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African venture capital is becoming more concentrated in a smaller group of mature companies with proven revenue models. For founders across East Africa, that means the bar for fundraising is rising — and the case for sustainable growth is getting stronger.
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The exit of Airtel Money Kenya’s chief comes at a sensitive moment for mobile money leadership in Kenya, with Airtel Kenya and Safaricom both seeing executive changes. For the region’s payments industry, the timing underscores how much strategy, regulation, and capital-market plans now intersect.
ExploreA Kenyan court ruling could make it far harder for digital lenders to recover loans if they operated without the required CBK licence. For fintech founders, the decision is a reminder that regulatory approval is not just a compliance box — it can determine whether loan contracts hold up in court.
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