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Startups

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Startups

Stax gets $2.2M for its app that lets Africans make transactions via automated USSD codes

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Crypto

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Startups

Taptap Send raises $65M to build cross-border remittances focused on the most underserved markets

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AI

Facebook whistleblower, Frances Haugen, raises trust and security questions over its e2e encryption

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Startups

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Startups

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Fintech

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Startups

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Venture

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Startups

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Fintech

PalmPay launches in Nigeria on $40M round led by China’s Transsion

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Startups

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