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    Is HostAfrica Eating Africa’s Web Hosting Industry Alive? The Buyout Blitz Continues

    In a strategic move to strengthen its presence in Nigeria, HostAfrica has announced the...

    South African Biotech Startup Immobazyme Secures $1.3M to Expand Production

    The Stellenbosch-based company, founded in 2019 by a trio of scientists, specializes in pioneering enzyme immobilization and precision fermentation technologies.

    5-Year-Old Fintech Soonicorn TymeBank Captures 10% of South African Market, Eyes NYSE

    TymeBank, a South African digital banking pioneer backed by China’s Tencent Holdings, is set...

    Zimbabwe Invites Comments on Proposed Crypto Regulations: Here’s How to Comment Before June 26

    The government of Zimbabwe is taking significant steps towards regulating the country’s crypto-currency industry,...
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    Out of the Ashes: Swvl’s Rebound Gives VNV Global Its Largest Q3 Gain

    The Egyptian-founded, Nasdaq-listed mass-transit group delivered VNV's largest fair-value boost in the third quarter—a rare bright spot in a portfolio otherwise marked down by private-market multiple compression.

    Circle, Tether, and Ripple: Three Scrambles for Africa’s Stablecoin Plumbing

    Within three weeks, two of the world's largest stablecoin groups bought into the same African payments company.

    M-KOPA’s Product Margins Halve as Lending Becomes the Main Event

    The African fintech’s gross profit from device sales fell to $57.9m even as revenue rose 45%, exposing a structural shift in the economics of financing smartphones and e-bikes for the continent’s informal earners.

    Two Exits in Six Years: Dan Kleinbaum’s GTXN Acquired by Luno

    Deal gives the crypto exchange an owned settlement layer across developed–emerging market corridors - but proposed South African rules may restrict the very activity it enables.

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    Out of the Ashes: Swvl’s Rebound Gives VNV Global Its Largest Q3 Gain

    The Egyptian-founded, Nasdaq-listed mass-transit group delivered VNV's largest fair-value boost in the third quarter—a rare bright spot in a portfolio otherwise marked down by private-market multiple compression.

    Circle, Tether, and Ripple: Three Scrambles for Africa’s Stablecoin Plumbing

    Within three weeks, two of the world's largest stablecoin groups bought into the same African payments company.

    MNT-Halan’s Dutch Parent Cements Control With $71Mn Post-IPO Capital Injection

    The move follows MNT-Halan’s highly anticipated float on the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) on October 20, which was the country’s largest IPO in dollar terms since at least 2021.

    ‘The Harder Problem Starts After the Transfer’: LemFi Founder on Expanding into Credit and Savings

    Cross-border payments start-up bets that the harder problem for migrant customers begins after the money has been sent.