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    nCino Acquires DocFox: South African Fintech Deal Bolsters Banking Services

    Financial technology giant nCino has announced a significant step forward in its quest to...

    South Africa’s Standard Bank Pours $11M Into Local Fintech Startup Float

    In a significant boost to South Africa’s burgeoning fintech sector, Standard Bank has announced...

    XSML Capital Launches $98.7m African Rivers Fund IV, Doubling Investment Impact in Central and Eastern Africa

    XSML Capital, a prominent growth capital provider to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in...

    South Africa’s Simera Sense Secures $14.8m to Boost Small Satellite Earth Observation

    Simera Sense, a South Africa-based leader in end-to-end optical payload solutions for the small...
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    OPay began life inside Opera in 2018, initially as a mobile wallet and ride-hailing service before quickly pivoting to payments.

    From M-Pesa to Flutterwave: Why Africa Built the Systems the World Now Needs

    "You cannot wait for perfect conditions because perfect conditions are never coming." - Ray Langa, Group CEO of Leagas Delaney South Africa, writes from Johannesburg

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    The current wave of registrations spans a range of business models.

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    UC Berkeley dropout Aubrey Niederhoffer is using food delivery as a wedge to build Africa's next super app. But he is entering a notoriously difficult market.