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Changes to Banking Laws Introduced by Tanzania’s Finance Act

This article provides an overview of the key changes introduced by the Finance Act, No. 6 of 2024 to the banking sector in Tanzania. The Finance Act was enacted on 30 June 2024 and came into operation on 1 July 2024. It introduces significant amendments made to several la..

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Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

Enhancing supervision in the banking sector: A review of the Draft Banking (Penalties) Regulations, 2024

The Central Bank of Kenya recently published the Draft Banking (Penalties) Regulations, 2024, whose defining features are a marked departure from the Banking (Penalties) Regulations, 1999 which they will be seeking to repeal. In this article, we highlight some noteworthy ..

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ENSafrica

The regulation of open banking in South Africa

“Open banking” involves the use of an application programming interface (“API”) and open-source technology to allow third-party developers, such as fintechs, to access data traditionally held by banks and develop applications or services around such data.

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