Africa’s Satellite Internet Price War Is Real. SMEs Are Still Paying Too Much.
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Starlink and OneWeb have driven down satellite internet prices across Africa — but structural costs keep SMEs priced out.
Luno Launches Prediction Markets in Nigeria and South Africa — and Tests Regulatory Boundaries
Luno’s prediction markets product — daily price bets on Bitcoin and Ethereum — sits in a classification no-man’s-land between derivatives and gambling.
DRC’s Digital Code Goes Live in July. Are Africa’s Platform Operators Ready?
The DRC’s Digital Code takes effect July 2026. The compliance requirements for platform operators — and the enforcement risk for those unprepared.
CBN’s BVN Phone Lock: Nigeria Tightens the Fraud Screws on Fintech
The CBN now ties Bank Verification Numbers to a single registered phone number. The fraud control logic — and the compliance implications.
NCC’s TIRMS Framework: Nigerian Telecoms Must Give 14 Days’ Notice Before SIM Deactivation
Nigeria’s NCC has established minimum notice rights for mobile subscribers before SIM deactivation under the new TIRMS framework.
CBN’s Double Mandate: Nigeria Fintechs Face Compounded AI Compliance Deadlines
Nigerian fintechs face simultaneous biometric and AI-AML compliance deadlines — and the rebuild is more expensive than either mandate alone.
South Africa’s MDPMI Final Report: Google Pays R688M — What Africa’s Media Industry Can Learn
South Africa’s media-platform bargaining report concludes with a R688M Google payment. The template it creates for African media.
Nigeria’s VARA Framework: Africa’s Largest Crypto Market Rewrites the Rules Without a New Law
Nigeria has created a binding crypto regulatory framework through administrative action — no new legislation required.
Nigeria’s CBN Makes AI Mandatory in Anti-Money Laundering Compliance
The Central Bank of Nigeria has embedded AI into its AML compliance framework — the first time machine learning is mandatory under Nigerian banking law.
Rwanda’s Dual-Track: CBDC Pilots and Virtual Asset Regulation Running in Parallel
Rwanda’s National Bank is simultaneously running a CBDC pilot and building a virtual asset regulatory framework. How the two tracks relate.
