Deal gives the crypto exchange an owned settlement layer across developed–emerging market corridors - but proposed South African rules may restrict the very activity it enables.
"Growth is outpacing the structures built to hold it. The answer is not more stores, it is a better middle layer." - Larry Hodes, CEO Grow Franchising & FASA Board Member, writes from Johannesburg.
The Cairo-based firm has quietly returned more than ten times invested capital to its first fund. Its method - rooted in infrastructure built two decades ago for mobile telecoms - is worth examining.
Disruptions to tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz — which typically handles 20% of global oil flows — have slashed exports through the corridor from 20 million barrels per day to 3.8 million during peak disruptions.
"You cannot wait for perfect conditions because perfect conditions are never coming." - Ray Langa, Group CEO of Leagas Delaney South Africa, writes from Johannesburg
UC Berkeley dropout Aubrey Niederhoffer is using food delivery as a wedge to build Africa's next super app. But he is entering a notoriously difficult market.
The deal is the most tangible sign yet that Egypt’s best known digital health platform is pivoting towards a hybrid model at a time when the purely online playbook is struggling
Deal gives the crypto exchange an owned settlement layer across developed–emerging market corridors - but proposed South African rules may restrict the very activity it enables.
