More

    Policy & Regulations Forum

    Morocco’s Fintech Revolution Hits the Snooze Button

    Just weeks after celebrating an 'open' payments market, incumbent CMI gets additional edge citing bureaucracy and a major football tournament.

    Nigeria’s New Tax Teeth Bite Into Fintech’s Public Debt Party

    This new rule targets the very instruments fintechs had come to love.

    Kenya’s Crypto ‘Grey Zone’ Ends: Operators Have 12 Months to Join Annual Licensing Club

    The new law creates a dual-oversight model that pragmatically divides responsibilities between existing regulators rather than inventing yet another government agency.

    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.
    spot_img

    Keep exploring

    Khazna Joins Egypt’s Consumer Finance M&A Rush With Pharos Acquisition

    A regulatory clampdown has turned existing consumer finance licences into scarce commodities, sparking a rush of high-stakes deals across Cairo.

    Aries Media Ventures Launches Fund I to Back Underfunded Mediatech Startups in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Former NBCUniversal exec is ditching Hollywood to back African mediatech

    Two Exits in Six Years: Dan Kleinbaum’s GTXN Acquired by Luno

    Deal gives the crypto exchange an owned settlement layer across developed–emerging market corridors - but proposed South African rules may restrict the very activity it enables.

    Cairo’s BPO Ecosystem Opens a New Front for Transatlantic Dealmaking

    While greenfield setups remain the main vehicle for corporate expansion in Egypt's tech export sector, cross-border M&A is emerging as an alternative for North American buyers seeking rapid scale.

    Latest articles

    Khazna Joins Egypt’s Consumer Finance M&A Rush With Pharos Acquisition

    A regulatory clampdown has turned existing consumer finance licences into scarce commodities, sparking a rush of high-stakes deals across Cairo.

    Aries Media Ventures Launches Fund I to Back Underfunded Mediatech Startups in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Former NBCUniversal exec is ditching Hollywood to back African mediatech

    9,228 Daily Swaps: Egyptian Billionaire-Backed Blu EV Tests the Limits of Battery-as-a-Service in MENA

    Naguib Sawiris's battery-swapping group has built the largest network of its kind in the Middle East and North Africa. Whether each cabinet earns back the batteries it cycles is a question it has not answered.

    South African IoT Scaleup Karooooo Takes on Debt to Hoard AI Memory Chips

    The central question is whether the chip stockpile proves to be prudent insurance or an expensive bet.