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    Accion Ventures Closes $62M Fund to Hunt for African Fintechs Tackling a $5.7T Market Gap

    The US-based venture capital firm, rebranded from Accion Venture Lab.

    ‘Team Japan’ Goes Big on African Tech as Megabank Sumitomo Backs Novastar

    Japan's second-largest bank is swooping in on African tech and funds in a never-before-seen way.

    Japanese VCs Launch $20m Fund to Bridge Corporate Japan and African Tech

    A wave of Japanese corporates and early-stage funds is headed for Africa.

    After Backing Egypt’s Top Startups and VCs, EBRD Sets Sights on Nigeria

    The bank is currently establishing its first resident office in Lagos.
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    Rabat's regulators confirm the forced break-up of the bank-owned payments monopoly, opening merchant acquiring to a new generation of digital players and slashing transaction fees for small shops.

    Is This the End of the Accelerator Era in African Tech?

    Deal data, donor retreats and a pivot to venture capital and debt are hollowing out the cohort-based accelerator model that once launched a generation of African startups.

    GoCab Recruits Former Anka CEO as Ivory Coast Head Months After Anka’s Collapse

    Tabouré takes operational role at vehicle-financing platform months after the collapse of his e-commerce venture

    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

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    Morocco’s Fintechs Win Access to a Card Payments Market Long Controlled by Banks

    Rabat's regulators confirm the forced break-up of the bank-owned payments monopoly, opening merchant acquiring to a new generation of digital players and slashing transaction fees for small shops.

    Is This the End of the Accelerator Era in African Tech?

    Deal data, donor retreats and a pivot to venture capital and debt are hollowing out the cohort-based accelerator model that once launched a generation of African startups.

    From Pilot to Profit: Kenya’s Jackfruit Finance Takes Its School Lending Model Across East Africa

    The move to a revenue-sharing arrangement marks a transition away from subsidised pilot funding.

    Africa’s Venture-Backed Shutdowns Converge on Two Hotspots in 2026

    Edtech and clean-tech in Kenya, fintech in Nigeria bear the brunt of a prolonged funding drought and investor flight to quality.