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    Law, Loops, and Lock-Ups: Behind the Deal That Gave Lesaka a Banking License

    This is not just an acquisition — it’s a balance sheet restructuring disguised as strategic expansion.

    US Senate Waters Down 5% Remittance Tax in Big Win for African Fintechs

    For these companies — names like Chipper Cash, LemFi, Flutterwave, and TapTap Send — a 5% tax on remittances out of the U.S. would have fundamentally altered their business models.

    Bank of Ghana Revives Its List of Unapproved Fintechs

    Just weeks after calling out Yellow Card over its alleged involvement with a dubious stablecoin scheme, the central bank has returned with another blacklist .

    UPDATE – Tax All the Taxable: Nigerian Tech Startups Walk Into 2025 With New Taxes — What’s at Stake?

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