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    Tunisian AgTech Startup NextProtein Pours $39.4 Million into Mexico, One Year After US Expansion

    NextProtein LATAM, a French and Tunisia-born multinational specializing in the production of animal feed...

    Egyptian BNPL Platform ValU Secures $13.2 Million in New Financing Round

    ValU, a leading financial services technology company in the Middle East and North Africa,...

    From Startup CFO to Overnight Millionaire: How SWVL Employee Stock Options Minted a New African Millionaire

    Three years ago, Youssef Salem joined SWVL, a rising Egyptian transportation startup, as their...

    dLocal Devastated in Nigeria: 78% Loss Sees Egypt Become Africa’s Payments King

    In a significant shift within Africa’s financial landscape, Egypt has surpassed Nigeria to become...
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    Fintech Unicorn Wave Caves to Regulators as BCEAO Holds Firm on West Africa’s Payment Deadline

    The $1.7bn mobile money operator joined the PI-SPI system on deadline day alongside 175 institutions—ending closed-loop dominance across the $267bn WAEMU market.

    African Fintech’s Debt Shift Comes With a Catch

    Headline totals hit $1.9bn, but a surge in collateralised debt and shrinking medians reveal a market concentrating around asset-heavy giants.

    Is Talent Export the New Impact Thesis? Daniel Yu’s $100M Fund Makes Its First Bet

    Move signals fund's focus on labour migration as a pathway out of poverty.

    Shuttlers Launches Carpooling Service as Rivals Race for Uber’s Market Share in Nigeria

    Findings by Launch Base Africa found that fares on several ride-hailing platforms operating in Nigeria have risen sharply since Uber’s exit.

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    Fintech Unicorn Wave Caves to Regulators as BCEAO Holds Firm on West Africa’s Payment Deadline

    The $1.7bn mobile money operator joined the PI-SPI system on deadline day alongside 175 institutions—ending closed-loop dominance across the $267bn WAEMU market.

    African Fintech’s Debt Shift Comes With a Catch

    Headline totals hit $1.9bn, but a surge in collateralised debt and shrinking medians reveal a market concentrating around asset-heavy giants.

    The Commoditisation of LLMs Is Driving a Spree of Micro-AI Acquisitions

    Large language models can scrape the web, but they can't replicate deep domain expertise. From Cairo cold-emails to Cape Town acqui-hires, tech giants are paying up to buy niche capabilities.

    IFC Eyes $90M Equity Stake in Airtel Money as London IPO Gathers Momentum

    World Bank arm joins proposed listing of African fintech processing $245bn annually.