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Frontier Fintech GPS# 55 - December 3rd 2025
25% of M-Pesa's transactions are now coming from APIs, Africa's Instant Payment Systems hit US$ 2 trillion in transaction value, Wise enters South…
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Samora Kariuki
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#105 - The Great Decoupling: Bridging the Gap Between South Africa’s Two Economies
From Shoprite to Lesaka: How retailers and aggregators are building the financial infrastructure the formal sector left behind.
Dec 1
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Samora Kariuki
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November 2025
Frontier Fintech GPS# 54 - November 26th 2025
Pepkor to establish bank, Lesaka launches "One Lesaka" rebrand, Fairmoney launches Flexicredit line and other stories that matter.
Nov 26
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Samora Kariuki
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#104 - 10 Years of Construction: The Bull Case for African Bank Branches
While the West retreats to the cloud, African banks must conquer the street. Our new Index reveals why the next decade belongs to the builders, not just…
Nov 24
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Samora Kariuki
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🎙 F-Squared Podcast #16 - The "Black Hole" of African Payments: Why One PSP is Never Enough | Jonatan Allback
The ex-Adyen operator on fixing Africa's 20% authorization gap, the "waiter" analogy, and
Nov 20
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Samora Kariuki
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Frontier Fintech GPS# 53 - November 19th 2025
LemFi launches Savings Account in the UK, Vodacom rejects M-Pesa split, Rwanda and Tanzania work to integrate payment systems and other stories that…
Nov 19
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Samora Kariuki
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#103 - Why Are There No AgriFintech Unicorns?
A deep dive into the productivity gap, market failures, and misaligned incentives that stop Agri-Fintech startups cold.
Nov 17
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Samora Kariuki
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#102 - Ethiopia: A Fintech Giant in Waiting?
An analysis of the reforms, risks, and massive opportunities in Africa's sleeping giant.
Nov 10
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Samora Kariuki
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🎙 F-Squared Podcast #15 - Weaver Fintech: From Catalog Retailer to an 8x Revenue Flywheel
CEO Sean Wibberley breaks down the "unfair data advantage" and the 8x unit economics of their BNPL-fueled ecosystem.
Nov 6
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Samora Kariuki
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Frontier Fintech GPS# 52 - November 5th 2025
KCB Acquires Minority Stake in Pesapal, GTCO and Access payment arms record profit growth and Flutterwave partners with Polygon Labs
Nov 5
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Samora Kariuki
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#101 - Why Fintech is Predominantly an Emerging Markets Story
Why "unlocking trapped value" is the ultimate moat and how Western fintechs are fundamentally small companies in large markets.
Nov 3
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Samora Kariuki
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October 2025
Frontier Fintech GPS# 51 - October 29th 2025
SA and Nigeria removed from FATF grey-list, Wave launches WaveBank in Ivory Coast, Kotani raises from Tether and other stories that matter.
Oct 29
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Samora Kariuki
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