Ibex Frontier

Ibex Frontier is an Route-to-African-Market consultancy firm. ​Co-Founder of Africa Fintech Summit.

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#Africa’s #Fintech & #Investment prediction for 2026 from our MD & @AfriFintech Co-Founder 👇

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The stablecoin stack is becoming a product stack.

@deel has partnered with @stripe to launch a stablecoin wallet that allows contractors across 150+ countries to hold, earn, and spend dollar-backed balances directly within the platform.

Powered by Stripe, Bridge, and @privy_io, the solution introduces DLUSD, a USD-denominated balance designed to help workers in markets facing currency volatility access a more stable store of value while receiving payments almost instantly.

For global contractors, the innovation isn't just about getting paid faster; it's about holding earnings in a currency they trust, earning rewards, and spending seamlessly without leaving the platform.

As stablecoins move beyond trading and into payroll, remittances, and everyday financial services, their real impact may be in making global work more accessible and financially resilient.

The next wave of stablecoin adoption will be driven by utility, not speculation.

Learn more: https://t.co/OJ3e4FIEnk

#Stablecoins #Stripe #Deel #DigitalPayments #CrossBorderPayments #Fintech #Web3 #FinancialInclusion #DigitalFinance #AfricaFintech

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Africa’s EV infrastructure race is accelerating.

@SPIROEVs has raised $215 million in equity funding to expand its battery-swapping network, manufacturing operations, and energy infrastructure across Africa.

The raise follows a $50 million debt facility secured earlier this year and builds on a previous $100 million investment led by FEDA, underscoring growing investor confidence in businesses building the infrastructure layer of electric mobility.

Founded in 2022, Spiro now operates across Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, and Cameroon, with more than 100,000 electric motorcycles deployed and over 2,500 battery-swapping stations in operation.

As investors increasingly back companies that combine mobility, energy, and local manufacturing, the focus is shifting from selling vehicles to building the ecosystems that support them.

The future of mobility will be built on infrastructure, not vehicles alone.

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#Spiro #ElectricMobility #EV #CleanTech #ClimateTech #AfricaTech #SustainableTransport #BatterySwapping #EnergyInfrastructure #AfricaBusiness #FundingNews #AFTS

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#Africa #Fintech

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#Africa #Fintech #Kigali #Rwanda

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The conversations shaping Africa’s financial future need the people building it.

From fintech founders and regulators to investors, operators, banks, and infrastructure leaders, #AFTSKIGALI26 is bringing together the voices driving the continent’s next chapter.

If you’re building, scaling, regulating, or redefining African finance, we want to hear your perspective on stage in Kigali.

Apply to speak at Africa Fintech Summit Kigali 2026:
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#AfricaFintech #FintechAfrica #OpenBanking #EmbeddedFinance #DigitalFinance #AfricanInnovation #AFTSKIGALI26

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Dream VC is Africa’s leading venture capital institute — the only program globally dedicated exclusively to investing across the #African startup ecosystem. With 400+ alumni across 40+ countries collectively managing nearly $10B AUM. The 2026 cohort acceptance rate? ~4%.

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Dream VC is Africa’s leading venture capital institute — the only program globally dedicated exclusively to investing across the #African startup ecosystem. With 400+ alumni across 40+ countries collectively managing nearly $10B AUM. The 2026 cohort acceptance rate? ~4%.

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So, it’s time to level up, hence our Founder’s deliberate decision to go back to school — to take a deep, structured dive into the VC world by joining the @_dreamvc_ Investor Accelerator program. It’s rigorous, immersive, the kind of challenge required for the next chapter.

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Bridging African innovation with global capital.

For 9 years, Africa Fintech Summit has connected the builders, backers, and decision-makers shaping Africa’s digital economy, helping startups unlock over $600M+ in growth capital.

Now, we gather in Kigali.

To the partners shaping the ecosystem.
To the speakers driving the conversation.
To the innovators building what comes next.

