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Nala Secures $50m Credit Line to Scale Its Stablecoin Payment Rails

Tanzanian-founded Nala has secured up to $50m from Liquidity via MUFG-backed Mars Growth Capital to expand its stablecoin cross-border payment infrastructure.

TechCocoon IntelligenceJun 10, 2026

Fintech

Kenya’s proposed VAT on payment platforms tests the cost of digital money

Kenya’s proposed 16% VAT on payment platform fees could raise the cost of digital transactions in one of Africa’s most important mobile money markets.

Kwame OseiMay 15, 2026

Terra Industries Is Building Africa's Largest Drone Factory in Ghana

Glovo, Chowdeck, and the trust gap in Nigeria’s food delivery market

WayaWaya’s Teddy Ogallo shows why African fintech still depends on hard integration work

Yoco’s new CEO marks a harder chapter for South Africa’s SME fintech market

Nala Secures $50m Credit Line to Scale Its Stablecoin Payment Rails

Kenya’s proposed VAT on payment platforms tests the cost of digital money

MTN Wants to Lend From Its Own Balance Sheet. That Changes the Risk

Zimbabwe’s digital X-ray rollout shows why rural healthtech needs infrastructure first

Microsoft’s stalled Kenya data centre shows Africa’s AI ambitions need harder infrastructure maths

Anthropic’s $1.8bn Akamai deal shows why AI builders must understand compute economics

Egypt's Sinai.ai Raises $1.45m to Turn Books Into AI-Native Experiences

BFree Raises Growth Round to Buy Up Africa's Bad Loans With AI

African startup funding is nearing $1B, but fewer companies are carrying the market

SA's Aions Ventures Backs Early-Stage Founders With $6.1m Seed Fund

Namibia's Bellatrix Launches a $10m Seed Fund for Southern Africa

Digital Africa Launches $58m Seed Fund for Overlooked Tech Markets

Wasoko's Daniel Yu Launches a $100m Fund Betting Africa's Problem Is Jobs, Not Apps

Payments

Nala Secures $50m Credit Line to Scale Its Stablecoin Payment Rails

Kenya’s proposed VAT on payment platforms tests the cost of digital money

Terra Industries Is Building Africa's Largest Drone Factory in Ghana

Glovo, Chowdeck, and the trust gap in Nigeria’s food delivery market

WayaWaya’s Teddy Ogallo shows why African fintech still depends on hard integration work

Yoco’s new CEO marks a harder chapter for South Africa’s SME fintech market

Nala Secures $50m Credit Line to Scale Its Stablecoin Payment Rails

Kenya’s proposed VAT on payment platforms tests the cost of digital money

MTN Wants to Lend From Its Own Balance Sheet. That Changes the Risk

Zimbabwe’s digital X-ray rollout shows why rural healthtech needs infrastructure first

Microsoft’s stalled Kenya data centre shows Africa’s AI ambitions need harder infrastructure maths

Anthropic’s $1.8bn Akamai deal shows why AI builders must understand compute economics

Egypt's Sinai.ai Raises $1.45m to Turn Books Into AI-Native Experiences

BFree Raises Growth Round to Buy Up Africa's Bad Loans With AI

African startup funding is nearing $1B, but fewer companies are carrying the market

SA's Aions Ventures Backs Early-Stage Founders With $6.1m Seed Fund

Namibia's Bellatrix Launches a $10m Seed Fund for Southern Africa

Digital Africa Launches $58m Seed Fund for Overlooked Tech Markets

Wasoko's Daniel Yu Launches a $100m Fund Betting Africa's Problem Is Jobs, Not Apps

Nala Secures $50m Credit Line to Scale Its Stablecoin Payment Rails

Kenya’s proposed VAT on payment platforms tests the cost of digital money

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