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    Africa’s Two Tech Hubs Get FATF Regulatory Upgrade. Will Global Banks (and VCs) Finally Hit ‘Resume’?

    After a two-year stint in regulatory purgatory, Africa's two largest tech hubs are off the 'grey list'. VCs and payment startups can breathe… a little.

    ‘No Legal Basis’: Morocco Blocks Ride-Hailing, Handing Victory to Taxi Unions

    The country is expected to receive millions of visitors later this year for the 35th edition of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations.

    South Africa’s Scrapped VC Tax Break: A $150k Fraud Case Reveals the Ugly Truth

    For a while, Section 12J of the Income Tax Act was the talk of the town.

    The ₦1.2M Problem: Why a Single New Rule Could Cripple Nigeria’s Fintech Agents

    Now these same companies face rules that could fundamentally break their model.
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    The Cairo-based fintech, which offers instant loans at merchant checkouts, plans to launch a credit card and expand its reach to women and unbanked Egyptians

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    The dispute exposes a deeper structural ambiguity.

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    The close signals institutional appetite for a corner of African fintech that has long been overshadowed by payments and lending.