FSCA unveils strategic plan to elevate financial education ...
05 Jun 2025
Financial Service Intelligence Watch
The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has unveiled its Three-Year Rolling Financial Education Plan (FEP) for 2025–2028, aiming to significantly expand the reach and quality of consumer financial education in South Africa. As part of the regulator’s broader five-year strategic ...
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Africa’s leading private equity firms in 2025
04 Jun 2025
Financial Service Intelligence Watch
Private equity remains a dynamic force in shaping Africa’s economic transformation. As of 2025, the sector is projected to generate deal values nearing $901 million, with West Africa accounting for nearly half. The African Exponent reports that the surge in ...
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WMO warns: 80% chance of record-breaking global heat ...
04 Jun 2025
Financial Service Intelligence Watch
The world is edging dangerously close to breaching critical climate limits, with the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) warning of an 80% likelihood that global temperatures will hit at least one new annual record within the next five years, reports The ...
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Global AML/CFT landscape: How sub-Saharan Africa measures up ...
04 Jun 2025
Financial Service Intelligence Watch
By James George, Compli-Serve The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), through its nine FATF-Style Regional Bodies (FSRBs), continues its rigorous cycle of mutual evaluations, producing a comprehensive overview of how countries are implementing anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) frameworks. ...
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