AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoDigital Identity & KYC: ROC’s data-sovereign approach to identity verification highlights how banks are trying to curb fraud while keeping biometric control in-house. Tokenisation & Treasury: Amundi, CACEIS and Ant International say they’ve launched tokenised share classes for a money market fund, aiming at faster, on-chain liquidity management. Payments Expansion in Africa: Yuno is integrating Onafriq’s pan-African rails, while MTN Group Fintech and Ant International plan a Nigeria MoMo super-app rollout. Crypto Market Pulse: Bitcoin is back near $65.5K after the US-Iran peace deal eased oil and inflation fears, but ETF outflows and thin institutional demand keep the rally fragile. Fraud-as-a-Service Warning: Interpol flags “industrialised” financial scams in 2025, with AI deepfakes and cheap fraud tooling accelerating losses. Regulation Tightens: Bank of Ghana orders regulated firms to cut ties with unlicensed crypto platforms offering US-dollar wallets. Fintech IPO Watch: Razorpay confidentially filed draft IPO papers with SEBI, targeting roughly $500M–$600M. Consumer Lending Oversight: Latvia’s quick-loan supervision reform is moving slowly, with lawmakers weighing a shift to the central bank.
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