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Welcome U-Turn Sees 43% Cut to Tanzania’s Mobile Money Tax

By Eric Priezkalns 8 Jul 2022 Digital Money

Other governments should also seek to learn from Tanzanian policies that backfired.


AML Compliance for High-Growth E-wallet Markets

By George Bolt 10 Jun 2022 Digital Money

Mobile money and online payment services have driven the rapid rise of e-wallets, forcing businesses to deploy dynamic technology to tackle money laundering.


Would You Implant a Phone-Readable COVID Passport Microchip in Your Hand?

By Eric Priezkalns 14 Jan 2022 Privacy & Intellectual Property

This article is really about some dubious Swedish businessmen and why the world’s media gave them free advertising.


Modi Bitcoin Twitter Hack Offers a Clue about the Future of Disinformation

By Eric Priezkalns 16 Dec 2021 General

75mn followers of the Indian Prime Minister were encouraged to buy Bitcoin, but it seems none of them did.


UK Regulator Considers New Protections for Telco Customers in Debt

By Eric Priezkalns 3 Aug 2021 Risk, Fraud & Security

Ofcom wants to ensure fair treatment of comms customers in debt although disconnections have not increased during the pandemic.


Overcoming Adversity: One Lesson Learned from Writing 2,000 Articles

By Eric Priezkalns 22 Jun 2021 General

Persistence is key to success. Challenges are overcome through cooperation. The web provides a way to find like-minded people.


Poll: Summer Conference in London?

By Eric Priezkalns 8 Mar 2021 Education & Conferences

The UK has given vaccination doses to 29 percent of the population, leading the government to project the lifting of all coronavirus restrictions on June 21.


Why Telecoms Fraud Is Like a Virus

By Eric Priezkalns 18 Feb 2021 Risk, Fraud & Security

Forensic investigator, lawyer and cybercrime expert Jacqueline Fick was the guest for Episode 7 of the current season of RAG TV.


RAG TV: Education, Information and Pattern Detection

By Eric Priezkalns 30 Jul 2020 Education & Conferences

Episode 7 of RAG TV featured Ingrid Azzopardi, who leads the internal audit function at Maltese operator GO, and machine learning guru Dr. George Bolt of Neural Technologies.


US Threatens to Cut Off Four More Telcos for Spreading COVID-19 Spam

By Eric Priezkalns 22 May 2020 Nuisance & Spam

The FCC and FTC accused telcos in Canada, the UK and USA of either originating or transmitting fraudulent robocalls.


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