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    Fintech Unicorn Wave Has Landed in Central Africa — But So Has a Regulatory Storm

    But just as Wave was preparing to gain momentum, it now faces a larger regulatory obstacle.
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    Ethiopia Is Finally Opening Up — But Only If You’re ‘Trustworthy’

    Officials at the Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC) frame the pivot as a move from quantity to quality.
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    Bank of Ghana, Yellow Card, and Stablecoins: The Unfinished Regulatory Tension

    On June 10, 2025, the Bank of Ghana (BoG) issued a stern notice: “Caution on Unlicensed Digital Platforms.” It called out YellowPay — a stablecoin-powered payment offering promoted by Yellow Card Financial Inc. 
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    From Pitch Decks to Court Dates: What is the Fatal Flaw in the Silicon Savannah?

    The insolvency registers keep growing.
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    ‘Stay in It’: How Over 200 Interviews and a LinkedIn Post Led to a $2.35M Seed Round for Orca

    The startup’s latest raise marks a landmark achievement as one of the largest seed rounds ever secured by an all-female founding team in Africa.
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    Ziidi Trader: Safaricom Captures Half of Kenya’s First Major IPO in 20 Years

    The Kenyan government’s sale of a 65% stake in KPC raised 106.3 billion Kenyan shillings ($823.1m).

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    100 Faces, 160,000 Attacks: Inside the Industrialised Fraud Machines Targeting Africa

    In the weeks following Nigeria and Ghana’s festive travel season — the period known locally as Detty December — a wave of chargebacks was filed in January 2025, predominantly initiated from abroad.
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    Western Union and Cassava’s Sasai Target South Africa’s $1bn Outbound Remittance Market

    While the narrative around African remittances often focuses on inflows from Europe and the US, South Africa presents a lucrative inverse opportunity.

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    ‘Stay in It’: How Over 200 Interviews and a LinkedIn Post Led to a $2.35M Seed Round for Orca

    The startup’s latest raise marks a landmark achievement as one of the largest seed rounds ever secured by an all-female founding team in Africa.
    Partner Content

    Ziidi Trader: Safaricom Captures Half of Kenya’s First Major IPO in 20 Years

    The Kenyan government’s sale of a 65% stake in KPC raised 106.3 billion Kenyan shillings ($823.1m).
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    OneBank: Egypt’s $114m State-Backed Digital Challenger Gets the Final Green Light

    Building a digital bank in a strictly regulated market requires deep pockets, and Banque Misr has heavily capitalized the venture.
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    South African Anti-Fraud Startup Orca Secures $2.35M Seed Round to Protect Emerging Market Payment Rails

    The round was led by pan-African venture capital firm Norrsken22, which previously anchored the company’s $550,000 pre-seed round in early 2024.

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