The companies, rules, rails, and capital behind how money moves across African markets.
Digital lender Tala announced Kenya job cuts in a global reorganisation. Early reports said up to 100 roles; Tala says seven of an 85-person team were notified.
FintechDaya raised $2.4m to put African businesses' cross-border payments on stablecoin rails, with multi-currency virtual accounts and APIs for other fintechs.
FintechStabyl left stealth with a $2.7m pre-seed led by Konga to build a liquidity exchange that makes foreign exchange easier for African businesses to reach.
FintechNigeria's Myka raised an undisclosed pre-seed from a heavy list of fintech founders to fix insurance distribution. The model is what to interrogate.
FintechEgypt's Blnk raised $37.1m, but only $12.5m is equity. The $24.6m in local debt is the real tell about how consumer lenders fund growth in 2026.
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