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How Did Saudi Arabia and Kenya Dodge VC Funding Slowdown?
How Did Saudi Arabia and Kenya Dodge VC Funding Slowdown?
December 23, 2022  |  Investments

After reaching new heights in 2021, VC funding in EMEA slowed sharply in 2022. While final full-year tallies are not settled yet, data from the...

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How Lessons From Nigeria’s eNaira Rollout Can Guide Future of CBDCs in Africa
How Lessons From Nigeria’s eNaira Rollout Can Guide Future of CBDCs in Africa
August 25, 2022  |  CBDC

In its August monetary policy statement, the Central Bank of Zimbabwe (CBZ) announced that it has developed a “roadmap for adoption of CBDC [central bank...

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EMEA Daily: UK’s Financial Services Bill Will Make Stablecoins a Form of Payment; Swedish Telehealth Company Kry Raises $160M
EMEA Daily: UK’s Financial Services Bill Will Make Stablecoins a Form of Payment; Swedish Telehealth...
July 21, 2022  |  emea

In today’s top news from Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Swedish HealthTech company Kry has raised over $160 million in a funding round....

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Stablecoins, CBDCs Face Big Hurdles Before Knocking Out Fiat
Stablecoins, CBDCs Face Big Hurdles Before Knocking Out Fiat
July 21, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Could stablecoins and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) ever replace fiat? Obi Emetarom, co-founder and CEO of pan-African payment infrastructure company AppZone, thinks they can....

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African FinTechs ‘Least Hit’ by Global Tech Funding Winter, but for How Long?
African FinTechs ‘Least Hit’ by Global Tech Funding Winter, but for How Long?
July 18, 2022  |  Fintech Investments

The dreaded word — recession — is increasingly being bandied about as economists sound the alarm of tough times ahead. This can be seen in...

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AppZone Announces $10 Million Series A Toward Finance Digitization
AppZone Announces $10 Million Series A Toward Finance Digitization
April 12, 2021  |  Fintech Investments

Pan-African software provider AppZone has announced the closure of a $10 million Series A round, a press release said on Monday (April 12). CardinalStone Capital...

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