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    Kili Ventures Joins $1.5M Seed Round for WafR, Eyeing Morocco’s Cash-Heavy Market

    The startup has so far onboarded 8,500 active monthly merchants, with ambitions to expand to a network of 100,000 retailers.

    South African University Spin-offs Attract Investor Interest

    UTF II will target 15 to 20 investments, focusing on scalable technology IP across diverse sectors.

    US and European Investors Dominate African Startup Funding Activity for January

    The funding landscape remains heavily influenced by foreign investors, particularly from the United States and Europe, who accounted for nearly 70% of the total investment activity.

    South African Fintech UsPlus Secures $2 Million to Expand SME Financing

    Invoice factoring, a core service offered by UsPlus, allows businesses to access immediate cash by selling their outstanding invoices at a discount.
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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.

    CFO Churn Casts Shadow Over Flutterwave’s Long-Delayed IPO Ambitions

    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.

    Bank Zero Joins TymeBank and Discovery in South Africa’s Profitable Neobank Club

    Bank Zero hits monthly break-even with just 275,000 direct retail accounts, offering a playbook for capital-efficient fintechs.