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    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).

    Nigerian VC Ingressive Capital Leads $1.1M Seed Round for Egypt’s SehaTech

    The investment will be used to expand SehaTech’s team, enhance its AI-powered platform, and scale its operations in Egypt and the wider region.
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    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.

    Is Talent Export the New Impact Thesis? Daniel Yu’s $100M Fund Makes Its First Bet

    Move signals fund's focus on labour migration as a pathway out of poverty.

    Shuttlers Launches Carpooling Service as Rivals Race for Uber’s Market Share in Nigeria

    Findings by Launch Base Africa found that fares on several ride-hailing platforms operating in Nigeria have risen sharply since Uber’s exit.

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    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.

    Two Exits in Six Years: Dan Kleinbaum’s GTXN Acquired by Luno

    Deal gives the crypto exchange an owned settlement layer across developed–emerging market corridors - but proposed South African rules may restrict the very activity it enables.