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South Africa’s Largest Bank Capitec Taps Fintech Mama Money to Capture Migrant Remittance Market

This bank-fintech tie-up is a noteworthy example of embedded finance in an emerging market, where a large incumbent institution opts to integrate a specialist’s technology rather than build its own competing product.

August 5, 2025

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A Calendar of Funding Deadlines for African Startups

Check out the latest startup funding headlines for African startups you may have missed.

August 5, 2025

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After Ditching Subscriptions, Egypt’s Wuilt Raises $2M to Build Free E-Commerce Infrastructure

The Cairo-based startup is sacrificing recurring revenue and betting on a free platform to capture the MENA region's vast market of small businesses and social sellers.

August 4, 2025

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I Took My Algerian Startup to Silicon Valley with ASEP. The Biggest Lesson Wasn’t About Funding

Abdelbasset Meghraoui, founder of Survision, on his journey from an Algerian university to the heart of US tech - and the key mindset shifts needed to unlock Africa's potential.

August 4, 2025

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Nigeria’s Digital Natives Are in Financial Distress. Tech Firms Should Be Worried.

For the better part of a decade, Nigeria’s consumer technology sector has operated on a reassuringly straightforward demographic premise.

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FirstRand Doubles Down on AI Lender Optasia as SA Banks Hunt for Fintech Exits

This acquisition builds upon FirstRand’s initial strategic investment in October 2025, when the bank took a 20.1% stake in the fintech.

March 26, 2026

Moniepoint Rides Wave of Nigerian Fintech Consolidation as Venture Funding Retreats

While Orda currently operates in Nigeria and Kenya, this acquisition only covers its Nigerian operations, leaving the future of its Kenyan arm undecided.

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