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    Egypt’s First Remittance Aggregator Goes Live — Fintech Startup Balad Gets a Rare Seat at the Table

    In a move that signals both progress and familiar power dynamics in Egypt’s remittance...

    Nigeria’s Economy Sinks Deeper: Startups Struggle as Purchasing Power Crumbles

    For years, Nigerian startup founders have built their business models around the assumption of a growing middle class. That assumption is now under siege.

    One Country, 37 Regulators: A New Way to Run Online Betting Firms in Nigeria

    A Supreme Court ruling has thrown the lottery landscape in Nigeria into disarray, handing...

    All Cameroon’s Gambling Payments Now Flow Through Fintech Startup InTouch — But There’s a Catch

    The move effectively places the Senegalese fintech company in control of all transactions related to the reloading and unloading of online player accounts, starting January 30, 2025.
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    Fintech group captures nearly a quarter of Egypt's micro-lending market and expands retail credit footprint as EGP 4bn securitisation program supports growth.

    Fresh Off Its Jordan Launch, Cairo’s Valu Lands $18M in Latest Securitisation Deal

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