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    French Bank’s African Fintech Arm YUP Leaves Investors with Over $8M Loss Post-Liquidation

    Originally launched in 2017 across seven African countries, including Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Ghana, Madagascar, and Cameroon, YUP was Société Générale’s attempt to penetrate Africa’s fast-growing mobile payments market.
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    The Ghanaian University Backing Janngo Capital’s Latest $78M Startup Fund

    The university was founded in 2002 by Patrick Awuah, a former Microsoft engineer.
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    New Crypto Tensions Emerge in Nigeria as Binance Executive Departs Nigerian Prison

    The timing of Gambaryan’s release has stirred fresh debate in Nigeria, given its close alignment with the group’s formation, though neither side has officially linked the two.
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    Nigerian Banks Turn to India for Core Banking Software

    The moves by GTBank and Zenith Bank are emblematic of a wider shift within the Nigerian financial services industry.
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    A little over a year ago, Moniepoint pushed back publicly against a Launch Base Africa report detailing heavy losses at its newly launched UK operation, calling the figures overstated.
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    38% on Boards, 8% in the C-Suite: South Africa’s Illusion of Executive Gender Equality

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