Tag: africa
Mobile Money: So Much Growth, So Many Questions
Collaboration in fraud prevention has not kept pace with the rate at which users adopt mobile money services.
Survey Highlights Use of Phones for Mobile Banking and Crime across Africa
The KnowBe4 survey of seven African countries found 95% of respondents use their mobile phone for banking or payments.
GVG Wants Africans to Have a Digital Identity So It Is Easier to Tax Them
Siphoning money from stealth taxes on voice is only an intermediary stage in the business plan for Global Voice Group (GVG).
RA Propaganda in Nigeria Shows Folly of Get-Rich-Quick Mentality
The 217mn inhabitants of the world's seventh-largest country are told that telcos need revenue assurance to be imposed from outside.
Saying African Telcos Are ‘Inadequately Prepared’ for Mobile Money Fraud Smacks of Unconscious Racism
The Head of Communications at SAS Institute sees no problem with a wild generalization about Africans and crime.
GSMA Mobile Money Handbook Shows Prejudice Against Revenue Assurance
If regulators should worry about KYC, AML, data protection, fraud and cybersecurity they cannot simply ignore the integrity of revenues.
Mobile Money Growth: Even Better News for Fraudsters
The GSMA says mobile money continues to expand but there is reason to doubt this is matched by investment in RAFM controls.
The Woman Who Made a Career by Smearing African Revenue Assurance
Angela Collings is the most widely-published writer about telecoms revenue assurance that you have never heard of.
Leadership for Africans (and Everyone Else)
Some thoughts about the difference between being more advanced and being a leader.
More Hurdles for Mobile Money in Nigeria
Nigerian authorities are unnecessarily complicating the delivery of mobile money to the people.
Wangiri Fraud: A Light at the End of the Tunnel
The recent wangiri attack upon Kenyans emphasizes the need for global cooperation to prevent wangiri fraud.
Strength in Adversity: Africans Come Together at RAG
Joseph Nderitu and Willie Hofmeyr both used humor to lighten the stories of corruption they recounted at the RAG Johannesburg conference.
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