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    How L’Afrique Excelle Rewrote the Rules of Startup Investment in Francophone Africa

    In May 2019, Serge Boupda found himself in the spotlight at the Vivatech trade fair in Paris, pitching his startup, Diool, to a room of eager investors. His goal was to secure $1.5 million in funding. Boupda’s Diool, a fintech company that had pivoted from a mobile recharge retailer to a financial services platform for small merchants in Cameroon...
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    Nigeria’s Central Bank Lifts Suspension on New Accounts for OPay, Kuda Bank

     The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has lifted its restriction on new customer onboarding...
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    Britain’s First Digital Bank Unicorn, Revolut, Takes on African Remittance Startups

    London-based Revolut, the UK’s first digital bank to achieve a $1 billion valuation, is...
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    EASTERN AFRICA

    African Agtech Startup Gro Intelligence, Funded by EchoVC, Crashes Despite $100M+ Investment

    Gro Intelligence, a Nairobi-founded agricultural insights platform and once a promising unicorn in the...
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