- Funding dries up as fintech saturation deepens
- Trust, licensing, and visibility choke new entrants
ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST – Africa’s fintech boom is showing cracks, as start-ups across West Africa struggle to survive in saturated markets dominated by well-funded incumbents.
Once celebrated as the continent’s most dynamic innovation frontier, fintech is increasingly becoming a graveyard of stalled ambition – where promising ideas collide with structural barriers, regulatory friction, and a brutal fight for market share.
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