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    Diplomatic Showdown: US Congress Pressures Biden to Free Binance Executive Detained in Nigeria

    In an urgent appeal, a coalition of US lawmakers has called on President Joe...

    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...

    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...

    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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    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.