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Nigeria Fintech M&A Pipeline Q2 2026: Who Is Buying the Compliance Laggards?
CBN’s compliance window has closed. An estimated 40–60 tier-two and tier-three fintechs cannot meet the four-mandate stack. Who has the capital and strategic logic to be the acquirer — and who will be acquired?
One Licence, Two Markets: Kenya and Rwanda Just Redrew East Africa’s Fintech Map
The Central Bank of Kenya and National Bank of Rwanda signed a landmark agreement to build a mutual recognition framework for payment service providers — the first binding PSP passporting MOU in East Africa.
Rwanda’s Dual-Track Digital Currency Strategy: Virtual Assets Law and the e-FRW CBDC Pilot
Rwanda has simultaneously approved a Virtual Assets Law and launched a real-user CBDC pilot — the only country on the continent pursuing both strategies in parallel.
After the CBN Deadline: Which Nigerian Banks Missed the March 31 Bar and What the Regulator Does Next
Nigeria’s CBN recapitalisation deadline has passed. Three banks remain non-compliant. Here is what the regulator’s enforcement toolkit looks like — and what it means for Union Bank, Polaris, Keystone, and Nigeria’s banking map.
Africa’s Fintech Identity Stack Has an Industrialised Fraud Problem
Smile ID’s Q1 2026 data documents 160,000 monthly attacks from 100 stolen faces. Authentication fraud is now five times more common than onboarding fraud — and the CBN just mandated the fix.
After the CBN Deadline: Which Nigerian Banks Missed the March 31 Bar and What the Regulator Does Next
Three banks remain non-compliant as Nigeria’s CBN recapitalisation deadline passes. Here is the enforcement playbook, the Union Bank court complication, and what comes next.
Nigeria’s Bank Recapitalisation: Who Made the Deadline, Who Merged, and What Comes Next
Nigeria’s CBN banking recapitalisation deadline arrives March 31. ₦4.61 trillion has been raised. 32 banks are compliant. Three are still in play. Here is what it means for Africa’s largest financial system.
Nigeria’s Bank Recapitalisation: Who Made the Deadline, Who Merged, and What Comes Next
Nigeria’s CBN banking recapitalisation deadline arrives March 31. 4.61 trillion naira raised. 32 banks compliant. Three still in play. What it means for Africa’s largest financial system.
Africa Venture Debt 2026: The Private Credit Wave Backing Startups the VCs Stopped Funding
Africa’s startup equity market hit a five-year low in Q1 2026 — but debt deals surged to 23% of transactions. BETAR maps the four-layer venture debt market and what it means for founders.
Africa Banking Sector FY2025 Earnings Round-Up: Who Won, Who Struggled, and What the Numbers Reveal
BETAR’s cross-continental FY2025 banking earnings analysis: Equity Group +55%, Standard Bank record R49.2bn, KCB 99% digital, and Nigeria’s normalisation squeeze. The full picture from the season that split African banking in two.