Join us at #AFTSKIGALI26.

#AfricaFintech #AFTSKigali26 #PoweringTheWorldFromAfrica #Fintech #DigitalEconomy

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#Africa #Fintech #DFI

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Rwanda is moving from virtual asset discussions to regulatory execution.

Following Parliament’s approval of the country’s draft law on virtual assets business, Rwanda’s capital market stakeholders gathered for an awareness session focused on the implementation of the new legal and regulatory framework.

The session, facilitated by Crystal Intelligence and Tether, brought together regulators, financial institutions, law enforcement agencies, and ecosystem stakeholders to strengthen technical understanding around virtual assets, compliance, investor protection, and financial stability.

According to Capital Market Authority CEO Romeo Ngarambe, the framework is designed to balance innovation with safeguards around market integrity, consumer protection, money laundering, and terrorism financing risks.

As more African markets move toward formal digital asset regulation, Rwanda continues to position itself among the countries building structured frameworks for responsible innovation in the virtual assets ecosystem.

Learn more: https://t.co/u4QyQgXOjp

#Rwanda #VirtualAssets #CryptoRegulation #DigitalAssets #Fintech #Blockchain #Tether #AfricaFintech #FinancialInnovation #AFTSCommunity

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Africa’s digital trade infrastructure is starting to take shape.

Kenya, Morocco, and Nigeria have been selected as the first countries to roll out ADAPT, the AfCFTA-backed initiative designed to build interoperable digital infrastructure for trade across the continent.

Led by the @AfCFTA alongside the @InstituteGC, @wef, and @iota, ADAPT aims to connect digital identity systems, cross-border data exchange, and interoperable payment rails into one shared framework for African trade.

The pilot will focus on digitising trade documentation, enabling secure cross-border data sharing, and testing frameworks for digital currencies and stablecoin settlements. The broader goal is to reduce the friction that continues to slow African trade, from fragmented regulations and costly payments to limited access to trade finance for SMEs.

As implementation begins across the three markets, the frameworks developed could help shape how goods, payments, and digital trade move across Africa under AfCFTA in the years ahead.

Learn more: https://t.co/TnWQJTJZgw

#AfCFTA #DigitalTrade #AfricaTech #Fintech #Stablecoins #CrossBorderPayments #DigitalInfrastructure #Kenya #Nigeria #Morocco #AFTSCommunity

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#Africa #Fintech #Kigali #Rwanda #AFTSKIGALI26

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On the sideline of #AFTSDC26 in #WashingtonDC, our MD Zekarias sat with Ajong Mbapndah, Managing Editor of @Panafricvisions to reflect on where #African #fintech really stands and his forethought about the ecosystem!

Read the Full interview at: https://t.co/qDEuwa9rNH

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African fintech consolidation is continuing quietly through infrastructure-focused acquisitions.

@LesakaTech has acquired South African fintech Mobilemart in a $2.5 million all-cash deal, strengthening its enterprise payments and transaction processing business.

While smaller in size compared to headline mega-deals, acquisitions like this reflect a broader trend across the continent: fintech companies expanding through targeted infrastructure plays that deepen distribution, processing capabilities, and enterprise service offerings.

Mobilemart joins Lesaka’s growing Enterprise division alongside recent acquisitions, including Atom Operations and Recharger, as the company continues building a broader payments, prepaid services, and digital banking ecosystem in South Africa.

The strategy is becoming increasingly clear: own more of the financial infrastructure stack while expanding deeper into underserved enterprise and consumer markets.

With the proposed Bank Zero acquisition still in progress, Lesaka is positioning itself beyond payments toward becoming a more vertically integrated financial services platform.

Learn more: https://t.co/2gYk9ZRYGW

#AfricaFintech #Payments #MergersAndAcquisitions #SouthAfrica #DigitalBanking #FintechInfrastructure #MAndA