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South Africa brings cryptocurrency under exchange control regulation

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South Africa Is Bringing Crypto Under Exchange Control

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March 11, 2026

South Africa’s Minister of Finance announced in February 2026 that the Treasury is developing draft regulations under the Currency and Exchanges Act that will bring cross-border cryptocurrency transactions explicitly under…

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Illustration: Cape Town fintech double — NjiaPay $2.1M and Orca Fraud $2.35M closing same day

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Cape Town Fintech Double: NjiaPay $2.1M + Orca Fraud $2.35M Close Same Day

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March 11, 2026

NjiaPay and Orca Fraud both close Cape Town seed rounds on the same day — two B2B fintech infrastructure plays targeting African payment reliability.

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[VC] Cape Town Fintech Double: NjiaPay $2.1M + Orca Fraud $2.35M Close Same Day

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March 10, 2026

NjiaPay and Orca Fraud both close Cape Town seed rounds on March 9 — two B2B fintech infrastructure plays targeting African payment reliability.

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Illustration: MTN $2 billion war chest — African fintech acquisition strategy and 21-market footprint

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MTN’s $2 Billion War Chest: The Acquisition Strategy That Could Reshape African Fintech

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March 10, 2026

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.

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Illustration: Ghana VASP crypto licence — 11 firms in sandbox, VC deployment ready

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Ghana’s Crypto Licence Opens the Investment Gate — and VCs Are Ready to Move

UphivaBETAR
March 10, 2026

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…

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Kenya Raised More VC Than Nigeria in Q4 2025. Here Is Why That Should Worry Lagos.

UphivaBETAR
March 9, 2026

This is a data analysis piece. Figures are drawn from Partech’s 2025 Africa Tech VC Report (February 2026), Africa: The Big Deal’s year-in-review, TechCabal Insights, and Briter’s Africa Investment Report…

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African startup founder Lagos fintech startup life 2026

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She Bootstrapped Her Fintech to 10,000 Users. She Still Earns Less Than Her Former Salary.

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March 9, 2026

An anonymous Lagos fintech founder shares her real numbers: 10,200 active users, ₦38M MRR, and a salary that is still less than what she earned at the bank. #StartupLife

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Ghana cryptocurrency regulation West Africa crypto market 2026

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Ghana Crypto Move Reshapes West Africa Digital Finance Map

UphivaBETAR
March 9, 2026

How Ghana’s VASP Act 2025 reshapes the West Africa digital finance landscape — and what it means for investors, fintechs, and Nigeria’s regulatory positioning.

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Ghana Legalises Crypto Trading: What the VASP Act Means for Businesses and Traders

UphivaBETAR
March 9, 2026

Ghana has formally legalised cryptocurrency trading, ending years of regulatory ambiguity. BETAR analysis: what the VASP Act means for traders, businesses, and institutional investors.

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South Africa Is Bringing Crypto Under Exchange Control

Cape Town Fintech Double: NjiaPay $2.1M + Orca Fraud $2.35M Close Same Day

[VC] Cape Town Fintech Double: NjiaPay $2.1M + Orca Fraud $2.35M Close Same Day

MTN’s $2 Billion War Chest: The Acquisition Strategy That Could Reshape African Fintech

Ghana’s Crypto Licence Opens the Investment Gate — and VCs Are Ready to Move

Kenya Raised More VC Than Nigeria in Q4 2025. Here Is Why That Should Worry Lagos.

She Bootstrapped Her Fintech to 10,000 Users. She Still Earns Less Than Her Former Salary.

Ghana Crypto Move Reshapes West Africa Digital Finance Map

Ghana Legalises Crypto Trading: What the VASP Act Means for Businesses and Traders

MTN War Chest Q2 2026: 90 Days In, the Acquisition Pipeline Has Changed

Nigeria Bank M&A Wave 2026: Who Acquires the Recapitalisation Failures and at What Price?

Nigeria Bank M&A Wave: Who Acquires the Recapitalisation Failures — and at What Price?

COMESA Clears Vodacom’s Safaricom Stake: What 55% Ownership Means for East Africa’s Telecoms Map

Airtel-Starlink Direct-to-Cell in Kenya: The End of the Coverage Excuse

Nigeria BRIDGE Fibre Rollout: How the World Bank’s Pay-for-Results Architecture Is Funding Africa’s Biggest Broadband Project

Nigeria BRIDGE Fibre Rollout: How the World Bank’s Pay-for-Results Architecture Is Funding Africa’s Biggest Broadband Project

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MTN War Chest Q2 2026: 90 Days In, the Acquisition Pipeline Has Changed

Nigeria Bank M&A Wave 2026: Who Acquires the Recapitalisation Failures and at What Price?

Nigeria Bank M&A Wave: Who Acquires the Recapitalisation Failures — and at What Price?

COMESA Clears Vodacom’s Safaricom Stake: What 55% Ownership Means for East Africa’s Telecoms Map