Cape Town Fintech Double: NjiaPay $2.1M + Orca Fraud $2.35M Close Same Day
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NjiaPay and Orca Fraud both close Cape Town seed rounds on the same day — two B2B fintech infrastructure plays targeting African payment reliability.
[VC] Cape Town Fintech Double: NjiaPay $2.1M + Orca Fraud $2.35M Close Same Day
NjiaPay and Orca Fraud both close Cape Town seed rounds on March 9 — two B2B fintech infrastructure plays targeting African payment reliability.
MTN’s $2 Billion War Chest: The Acquisition Strategy That Could Reshape African Fintech
With $2B+ in cash and 300 million subscribers, MTN Group is actively targeting fintech acquisitions in payments, lending and remittances. CEO Ralph Mupita confirms the strategy.
Africa’s Tech Consolidation Wave: 67 Deals, Super-Conglomerates, and the End of Blitzscaling
African tech recorded a record 67 M&A deals in 2025 — a 72% surge. From Flutterwave-Mono to Moniepoint-Sumac, the continent’s largest fintechs are buying capabilities rather than building them.
Weego Raises $1.1M Seed: Azur Innovation Backs Moroccan-Senegalese Shared Mobility Platform
Casablanca-based Weego secures $1.1M seed from Azur Innovation Fund to scale its cross-border shared mobility platform across Morocco and Senegal.
Africa’s $4.45 Billion Social Commerce Economy: TikTok’s Monetisation Gap and WhatsApp’s Retail Dominance
Africa’s social commerce market is growing at 26.7% annually, yet TikTok excludes most African creators from direct monetisation while WhatsApp quietly dominates the continent’s commerce infrastructure.
South Africa’s Draft National AI Policy: What the Multi-Regulator Model Means for Business
South Africa has chosen a sectoral multi-regulator AI model — no single AI authority. With a 60-day consultation window opening soon, here’s what financial services, health, and enterprise tech firms need to do now.
Nigeria’s First Telecom Policy Overhaul in 26 Years: What Every Business Needs to Know Before March 20
Nigeria’s NCC is rewriting its 26-year-old telecoms policy — with submissions due March 20. Right-of-way costs, one-stop permitting, and 6GHz spectrum are all on the table.
Nigeria’s AI Law Is Coming. Here’s What It Will Cost to Comply — and Who Gets Left Behind
Nigeria’s National Digital Economy and E-Governance Bill 2025 has cleared both chambers of the National Assembly. Presidential assent is expected before the end of March. When it arrives, it will…
Ghana’s Crypto Licence Opens the Investment Gate — and VCs Are Ready to Move
When Ghana’s Securities and Exchange Commission issued updated sandbox rules on March 9, 2026 — operationalising a VASP Act signed just ten weeks earlier — it completed the last piece…
