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    How Moving Goalposts Are Freezing Francophone West Africa’s Fintech Scene

    For investors considering Francophone West Africa’s fintech sector, the past eighteen months have been ‘a study in uncertainty’.

    School Fees, Secret Loans, and a CEO Ban: Inside Egypt’s Wildest Fintech Scandal

    The regulatory fallout from the Global Paradigm affair signals that Cairo’s toleration for aggressive fintech origination tactics has reached its limit.

    Long Detection Lag: The Thread Running Through Senegal’s Fintech Heists

    Several insider-fraud cases in twelve months share less to do with the amounts stolen than with how long nobody noticed.

    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.
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    Nomaswazi Phumo, Head of Strategy of Leagas Delaney South Africa, writes from Cape Town, South Africa

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    The transaction is consistent with Swedfund’s demonstrated strategic priority.

    How Moving Goalposts Are Freezing Francophone West Africa’s Fintech Scene

    For investors considering Francophone West Africa’s fintech sector, the past eighteen months have been ‘a study in uncertainty’.

    Five Countries, Half a Million Dollars: Inside Nigeria’s New Startup Funding Math

    Nigerian founders are not failing to raise capital so much as raising it through instruments that didn't used to be the plan.