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    South African Startups Get UK-Backed Path to JSE Listing in New Investment Push

    London-based support aims to fix the "exit gap" for local tech, alongside R500m in projected private finance for SMEs.

    South African Insect Protein Startup Inseco Shuts Down After Raising $5.3M — ‘We Made Some Bad Hires’

    "The most important lesson I've learned is that success isn't just about technology. It's about timing, resilience and a healthy dose of luck."

    Is This the End of Big Tech’s ‘Copy-Paste’ Legal Strategy in Africa?

    This outcome is being seen as a watershed moment.

    Uber and Bolt Are Now Public Transport in South Africa. Here’s What Changes

    Under the amended act, ride-hailing companies face strict new compliance measures.
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    South Africa’s Fintechs Face a Wave of New Data and Open Finance Rules — Here’s the Timeline

    Fintechs that treat this period as worth the resourcing cost are, at minimum, better positioned to anticipate the eventual rules than those that wait for a published standard to react to.

    Why Data Matters as Much as Capital in African Agricultural Finance

    Only 1% of bank lending goes to the agricultural sector in Africa —Desmond Koney, CEO of Complete Farmer, writes from Accra, Ghana.

    LemFi Acquires UK Wealth Platform Wealth8 in Push to Build Migrant Financial Hub

    London-based fintech adds investment services to remittance and credit offering after securing regulatory approval

    From Tax Bots to Farm Finance, Hyper-Local AI Is South Africa’s New Battleground

    In an ecosystem often criticised for importing foreign business models, this wave of localised AI, built on proprietary, hard-to-replicate datasets, represents a native competitive advantage.

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    South Africa’s Fintechs Face a Wave of New Data and Open Finance Rules — Here’s the Timeline

    Fintechs that treat this period as worth the resourcing cost are, at minimum, better positioned to anticipate the eventual rules than those that wait for a published standard to react to.

    Why Data Matters as Much as Capital in African Agricultural Finance

    Only 1% of bank lending goes to the agricultural sector in Africa —Desmond Koney, CEO of Complete Farmer, writes from Accra, Ghana.

    African Startup Deal Tracker — Newest Deals

    Here's a closer look at the notable under-the-radar investment activity we're tracking this month.

    Equity Dispute Puts OPay’s Employee Share Scheme Under Scrutiny Ahead of Potential IPO

    A Lagos labour court has dismissed a former employee's claim to shares he says were owed under a stock option scheme, in a ruling that lands weeks after OPay began preparing for a US listing.