical framework – what they call the Regulatory Diagnostic Toolkit.
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Airtel Africa Looks at $1 Billion London Listing
Airtel Africa is looking to trade on the main market of the London Stock Exchange , using its premium listing segment, which has more stringent rules than the European Union’s minimum requirements, and sell 25 percent of new shares to reduce existing debt.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Africa’s Biggest Mobile Operator Is Struggling to Protect Its Users’ Digital Rights
A new study shows some of the world’s biggest communications companies are still lagging behind, inadequately informing users about how their data is collected, with whom it is shared, and why.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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New Banking Model At Play In Nigeria
Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, with about 190 million people, wants 80% of its citizens in the banking system by the end of 2020. The central bank reports that 36.8% of the adult population is excluded from the financial system.
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- Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Hits and Misses at Safaricom Amid Swelling Billions in Profit
During the announcement of full year results on Friday, Safaricom Chief Executive Bob Collymore told investors the company was reviewing some of its products and services that failed to gain expected traction among consumers.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Safaricom CEO to Leave as Row Erupts Over Successor: Sources
Bob Collymore has helped to build Safaricom into East Africa’s most profitable company, thanks to the popular mobile money transfer service M-Pesa and a growing customer base.
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- Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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T-Mobile Tries to Disrupt Banking
There are a lot of reasons people don't have a bank account. Some are wary of banks in general and others worry about making small mistakes that lead to overdraft charges. That's a problem T-Mobile is addressing with its new service.
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- North America
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Gates Foundation’s Mojaloop Finance Code Gains in Africa And Asia
Mojaloop will make payments faster, and through its centralist directory, more secure, said DFS.
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