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Editor’s Be aware

Week 14, 2023
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This week’s version is all concerning the cash. We now have tales of cash being swiped by hacks, loans and mortgage apps getting approvals, rates of interest hovering like an eagle, Eskom taking a $10 million stroll into the VC scene, and extra.

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Pamela Tetteh Editor, TechCabal.

Editor’s Picks

	Flutterwave denies being hacked once more Sources alleged that very similar to the primary incident on February 5, fintech unicorn, Flutterwave, was breached a second and third time on March 1 and 14, 2023. The hackers transferred cash from Flutterwave accounts to purchase USDT on the crypto platform Binance. Learn more.
	Crypto agency Paxful shuts down Paxful, a worldwide Bitcoin market with robust roots in Africa, is shutting down operations and returning funds to customers. CEO Ray Youssef cited mass employees exits and growing regulatory points as causes for the corporate’s closure. Learn more.
	Kenya to launch its first satellite tv for pc After two years of preparation, Kenya is prepared for house. The nation’s first operational satellite tv for pc will blast off on April 10 from the Vandenberg Area Drive Base in California. Learn more.
	Spiro to deploy 140,000 electrical bikes in Uganda Spiro is absolutely wheel-y severe about their inexperienced mission! The startup which designs autos and good batteries, has partnered with the Ugandan authorities to roll out over 140,000 electrical two-wheelers and three,000 charge-and-swap stations. Learn more.
	Kenya reverses 30% possession rule Kenya’s president William Ruto simply pulled off a “reverse uno” card by flipping the rule that required international firms to have 30% Kenyan possession. Now, they’ve the inexperienced gentle to function with no Kenyan co-pilot. Learn more.
	What occurs outdoors the Lion’s Den? Whereas it’s entertaining to look at enterprise moguls battle it out for hundreds of thousands of naira in investments on the present, have you ever ever questioned what occurs when the cameras cease rolling? Learn more.

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	The place are southern Africa’s YCombinator alumni? Whereas some YCombinator alumni from the area like JABU Logistics and GlobeDX are hovering excessive in numerous instructions, others like Passerine Plane and Union54 appear to have hassle getting off the bottom. Learn more.
	Eskom to enter the VC business through a $10 billion fund The Eskom Pension and Provident Fund are spark-plugging into enterprise capital. They wish to cut back their reliance on conventional investments and are revved up to take action with a whopping R185 billion (~$10 billion) pension fund. Learn more.
	FCCPC approves 173 mortgage apps in Nigeria Seems to be just like the competitors within the digital lending scene is heating up in Nigeria! The Federal Competitors and Shopper Safety Fee (FCCPC) has given the nod to 173 digital lenders to run their present within the nation, up from the 106 that made the lower in January. Learn more.
	Google stops mortgage apps from accessing person’s contact & media Google is cracking down on pesky mortgage apps that abuse non-public person knowledge. The tech large has introduced plans to limit these apps on its Play Retailer from accessing delicate info reminiscent of images, movies, and contacts. Read more.

Who introduced the cash this week?

This week, South African fintech Peach Funds raised $31 million in Sequence A funding from Apis Companions.
PayMeNow, a South African wage entry firm, received $14 million in debt funding in partnership with RMB.
Nigerian Mobility firm Shuttlers raised $4 million in fairness funding in a spherical led by Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures (VKAV), a number one pan-African-focused enterprise capital agency.