Guides, reports, and expert insights for African business
NewsThe Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has advanced its Digital, Electronic, Online, or Non-Traditio...
NigeriaHow-to GuideAfrican banks that want to acquire fintech capability face a specific set of diligence challenges that standard M&A play...
South Africa
Case StudySmile ID was founded in 2017 by Mark Straub and William Bares with a seemingly impossible goal: build a single identity ...
KenyaMarket ReportSub-Saharan Africa received over USD 205 billion in on-chain crypto value between July 2024 and June 2025, a 52 percent ...
Nigeria
Case StudyMNT-Halan was founded in 2018 by Mounir Nakhla. By January 2023 it had raised USD 260 million in equity and USD 140 mill...
EgyptNewsMoroccan B2B e-commerce and fintech operator Chari has closed a USD 12 million Series A round, the largest ever raised b...
MoroccoHow-to GuideAfrican fintech fundraising usually combines capital from several distinct investor types: local angels, pan-African VCs...
NigeriaMarket ReportOn 15 October 2025, Bank Al-Maghrib granted Chari the first payment institution license ever issued to a venture-backed ...
MoroccoMarket ReportFrancophone African startups raised at least USD 450 million in 2025. The CFA franc peg to the euro, once dismissed as a...
Cote d'IvoireCase StudyMoniepoint was founded in 2015 as TeamApt by Tosin Eniolorunda and Felix Ike, two former Interswitch engineers. It start...
NigeriaHow-to GuideMost African fintechs eventually need a bank partnership: for licensing cover, settlement rails, co-branded products, or...
KenyaMarket ReportMNT-Halan has lent USD 12 billion since inception. InstaPay is processing mobile wallet transactions at a 72 percent yea...
Egypt