Tag: mobile money
Cities of Gold or the Final Meltdown? Nobody Can Predict the Future of Bitcoin
Is it brave or foolish to seek USD1bn to build a Bitcoin City? Risk can be hard to evaluate but there are also downsides to doing nothing.
Zimbabwean Government Keeps Crushing Mobile Money
Mobile services that allow ordinary Zimbabweans to escape inflation by exchanging money into US dollars are being shut down.
Ghana’s Telcos Collectively Block 28,000 SIMs in Common Bid to Stop Mobile Money Fraud
Tricky fraudsters deliberately misspell their messages in the hope of evading automated filters.
Uganda Removes Mobile Money Kiosks from Kampala
The local authority that said Kampala's mobile money kiosks were illegal had previously issued licenses for the kiosks and charged fees for those licenses.
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.
Indian Regulator Proposes Zero Rating for Mobile Banking USSD Messages
TRAI believes the goal of financial inclusion has been hampered because USSD costs too much relative to other mobile services.
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.
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.
Australia, Malaysia, Singapore and South Africa to Trial Cross-Border Central Bank Digital Currency Exchange
Project Dunbar is a threat to existing intermediaries and an opportunity to create better services for networked customers.
Mobile Money Fraudsters to Be Blocked by All Ghana’s Networks
MTN Ghana CEO Selorm Adadevoh says financial cybercrime is a national security threat but not all agree with his anti-fraud policies.
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