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7 investors reveal what’s hot in fintech in Q1 2023

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The global downturn has impacted every sector, but fintech bore the brunt of it as public-market valuations fell off a cliff last year. However, it appears that even though VCs are proceeding more cautiously than before and taking their time with due diligence, they are still investing. What do you feel might be overhyped?

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Why fintechs are buying up legacy financial services companies

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It used to be that if you were a fintech startup or, for lack of a better term, a digitally native financial services business, you might be eyeing an acquisition from an incumbent in the industry. But lately, fintech upstarts are the ones doing the acquiring. Oh, how the tables have turned. So what’s going on here?

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So much fintech M&A

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Every week, I’ll take a look at the hottest fintech news of the previous week. There’s a lot of fintech news out there and it’s my job to stay on top of it — and make sense of it — so you can stay in the know. — Mary Ann. The deal was just one of many M&A deals in the fintech space that occurred last week.

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Nigerian fintech Okra raises $3.5M backed by Accenture Ventures and Susa Ventures

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The last five years have seen a plethora of fintech applications in Nigeria (and Africa, in general) grow at an astonishing rate. Nigeria is becoming Africa’s unofficial tech capital. If anything one can learn from the Nigerian fintech ecosystem over the past two years is that with growth comes regulatory scrutiny.

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Mexico’s fintech success: How tech is driving the population to banking

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Earlier this month, Citibanamex — Mexico’s second-largest bank — announced that it is building new APIs to allow fintech companies real-time access to information like its services and ATM locations. The move comes as Mexico’s fintech ecosystem flourishes so fiercely that traditional banks have to embrace them or risk lagging behind.

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Fintechs in Africa continue to overshadow all other startups in funding gained

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The year 2021 saw more and bigger deals closed in Africa, as tech startups across the continent raised close to $5 billion. Fintechs dominated the fundraising, accounting for nearly $3 billion, or two thirds of all the investment realized by startups across the continent last year, a report by markets insights firm Briter Bridges shows.

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Ghanaian fintech Dash raises $32.8M seed to build connected wallets for Africans

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They are responsible for communication between banks and fintechs to settle transactions for consumers and businesses swiftly. An alternative payment network with connected wallets allowing a mobile money user to transact with a bank account would fix this problem, and that’s the premise of Ghana-based fintech Dash.

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