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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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    Two Canadian fintechs built to move money between Canada and Africa have now failed within the space of two years. The pattern is unlikely to be coincidental.

    Nigerian EV Startup MAX Secures $8m Debt to Power Pan-African Expansion

    Metro Africa Xpress (MAX), the Nigerian-born electric mobility and fintech platform, has secured $8m in debt financing from Dutch impact investor Triple Jump. The capital injection marks a significant step in the company’s transition toward an asset-backed lending model designed to scale its green...

    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

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    Two Shutdowns in Two Years Raise Questions Over Canada-Africa Fintech Economics

    Two Canadian fintechs built to move money between Canada and Africa have now failed within the space of two years. The pattern is unlikely to be coincidental.

    Nigerian EV Startup MAX Secures $8m Debt to Power Pan-African Expansion

    Metro Africa Xpress (MAX), the Nigerian-born electric mobility and fintech platform, has secured $8m...

    France’s Digital Africa Launches $58M Seed Fund to Back Overlooked African Tech Markets

    The pan-African initiative backed by the French development finance system is launching its first dedicated seed vehicle, targeting 30 startups across 20 countries.

    Namibia’s Bellatrix Launches $10M Fund to Tackle Southern Africa’s ‘Capital Desert’

    The fund represents a rare equity-focused play from Namibia, a country better known for its commodities and institutional pension funds than its tech exports.