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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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    Branch Closure Rumours Put Egypt’s Non-Bank Finance Regulation Under the Spotlight

    Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has issued a statement categorically denying reports that it ordered the closure or operational suspension of branches operated by non-banking financial institutions, most of them fintech firms.

    Why Africa’s Current Capital Concentration at the Top Isn’t a Temporary Lag

    Fewer than one in twenty newly formed African-focused funds can write a cheque above $10m. The continent's largest deals in the first half of 2026 were financed by debt and by global capital with no African mandate at all.

    Airtel Africa Picks London for $245bn Mobile Money IPO but Faces Independence Test

    Rapid growth and 56.5m users make it Africa’s hottest tech float. But privately negotiated intra-group fees threaten to cloud its standalone public valuation.

    1M Users in 8 Years, 9M in 6: The Smartphone Pivot Driving M-KOPA’s Hypergrowth

    The group now signs up about 10,000 new customers daily.

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    Branch Closure Rumours Put Egypt’s Non-Bank Finance Regulation Under the Spotlight

    Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has issued a statement categorically denying reports that it ordered the closure or operational suspension of branches operated by non-banking financial institutions, most of them fintech firms.

    Why Africa’s Current Capital Concentration at the Top Isn’t a Temporary Lag

    Fewer than one in twenty newly formed African-focused funds can write a cheque above $10m. The continent's largest deals in the first half of 2026 were financed by debt and by global capital with no African mandate at all.

    Egypt’s BNPL Leader ValU Pivots to Payments as Central Bank Tightens Credit Vise

    As the Central Bank of Egypt raises risk weights and tightens bank funding rules, the country’s largest listed consumer lender is looking to fee-based revenue to protect its growth.

    Tokyo State Lenders Back Peach Cars in $3.7M Debt Facility for East Africa Expansion

    Tokyo-based Cordia Directions secures ¥600mn in loans from government-affiliated lenders to expand its Kenyan used-car platform.