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    South Africa’s Central Bank Just Bought Half the Country’s Payments Plumbing. Meet PayInc

    South Africa's once-sleepy interbank utility has a new name and a powerful new part-owner in the central bank. The mission? To finally drag the nation away from cash.

    France’s Largest LP Bpifrance Backs Nigerian Solar-Cooling Startup Koolboks in $11M Round

    The round, a mix of debt and equity, will help the climate tech scale its PAYGO refrigerators for small businesses across Africa, tackling food waste and unreliable power grids.

    TymeBank vs Paymenow: The Race to Own the South African Paycheck

    ​Earned Wage Access (EWA) is booming as a lifeline for cash-strapped workers. But is it a responsible solution or a new dependency cycle? Fintechs like TymeBank, Paymenow, and platform-provider Deel are betting big.

    Tunisia’s New Labour Law Forces a €24bn IT Hiring Giant to Quit the Country After 23 Years

    The company is pulling out of Tunisia after a new law upended its business model.
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    Tunisia’s State Startup Fund Looks Beyond Capital City Tech Elites

    The $60m ANAVA initiative is taking venture capital on the road to hunt for deal-flow in forgotten interior provinces.

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    The transaction is designed to allow SunCulture to recycle capital that would otherwise be tied up in longer-dated customer receivables.

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    Africa's $3bn payments champion trades Wall Street polish for regional banking steel as executive turnover points to deferred listing plans and domestic regulatory friction.

    Algeria’s Fintech Era Begins as Telecom Giant Djezzy Secures Country’s First PSP License

    The entity is a dedicated subsidiary of Optimum Telecom Algeria (Djezzy), the country’s second-largest mobile operator.