Financial Technology Law and Regulation in Africa

Auteur

Iwa Salami is a Professor of Financial Law and Regulation at the School of Business and Law, University of East London (UEL). She is also the Director of the Centre of FinTech at UEL.

She has published extensively in the field of financial and FinTech regulation and has advised governments, including in Europe and Africa, on this subject. She has sat on national and international policy forums on the future of finance and money, which have resulted in the drafting of national and international regulation and standards. She is currently a member of the Bank of England and HM Treasury, Central Bank Digital Currency Academic Advisory Group.

Texte du rabat

This book comprehensively analyses financial technology law and regulation in Africa and provides domestic and regional perspectives on regulating FinTech in Africa. It studies policy considerations that can assist African policymakers in facilitating a balanced regulatory approach that does not stifle financial innovation.

Contenu

Foreword by Bitange Ndemo 1. Financial technology developments in Africa: Regulatory theories and the regulatory landscape 2. Mobile financial services in Africa: Regulatory framework and future prospects 3. Crowdfunding in Africa: Regulatory framework and future prospects 4. Digital currencies in Africa: Regulatory framework and future prospects 5. Challenges and approaches to regulating decentralised finance in Africa: Reflections on open banking and finance regulation 6. Future of financial technology and innovation in Africa. Concluding Remarks.