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    Nigeria’s BFREE Secures $2.95 Million Funding to Transform Risk Management in African Credit Markets

    In a significant development for the financial technology sector, BFREE, the ethical credit manager...
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    FairMoney in Talks to Acquire Neobank Umba, Eyes African Expansion

    Paris-based fintech, FairMoney, is currently in early-stage negotiations to acquire Umba, a neobank operating...
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    Carbon Acquires Vella Finance and Launches AI-Powered Business Banking Platform

    Carbon, a prominent player in Nigeria’s financial sector, has successfully acquired fintech startup Vella...
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    Nigeria’s Ekiti State Aims to Become Africa’s Silicon Valley with $80 Million Tech Hub Investment

    The African Development Bank (BAD) has announced a groundbreaking initiative, revealing on February 22nd...
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    South African Anti-Fraud Startup Orca Secures $2.35M Seed Round to Protect Emerging Market Payment Rails

    The round was led by pan-African venture capital firm Norrsken22, which previously anchored the company’s $550,000 pre-seed round in early 2024.
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    European VC Newion Leads $2.1M Seed Round for SA Fintech NjiaPay

    The Amsterdam and South Africa-based startup, spun out of communications app Talk360, is bringing European-style payment orchestration to the African mid-market.

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    Western Union and Cassava’s Sasai Target South Africa’s $1bn Outbound Remittance Market

    While the narrative around African remittances often focuses on inflows from Europe and the US, South Africa presents a lucrative inverse opportunity.
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    SolarAfrica Buys Out Its Own Backer in $39m Secondary

    The CESA buyout comes as SolarAfrica is simultaneously executing a broader transition in its business model 

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    South African Anti-Fraud Startup Orca Secures $2.35M Seed Round to Protect Emerging Market Payment Rails

    The round was led by pan-African venture capital firm Norrsken22, which previously anchored the company’s $550,000 pre-seed round in early 2024.
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    European VC Newion Leads $2.1M Seed Round for SA Fintech NjiaPay

    The Amsterdam and South Africa-based startup, spun out of communications app Talk360, is bringing European-style payment orchestration to the African mid-market.
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    Algerian Super-App Yassir Buys Uno Hypermarkets to Fill the Jumia-Shaped Hole

    The rumoured unicorn is capitalising on Jumia's recent market exit by merging its digital ecosystem with a brick-and-mortar footprint.
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    After 14 Years of Bootstrapping, Cybervergent Raises $3M Seed to Scale AI Compliance Platform

    The deal continues a broader trend of Nigerian VCs backing foreign startups or local companies with continental ambitions, as Nigeria’s economy faces mounting macroeconomic challenges.

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