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    Newly Licensed Ivorian Fintech CinetPay Embroiled in Money Laundering and Fraud Scandal

    For a company backed by industry giants like Flutterwave, the allegations represent a significant reputational crisis.

    US Crackdown Targets African Remote Workers in American Tech

    Whether you are a developer in Accra or Cape Town, a new wind is brewing.

    Collateral Damage: Ghana’s Latest Remittance Ban Puts Fintech Partnership Model on Notice

    The Bank of Ghana has a flair for public discipline, and its latest targets are some of the biggest names in African remittances, sending a stark warning to the entire ecosystem: choose your partners wisely.

    Egypt’s Central Bank to Fintechs: Time to Grow Up and Get a Board

    The days of running a multi-million EGP operation from a Slack channel are officially numbered.
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    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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    Femi Adeyemo’s departure from Arnergy is the latest in a procession of founder handovers. The numbers suggest Nigeria is the loudest theatre in a continental shift—but not the whole story.

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