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Biometric SIM registration is the process of using biometric data, such as fingerprints or facial recognition. Sam Ngendahimana
Technology

Rwanda pilots biometric data use in SIM card registration

Thursday, September 12, 2024
EAC Secretary General Veronica Nduva (3rd right) in a group photo with participants at the two-day roundtable discussion. In the front row are (from left) Prof Njuguna Ndung’u of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, EAC Deputy Secretary General Annette Ssemuwemba, Dr Joy Maria Kategekwa of AfDB, Allen Asiimwe of TradeMark Africa, and Amani M’Bale of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, on Wednesday, September 11. COURTESY OF EAC
Africa

Region’s Central Banks urged to embrace technology, facilitate cross-border trade

Wednesday, September 11, 2024
RIB paraded 45 individuals suspected of stealing money through mobile money platforms on Monday, September 9.
Crime

What tricks do mobile money fraudsters use to scam Rwandans?

Monday, September 09, 2024
Some of the 45 suspects that were paraded on Monday.
Crime

PHOTOS: RIB parades 45 mobile money fraud suspects

Monday, September 09, 2024
SIM card registration or SIM swaps within 48 hours will face a fine of Rwf 2,000,000. Photo Courtesy
Technology

Telcos face hefty fines for illegal SIM registrations

Friday, August 30, 2024
Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA) announced new measures on Tuesday, August 20, seeking to tighten penalties for SIM card holders involved in fraudulent activities.
Technology

RURA announces new measures to curb mobile money scams

Wednesday, August 21, 2024
Miners on duty in a tunnel at Mageragere mining site. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Economy

Rwanda plots “improved” procedures for beryllium exports

Friday, August 09, 2024
RIB has in its custody a Rwandan man suspected of swindling $10 million in an online foreign exchange trading scheme since 2020.
Crime

How man, wife duped 500 people in $10m online forex fraud

Wednesday, August 07, 2024
Some of the repatriated 23 Ugandan citizens who were victims of human trafficking in Myanmar, soon after arriving at Entebbe International Airport on Thursday, May 23.
Africa

Uganda brings back 23 citizens rescued from human traffickers in Myanmar

Friday, May 24, 2024
A group of suspects who ran a fraudulent scheme to steal money from people through mobile money. They were paraded at RIB headquarters. File
Crime

Are mobile phone, online scammers getting more sophisticated?

Friday, May 24, 2024
Cryptocurrency, like bitcoin, operates on blockchain technology for verification.
Technology

Modern scammers’ tactics for crypto theft

Thursday, May 02, 2024
Some residents who were affected by disasters after getting the support from an NGO called Good Change Rwanda in Jali Sector in 2019. File

Why the unease with new NGO bill when it works for everyone?

Tuesday, April 23, 2024