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    Sanari Capital Targets Technology-Driven Growth with New $80M Africa-Focused Fund

    The fund’s investors include prominent South African pension funds and workers' unions.

    Trading Platform Banxso Confronts South Africa’s Investment Regulator in a Rare Fiasco

    According to FSCA statements, Banxso reportedly contacted clients, implying that its FSP license had been reinstated and that it could legally resume trading activities.

    MultiChoice’s Fintech Arm ‘Moment’ Reaches $80M Valuation Following Recent $22M Funding Round

    Founded in 2023, Moment is a joint venture between MultiChoice, payments platform Rapyd, and venture capital firm General Catalyst.

    TymeBank’s Indonesian Expansion Gains Momentum with $2.5M New Funding Support

    This partnership marks Tyme’s strategic expansion into Southeast Asia’s financial landscape, building on its established presence in South Africa and the Philippines while offering Finfra valuable international exposure.
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    Egypt’s Licence Freeze Spawns $95m Tamweely Deal

    Egyptian digital payments and fintech group e-Finance for Digital and Financial Investments has agreed to acquire microfinance provider Tamweely for about EGP4.75bn ($94.5m), in the latest sign that a regulatory freeze on new non-bank financial licences is forcing consolidation through acquisitions. The seller is a...

    Africa’s Founder Exit Wave Is Hitting Health-Tech Hardest

    Growing CEO departures in 18 months mark the end of the continent's "blitz-scaling" era and the uncomfortable arrival of institutional governance.

    From an Angry Post to a $50m Ribbon-Cutting: The Land Battle Behind an Egyptian Deeptech Scaleup’s $50m Factory

    Sixteen months later, on a hot July day in 2026, Egypt's finance minister, Ahmed Kouchouk, returned to a company whose public frustration had once laid bare the country's industrial bureaucracy.

    Airtel Africa Picks London for $245bn Mobile Money IPO but Faces Independence Test

    Rapid growth and 56.5m users make it Africa’s hottest tech float. But privately negotiated intra-group fees threaten to cloud its standalone public valuation.

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    Egypt’s Licence Freeze Spawns $95m Tamweely Deal

    Egyptian digital payments and fintech group e-Finance for Digital and Financial Investments has agreed...

    Africa’s Founder Exit Wave Is Hitting Health-Tech Hardest

    Growing CEO departures in 18 months mark the end of the continent's "blitz-scaling" era and the uncomfortable arrival of institutional governance.

    Once Bitten, Twice Global: Africa’s Stablecoin Darlings Build Their Escape Hatches

    As global investors pour millions into African cross-border infrastructure, local central banks appear to be pushing back.

    Post-Office Relief: US Kills BOI Rules in Stealth Win for Foreign Tech

    By dismantling beneficial ownership registers, Washington inadvertently protected foreign tech entrepreneurs from fines and privacy leaks.