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    Egypt’s Regulators Double Down on Fintech, Blocking ‘Traditional’ Lenders for Another Year

    The timing of the announcement is telling. It comes just as the champions of this new, tech-first model are demonstrating their formidable financial power.

    Why $3-a-Day Savings Convinced Afreximbank to Back Spiro’s $100M Bet on E-Bikes

    This is Africa’s largest-ever electric vehicle mobility investment so far.

    Moniepoint Closes $200M Round to Push Merchant Banking Beyond Nigeria

    The raise, which includes Visa and Google, defies a broader African tech funding downturn and will fuel the $1bn-plus-valued company’s continental expansion.

    South Africa’s $1.5B Digital Bank TymeBank Rebrands Ahead of Dual NYSE-JSE Listing

    The digital bank has outlined plans for a dual public listing, with a primary listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
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    Mauritius Tightens Its Grip on Africa’s Startup Cap Tables

    Funds domiciled on the island have made a string of investments this year. The money is rarely Mauritian - and that is the point.

    Why Your Cheapest Hire Can Be the Most Costly

    Thuto Motsie CEO of Thamani, writes from Gauteng, South Africa

    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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    Mauritius Tightens Its Grip on Africa’s Startup Cap Tables

    Funds domiciled on the island have made a string of investments this year. The money is rarely Mauritian - and that is the point.

    Why Your Cheapest Hire Can Be the Most Costly

    Thuto Motsie CEO of Thamani, writes from Gauteng, South Africa

    OPay Pulls $304M New York Listing After Regulatory Inquiry

    Nigerian fintech terminates underwriting agreement two days after signing, leaving its December 2027 preferred share deadline unresolved

    Kenafric Tests the Corporate VC Playbook for African Consumer Startups with $10M Fund

    Kenafric Group, the Kenyan consumer goods manufacturer whose brands range from chewing gum to...