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    Glint, Egyptian VC Firm, Targets Early-Stage Startups Selling Abroad with New $6 Million Fund

    Egyptian investment firm Glint announced the initial closing of its second venture capital fund,...

    Fractional Executives: Executive Search CEO Shares How Top Companies in Africa Are Accessing Top Talent for Less

    In the heart of the booming startup scene in Africa, a new approach to...

    Senegalese B2B E-commerce Startup Maad Secures $3.2 Million to Streamline FMCG Distribution in Africa

    Maad, a Senegalese B2B e-commerce startup, has secured a significant $3.2 million seed funding...

    Global South VC Capria Ventures Appoints African Partner to Double Down on Investment

    Global South venture capital leader Capria Ventures has announced the promotion of Mobola da-Silva...
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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.