African Regulation • Lesson 6 of 6
🏢 Business compliance in Africa
Practical due diligence for digital merchants and platform developers.
Identify the activity
Distinguish education and software development from custody, brokerage, exchange, payments, investment advice and remittances. A technical platform can trigger financial regulation depending on what it actually does.
Build safeguards
Map KYC/KYB and AML/CFT duties where applicable; protect customer information; maintain transaction records; publish accurate pricing, risk warnings and complaint channels.
Cross-border operations
Review licensing, foreign-exchange, tax, sanctions, privacy and consumer obligations for each country served. Hosting a website abroad does not necessarily remove local requirements.
Practical scenario
A merchant directory or e-commerce platform may need privacy and consumer safeguards even if it never handles crypto. Adding custody or payments features can create further obligations.
Technology provider boundary
A software development provider can build tools and documentation, but cannot promise that a client’s business will be legally compliant.
Official sources and verification
Consult the regulator's latest publications, legal texts and licensing records. Links below are starting points, not evidence that any particular provider is authorised.
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