Author: Nathan Adams

Africa and Asia will be the leaders that other regions will follow when it comes to the Fintech boom. This is just the beginning of the “unmasking” of the intersection between finance regulation and technology that is detailed in the new book, Fintech: Law and Regulation: An African Perspective. The book was edited by Professor Vivienne Lawack, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Academic at the University of the Western Cape (UWC). It is a first-of-its-kind analysis of Fintech. “FinTechs are firms that identify gaps or inefficiencies in the services provided by incumbent financial institutions. They address these gaps or inefficiencies by developing…