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Difficulty of Assessing Fraud Losses May Stop Digicel from Obtaining Justice in UPM Simbox Trial

UPM argue Charles Castel, a former Governor of Haiti's central bank, should not be allowed as an expert witness for Digicel.

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).

New GVG National Revenue Assurance Tracking System Launched in Zimbabwe

Global Voice Group dominates traffic monitoring in Africa, but Zimbabwe's curbs on mobile money will interfere with their roadmap.

Does Uganda Intend to Replace Its $20mn National RA System with GVG?

Representatives of Uganda's comms regulator flew 2,300 miles just to 'benchmark' the performance of Ghana's national RA system.

Government Minister Says Mobile Money Revenue Leakages Are a Threat to National Security

Albert Kan-Dapaah, Ghana's Minister for National Security, wants "enhanced cooperation" between state security and tax collectors.

Punches Thrown in Ghana’s Parliament over Proposed Mobile Money Tax

It looked like the ruling NPP tried to break procedure to enact a new tax but some say it was a misunderstanding about using the toilet.

$40mn Budget in Ghana for ‘Revenue Assurance’ of Mobile Money Taxes

Ghana's government imposed a surprise new tax, gave a tax cut, and seemingly found tax leaks within the space of just 3 weeks.

New GVG Payment and Mobile Money Handling Service Will Lead to More Stealth Taxes on Ordinary Africans

After insisting telcos are tax cheats, Global Voice Group now wants to be paid to process transactions it has already been paid to audit.

Ghanaian High Court Stops Regulator and GVG from Violating Mobile Phone Privacy

Data supposedly gathered to track the spread of COVID-19 included each customer's mobile money transactions and bank details.

Regulator Accuses Minister of Demanding Bribes and Sex after GVG Wins National RA Deal in Lesotho

Mamarame Matela, CEO of the Lesotho Communications Authority, has lodged her allegations with the High Court.

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.

Zimbabwe Chooses GVG for National RA System

GVG is such a popular supplier of systems to track calls and mobile money transactions that Zimbabwe's regulator did not complete its public consultation before signing a deal with them.

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