Afridigest Week in Review: The continued rise of neobanks across Africa

+Guide to startup debt raises +The Flutterwave saga continues +Mobile phone affordability +Central Bank decisions in Nigeria & Egypt +The perils of paygo +The universe of fintech infrastructure +More

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Welcome back, friends! The most clicked link from last week was Michael Kimani’s piece on what’s happening in web3 across Africa. With that said, let’s get into Week 15. And thanks in advance for sharing this with your networks. 🙏🏽

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Week 15 2022: April 10-16