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    Nigerian E-Mobility Startup MAX Extends Series B3 to $29M with Backing from Nithio

    The company reported in January 2026 that it had reached profitability in Nigeria, its largest and most complex market.
    Industry

    Nine Years After Its Founding, OPay’s IPO Filing Leaves Questions Over Employee Stock Options

    A court judgment proves OPay granted share options in 2020. Its US filing never mentions them, and investors are left to guess whether that’s a gap or a non-issue.
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    The 90% Collapse: How US Tech and Infrastructure Debt Turned African AI Into a Rounding Error

    The divergence threatens to hollow out the continent’s early‑stage software pipeline and risks a brain drain of technical talent.
    Industry

    Morocco’s Done.ma Raised $2M to Challenge Glovo. Now It Faces Bankruptcy Speculation

    The Rabat-based super app's mobile application is unavailable and the company has not communicated publicly for several days.
    Policy & Regulations Forum

    Egypt Launches Startup Authority as Battle for Founders Intensifies

    The question is whether administrative reform can outweigh the advantages offered by Gulf ecosystems.
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    Egypt’s Biggest Bank Backs Fintech Unicorn MNT-Halan at $1.4bn Valuation

    The National Bank of Egypt is the country’s largest and oldest bank, founded in 1898. It holds a 38.3% market share of total banking assets in Egypt.
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    CreditChek Raises $600,000 to Expand Credit Data Infrastructure in East Africa

    A Nigerian credit infrastructure company has raised $600,000 to extend its data aggregation platform...
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    The Kwik Shuffle: How a French Share Issue Put an African Tech Asset Beyond a European Court’s Reach

    The central conflict in the liquidation report involves an aggressive corporate restructuring that occurred months after the bankruptcy was declared.
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    Remittance Fintechs Brace for Longer Delays and Higher Fees Across Central Africa

    The Bank of Central African States is tightening its grip on diaspora transfers, placing compliance pressure on payment service providers.
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    Profitable Egyptian Fintech Blnk Raises $37.1m in Equity and Debt

    The Cairo-based fintech, which offers instant loans at merchant checkouts, plans to launch a credit card and expand its reach to women and unbanked Egyptians
    Policy & Regulations Forum

    The Airtime Credit War: Nigeria Tangles with an Elusive FinTech Giant

    The dispute exposes a deeper structural ambiguity.
    Industry

    3IF Ventures Hits $12m First Close for Africa’s First Dedicated Insurtech Fund

    The close signals institutional appetite for a corner of African fintech that has long been overshadowed by payments and lending.
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    DBSA Doubles Down on EV Charging With Backing for Zimi

    The investment follows the DBSA's $5.6m (R100m) commitment to Zero Carbon Charge last year
    Analysis & Opinions

    Charging Depots, Battery Swaps and Fleet Finance: The 5 Models Winning African EV Capital

    A Launch Base Africa analysis of publicly disclosed electric mobility deals across 2025 and the first half of 2026 shows capital clustering around five distinct business models .
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    Nigerian E-Mobility Startup MAX Extends Series B3 to $29M with Backing from Nithio

    The company reported in January 2026 that it had reached profitability in Nigeria, its largest and most complex market.
    Industry

    Nine Years After Its Founding, OPay’s IPO Filing Leaves Questions Over Employee Stock Options

    A court judgment proves OPay granted share options in 2020. Its US filing never mentions them, and investors are left to guess whether that’s a gap or a non-issue.
    Policy & Regulations Forum

    The ₦100m Question Facing Lagos’ Gaming Founders

    A 30-day regulatory crackdown threatens to cut off mobile billing for the state's booming indie developers.
    Ecosystem News

    Airtel Money Begins Unconditional Trading on London Stock Exchange in Landmark African Fintech Listing

    Shares in the mobile payments group, spun out of telecoms operator Airtel Africa, start full dealings after a subdued conditional trading period that valued the business at £5.3bn

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