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    Novastar Ventures Backs Sistema.bio with $3M to Expand Biogas Solutions in Africa

    This marks the first investment from Novastar’s Africa People and Planet Fund III (NVIII).

    LemFi, Led by OPay Alumni, Raises $53M in Series B to Tap into Booming Remittance Market

    LemFi has achieved significant milestones, including processing over $1 billion in monthly payment volume and recording $2 billion in annual transaction volume in 2023.

    Following TymeBank’s acquisition of Retail Capital, FutureGrowth Invests $8.3M in Rival Sourcefin

    Sourcefin, a South African fintech company specializing in alternative funding for small and medium-sized...

    Tyme Group Becomes Africa’s Latest Unicorn After $250 Million Funding Round

    The funding round attracted global heavyweights, including a $150 million investment from Nu Holdings Ltd., Latin America’s largest financial institution.
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    Fintech Unicorn Wave Tightens Its Grip on Senegal With a Push Into Healthcare Payments

    The move places Wave — already one of the most dominant financial technology players in francophone Africa — at the centre of another critical public service.

    From Scale-ups to ‘Foreign Agents’: Uganda’s Fintechs Face a Regulatory Death Sentence

    Ugandans living abroad have found themselves unexpectedly classified as potential threats to the state.

    78% Below Cost: The Unforgiving Math Behind Digital Health Startup Vezeeta’s Pivot to Bricks and Mortar

    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

    Profit, Pivot, and Panic: Swvl Faces Nasdaq Delisting Threat Despite $1.3m Turnaround

    Mobility technology company reports first annual profit since going public, but auditors raise going concern doubt and Nasdaq listing remains under threat

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    Fintech Unicorn Wave Tightens Its Grip on Senegal With a Push Into Healthcare Payments

    The move places Wave — already one of the most dominant financial technology players in francophone Africa — at the centre of another critical public service.

    From Scale-ups to ‘Foreign Agents’: Uganda’s Fintechs Face a Regulatory Death Sentence

    Ugandans living abroad have found themselves unexpectedly classified as potential threats to the state.

    From Mini-Grids to Solar Homes: FEI Expands Its Mandate With $750m Target

    Currently operating with roughly $361m in assets under management (AUM), the fund has already deployed $482m across 25 African countries.

    Ghana-Founded Insurtech Pioneer Bima to be Acquired in $119m Digital Health Roll-Up

    Bima, the insurtech startup that began as a micro-insurance pilot in Ghana and scaled to reach millions across emerging markets.