Why Are AML & Cybersecurity Critical to Africa’s Crypto Future? – IT News Africa
As we close Cybersecurity Awareness Month, one message stands out: Africa’s digital transformation depends on trust.
Cryptocurrency is no longer on the fringe—it’s becoming part of daily life across the continent, reshaping how people send money, invest, and build businesses. But growth without security is fragile. The same tools empowering inclusion can also enable fraud, money laundering, and cybercrime if left unchecked.
This is why strong anti-money laundering (AML) and cybersecurity frameworks are essential—not as compliance checkboxes, but as the foundation of credibility.
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