Vincent Matinde

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Regulatory tech, aiming to streamline compliance, makes inroads in Africa

Regulatory technology, also known as regtech, is starting to make inroads among African businesses and government entities looking to streamline the process of compliance, but an explosion of data and a changing regulatory landscape pose challenges.

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What telco mobile money licenses mean for Nigeria’s financial services sector

Mobile money licenses for telcos in Nigeria have the potential to supercharge the financial sector and bring new payment services to underserved areas.

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6 African tech companies transforming the KYC landscape

KYC (Know Your Customer) protocols are difficult to follow in Africa, where much of the population does not have official forms of ID. These KYC tech companies are working to change that.

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Emerging tech deployment by African financial services faces hurdles

While financial organisations in Africa have tapped emerging tech, uptake has been broad but not deep, with users mainly taking advantage of very basic payment services.

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5 underutilized technologies for the African CIO’s watch list

Here's a look at the strengths and weaknesses of five key technologies — NB-IoT, serverless computing, VoIP, NFC (near field communication), and PWAs (progressive web apps) — that are currently underutilized in Africa, but which may yet catch on.

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5 key ICT infrastructure challenges for Africa’s AfCFTA free trade zone

The Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is the largest free trading zone in the world. Here are the 5 key technology and communications developments needed to make it succeed.

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6 top African digital freight management companies

These African technology-enabled shipping companies are using big data, AI, tracking technology, digital analysis to enable enterprises to import and export goods with ease.

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Why robotic process automation (RPA) could be a game-changer in Africa

While more enterprises globally are deploying robotic process automation (RPA) to streamline business processes and optimise costs, low labour costs and the skills gap have slowed RPA adoption in Africa.

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AFRINIC’s spat with Cloud Innovation rings alarm for African internet

The legal feud between the African regional internet registry and the network provider, in the wake of accusations of under-the-table deals for IP addresses, threatens development of Africa's internet infrastructure, tech leaders say.

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5 things for African CIOs to do in the vacuum of data privacy laws

The legal regime for data protection in Africa is fragmented, with only about half of nations in the region enforcing data privacy laws. Here are 5 step CIOs and other tech execs can take to deal with a complicated legal situation.