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    Why Kenya’s Crypto Clampdown Is a Fortress for Banks

    The new virtual asset rules demand high capital, local custody, and bank-held reserves - creating a moat that traditional lenders are perfectly positioned to fill.
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    Policy & Regulations Forum

    From Binance Unblocks to Total Ban: Ethiopia Targets Crypto Wallets in Expanding Digital Asset Ban

    The National Bank of Ethiopia has declared the mere “safekeeping” of virtual assets illegal unless explicitly authorised.
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    Policy & Regulations Forum

    The Executive Order Behind Nigeria’s Crypto Licensing Confusion

    The industry’s scepticism is rooted in experience.
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    Equity Dispute Puts OPay’s Employee Share Scheme Under Scrutiny Ahead of Potential IPO

    A Lagos labour court has dismissed a former employee's claim to shares he says were owed under a stock option scheme, in a ruling that lands weeks after OPay began preparing for a US listing.
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    MNT-Halan Shifts From Risky SME Lending as ‘Super-App’ Strategy Lifts Third-Quarter Profit

    The group has actively curtailed its exposure to higher-risk SME lending, which previously formed a larger share of its disbursements.
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    African Startup Deal Tracker — Newest Deals

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

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    Nine Years After Its Founding, OPay’s IPO Filing Leaves Questions Over Employee Stock Options

    A court judgment proves OPay granted share options in 2020. Its US filing never mentions them, and investors are left to guess whether that’s a gap or a non-issue.
    Industry

    M-KOPA’s Product Margins Halve as Lending Becomes the Main Event

    The African fintech’s gross profit from device sales fell to $57.9m even as revenue rose 45%, exposing a structural shift in the economics of financing smartphones and e-bikes for the continent’s informal earners.

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    MNT-Halan Shifts From Risky SME Lending as ‘Super-App’ Strategy Lifts Third-Quarter Profit

    The group has actively curtailed its exposure to higher-risk SME lending, which previously formed a larger share of its disbursements.
    Updates

    African Startup Deal Tracker — Newest Deals

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

    SA Fintech Yoco Snags $100m Private Credit Facility to Scale SME Lending

    As traditional banks hesitate, the TPG-backed payments group turns to global private credit to shrink South Africa's ZAR 350bn SME credit deficit.
    Analysis & Opinions

    In 2026, Just One in Ten African Startup Rounds Is Led by Local Money

    Local banks and funds are appearing in more deals, but they still rarely lead equity rounds, according to Launch Base Africa’s deal records.

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