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    Revolut Taps Ex-Uber Exec for Morocco Launch, Setting Up Clash with Local Fintechs

    Revolut, which serves 60 million customers and was recently valued at approximately 45 billion, has begun assembling a team in Casablanca.

    From Poor Pay to Truncated Maps: Glovo’s Moroccan Headaches Mount as Regulator Slams Fine

    Protesters allege that the Glovo app recently displayed a map of Morocco without its southern regions.

    Flend Raises $3m in Seed Round to Scale Digital SME Finance Across Egypt

    The Cairo-based fintech startup plans to embed lending into Egypt's real economy through a fully regulated, tech-first platform.

    Breadfast’s Investor Sees Nearly 2x Return as Valuation Climbs Toward $400M

    Egypt's top grocery startup stands out in African portfolio marked by stagnation and write-downs.
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    Munify Lands $3M Seed to Build New Rails for Egypt’s $30bn Remittance ‘beast’

    The startup is headquartered with an international outlook, serving Egyptian expatriates across the U.S., Europe, and the Gulf, while also targeting business .

    Real Estate is Eating Startups: Why Founders Need a Smarter Space Strategy

    The startup graveyard is full of good ideas undone by bad decisions.

    From Trump’s Firing Line to Visa’s Embrace: An African Insurtech’s Survival Story

    The insurtech for farmers saw its future thrown into doubt by a US foreign aid freeze.

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    The startup is headquartered with an international outlook, serving Egyptian expatriates across the U.S., Europe, and the Gulf, while also targeting business .

    Kenya’s Poa Internet Lands $4m to Bridge Urban Digital Divide

    Founded in 2015, Poa Internet has carved out a niche by specifically targeting low and middle-income neighbourhoods often overlooked by larger telcos like Safaricom and Zuku.

    South Africa’s Central Bank Just Bought Half the Country’s Payments Plumbing. Meet PayInc

    South Africa's once-sleepy interbank utility has a new name and a powerful new part-owner in the central bank. The mission? To finally drag the nation away from cash.