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How Did Saudi Arabia and Kenya Dodge VC Funding Slowdown?

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  |  Europe

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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