Africa's $3bn payments champion trades Wall Street polish for regional banking steel as executive turnover points to deferred listing plans and domestic regulatory friction.
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.
Backed by the Gates Foundation and run by Salient Advisory, i3 is helping African healthtech startups move beyond donor-funded pilots towards commercial partnerships and sustainable scale. Senior Consultant Somto Chloe Keluo-Udeke discusses the initiative with Launch Base Africa.
Growth-equity deal values Casablanca-based HealthTech platform at a fraction of the billion-dollar threshold, as African healthtech funding remains subdued.
