Afridigest Fintech Review: Crazy for crypto

Week 38: September 18-24

The Afridigest Fintech Review is a weekly recap of what happened in African fintech.

Hello again, friends! Remember: this Fintech Review goes out on Sundays, the regular Week in Review goes out on Mondays, and the French-language Revue de la Semaine goes out on Wednesdays. (Assuming no delays.)

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On to this week’s highlights:

• Four fintech deals were announced for ~$48M in disclosed funding; $40M of this was raised in a single crypto deal.

• There’s a new investing platform in town. Unlike Trove, Bamboo, Chaka, et al., SecondSTAX doesn’t bring global securities to African consumers, it brings African securities to the world.

• The 1st Afridigest Meetup is coming to Lagos in early October — I’d love to meet you in per…