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    Nigeria’s Taxman is Coming for Tech. Should Founders and Workers Be Worried?

    Nigerian tech workers risk double taxation under a system that relies on speculative guesses about their bank activity rather than verified financial data.

    Wave and MTN Locked Out of BCEAO’s New Payment Network

    The Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) is set to flick the switch on its long-awaited regional instant payment system tomorrow, September 30.

    Ghana’s Digital Lenders Face a Costly Upgrade: $162K License Fees and No More Public Shaming

    Lenders are explicitly forbidden from compounding interest on short-term loans.

    Who Replaces a Founder-CEO? Africa’s Top Startups’ Succession Playbooks Are Taking Shape

    After a decade of hustle, a wave of founder-CEOs are handing over the keys. But who will succeed them? We dig deeper.
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    Fintech Unicorn Wave Caves to Regulators as BCEAO Holds Firm on West Africa’s Payment Deadline

    The $1.7bn mobile money operator joined the PI-SPI system on deadline day alongside 175 institutions—ending closed-loop dominance across the $267bn WAEMU market.

    The Commoditisation of LLMs Is Driving a Spree of Micro-AI Acquisitions

    Large language models can scrape the web, but they can't replicate deep domain expertise. From Cairo cold-emails to Cape Town acqui-hires, tech giants are paying up to buy niche capabilities.

    Is Talent Export the New Impact Thesis? Daniel Yu’s $100M Fund Makes Its First Bet

    Move signals fund's focus on labour migration as a pathway out of poverty.

    Shuttlers Launches Carpooling Service as Rivals Race for Uber’s Market Share in Nigeria

    Findings by Launch Base Africa found that fares on several ride-hailing platforms operating in Nigeria have risen sharply since Uber’s exit.

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    Fintech Unicorn Wave Caves to Regulators as BCEAO Holds Firm on West Africa’s Payment Deadline

    The $1.7bn mobile money operator joined the PI-SPI system on deadline day alongside 175 institutions—ending closed-loop dominance across the $267bn WAEMU market.

    The Commoditisation of LLMs Is Driving a Spree of Micro-AI Acquisitions

    Large language models can scrape the web, but they can't replicate deep domain expertise. From Cairo cold-emails to Cape Town acqui-hires, tech giants are paying up to buy niche capabilities.

    IFC Eyes $90M Equity Stake in Airtel Money as London IPO Gathers Momentum

    World Bank arm joins proposed listing of African fintech processing $245bn annually.

    African Startup Deal Tracker — Newest Deals

    Here’s a closer look at the notable under-the-radar investment activity we’re tracking this month.