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    South Africa’s Paymenow Secures $22.4M to Expand Earned Wage Access Across Africa

    With this deal, a wave of South African banks continue their backing for African fintech firms.

    Egypt’s DisrupTech Ventures Backs Nigeria’s Winich Farms in Rare Investment Move

    Winich Farms was founded in 2020 by brothers Riches and Winner Attai, alongside Chichebem Jibunoh.

    Ghanaian Fintech Zeepay Raises $18m Debt to Power Remittance-Led Expansion

    The newest funding round - confirmed to Launch Base Africa by Verdant IMAP, the investment firm that structured and arranged the transaction - marks a significant milestone for the fintech.

    Norfund Backs Nigeria’s OmniRetail in $20M Round — Its First Direct African Startup Investment

    The funding follows significant internal achievements: OmniRetail became EBITDA positive in 2023 and net profitable in 2024, a rare milestone for African B2B commerce startups.
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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.

    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 into East Africa, targeting lenders who struggle to underwrite borrowers because reliable credit information remains scarce and disconnected across the region. CreditChek, founded in Lagos in 2021 by Kingsley Ibe and...

    The 90-Day Value Window: The New Playbook for Tech Hiring?

    Instead of matching salaries offered by banks, telcos, or remote global employers, early-stage companies can win by...

    South African Fintech Flagship Yoco Buys Restaurant Software Platform Dyner.ai

    The South African payments group is bolting on an AI-native operating system for restaurants, while a new European CEO prepares to take the helm.

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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.

    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...

    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.

    African Startup Deal Tracker — Newest Deals

    Here’s a closer look at the notable under-the-radar investment activity we’re tracking this month.