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  • 20 Apr 2021 | American Lawyers Turn Anti-Robocall Law Into Hot Steaming Mess
  • 19 Apr 2021 | Only 1 in 5 Mobile Operators Believe GSMA/3GPP Security Guidelines Cover All Signaling Threats
  • 16 Apr 2021 | RAG Learning Celebrates Third Birthday and Offers New Course on Roaming SMS Fraud
  • 15 Apr 2021 | Why Closing the Digital Divide with Smart Credit and Smart Security Is Good for Everybody
  • 14 Apr 2021 | Last Chance to Benchmark Your Leakage Coverage
  • 13 Apr 2021 | A Brief Guide to the Digital Divide
  • 12 Apr 2021 | Canada Postpones STIR/SHAKEN Deadline Yet Again
  • 9 Apr 2021 | Mobile Money APIs, Society and Risk
  • 8 Apr 2021 | Fake Cryptocurrency Wallets Found on Google and Apple App Stores
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Leadership for Africans (and Everyone Else)

By Eric Priezkalns 21 Jan 2021 Education & Conferences

Some thoughts about the difference between being more advanced and being a leader.


More Hurdles for Mobile Money in Nigeria

By Joseph Nderitu 17 Sep 2020 Digital Money

Nigerian authorities are unnecessarily complicating the delivery of mobile money to the people.


Wangiri Fraud: A Light at the End of the Tunnel

By Joseph Nderitu 24 Feb 2020 Risk, Fraud & Security

The recent wangiri attack upon Kenyans emphasizes the need for global cooperation to prevent wangiri fraud.


Strength in Adversity: Africans Come Together at RAG

By Eric Priezkalns 8 Oct 2019 Education & Conferences

Joseph Nderitu and Willie Hofmeyr both used humor to lighten the stories of corruption they recounted at the RAG Johannesburg conference.


Africa and India to Complete Global Cycle of Risk and Assurance Conferences

By Eric Priezkalns 20 May 2019 Education & Conferences

Johannesburg (October 1-2) and Delhi (February 5-6) join Bonn and Toronto in the global schedule of free RAG conferences.


Surprise Vodacom Tax Bill from DRC Government

By David Morrow 15 May 2019 Risk, Fraud & Security

Vodacom finds itself being squeezed for money by another African government, this time in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).


Algérie Télécom Invites Bids for RAFM Solution

By Marianne Curphey 10 May 2019 General

Respondents to the RFP are expected to have at least 5 years’ experience of installing revenue assurance or fraud management systems.


Which Predictions Were Right?

By Eric Priezkalns 26 Dec 2018 General

Five major trends were described at the beginning of 2018. Did change occur as rapidly as expected?


The Gambia Intends to Implement National RA System

By Eric Priezkalns 20 Sep 2018 Assurance & Audit

Gambia’s President follows the African fashion for automated national revenue assurance audits.


RAG Events Venture Into New Territories

By Eric Priezkalns 4 May 2018 Education & Conferences

Safaricom, Sprint and Batelco have agreed to host telco risk and assurance conferences in Kenya, USA and Bahrain respectively.


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American Lawyers Turn Anti-Robocall Law Into Hot Steaming Mess


Only 1 in 5 Mobile Operators Believe GSMA/3GPP Security Guidelines Cover All Signaling Threats


RAG Learning Celebrates Third Birthday and Offers New Course on Roaming SMS Fraud


Why Closing the Digital Divide with Smart Credit and Smart Security Is Good for Everybody



Last Chance to Benchmark Your Leakage Coverage


A Brief Guide to the Digital Divide


Canada Postpones STIR/SHAKEN Deadline Yet Again


Mobile Money APIs, Society and Risk



RAG TV Season 3

Commsrisk Editor Eric Priezkalns is back presenting a new season of RAG TV! Watch the replays if you miss the live show. Here is the season opener, where Eric and co-presenter Lee Scargall reviewed the events of 2020.

 

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