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Ghana to Extend National RA Audit to Mobile Money

Ghana's Minister of Communication stated that regulatory monitoring was needed to protect customers from crime and also to identify the finance of terrorism.

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Power Posing and Presentations

Do you want advice from people who face similar challenges to you? Or would you prefer to spend hours listening to (over) confident salesmen?

Tension Between Brands and E-Commerce Platforms

Trademarked brands are withdrawing goods from online retailers like Amazon because they are upset with the sale of counterfeits.

Are Subtitles an Anti-Piracy Measure?

Obtaining a good copy of video and audio content is hard enough; subtitles place an additional demand on pirates.

Telkomsel Share Vid of Busted Simbox Operation

Telkomsel created a YouTube video showing the gear used by a bypass fraudster, but later decided the video was not suitable for an external audience.

You Are in the Money and Identity Business (Whether You Like It or Not)

If you enable somebody else's business, you can also be held responsible for the mishaps that afflict them.

ARTEF Roaming Platform: Scam or Saviour?

GVG is being employed to implement a pan-African roaming settlement platform. Will it stop fraud and prevent African telecoms revenue being leaked overseas?

Teaching 7 Year Olds About Online Piracy

Even little children know more about intellectual property than some of the people embarrassing our profession.

Malawi RA Program Accused of Spying and Nepotism

It is alleged the revenue assurance system deployed by Malawi's regulator can be used to spy on phone users.

Austria Refers Facebook ‘Hate Speech’ Case to EU Court

Should social networks monitor for comments that are similar to those they have previously been forced to remove?

Bypass: Time for a Rethink?

Arguably telcos are being bullied into doing deals with Viber to secure some revenue from OTT bypass traffic.

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