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    Inside Ethiopia’s War on ‘Black Market’ US Fintechs

    An undercurrent of black market remittance activities threatens NBE's $900M remittance incentives.

    After a $75M Proptech Round, Egypt’s Regulator Steps In With New Set of Regulations

    The move brings an end to the sector’s “ask for forgiveness, not permission” phase.

    The Clock is Ticking: BCEAO Unveils New Payment System as Fintech Ban Nears

    However, the shiny new platform isn’t just a public good; it’s the centrepiece of a much larger, and more forceful, regulatory strategy.

    Algeria’s New Crypto Law: ‘Hodl’ at Your Own Peril

    For local tech talent and those who saw crypto as a hedge against inflation or a tool for financial inclusion, the message is clear: innovate elsewhere.
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    Does Africa’s Founder-CEO Exit Wave Have a Nigerian Accent?

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    Nine Years After Its Founding, OPay’s IPO Filing Leaves Questions Over Employee Stock Options

    A court judgment proves OPay granted share options in 2020. Its US filing never mentions them, and investors are left to guess whether that’s a gap or a non-issue.

    M-KOPA’s Product Margins Halve as Lending Becomes the Main Event

    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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    Africa’s Startup M&A Enters a Harder, More Disciplined Phase

    One year after a record wave of buyouts, the deals look different

    Does Africa’s Founder-CEO Exit Wave Have a Nigerian Accent?

    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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    Enza Capital Raises $21M to Back African AI as Venture Funding Retreats

    Pan-African venture firm reaches $21mn first close on Enza Capital III LP, betting that AI can narrow a funding gap that has left African AI rounds with a median size of just $1.9mn