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Nigeria Fintech M&A Pipeline Q2 2026: Who Is Buying the Compliance Laggards?

The CBN compliance deadline is behind Nigeria’s fintech sector. The M&A wave is beginning. BETAR maps the five most credible acquirers, the three categories of distressed target, and the deal structures most likely to close before year-end.

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Nigeria Bank M&A Wave 2026: Who Acquires the Recapitalisation Failures — and at What Price?

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Nigeria Bank M&A Wave 2026: Who Acquires the Recapitalisation Failures — and at What Price?

BETAR Newsroom
April 14, 2026

Chapter 3 of BETAR’s CBN Recapitalisation Arc. With Polaris, Keystone, and Union Bank non-compliant after March 31, the M&A intelligence question is now live: who buys these assets, at what valuation, and what does the deal look like?

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MTN's $2.2B IHS Towers Buyout: Africa's Biggest Telecoms Infrastructure Play, Explained

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MTN’s $2.2B IHS Towers Buyout: Africa’s Biggest Telecoms Infrastructure Play, Explained

BETAR Newsroom
March 29, 2026

MTN Group’s $2.2 billion acquisition of IHS Towers — one of Africa’s largest independent tower companies — reshapes 4G/5G rollout economics across Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon, and beyond. Here is what the deal means, who wins, and who has cause for concern.

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South Africa's Competition Regulator Is in Private Talks to Loosen Telecom M&A Rules. MTN Has Telkom in Its Sights

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South Africa’s Competition Regulator Is in Private Talks to Loosen Telecom M&A Rules. MTN Has Telkom in Its Sights

BETAR Newsroom
March 28, 2026

South Africa’s Competition Commission is holding private talks with the telecoms industry about relaxing M&A rules to enable 5G and AI infrastructure investment at scale. MTN CEO Ralph Mupita is leading the push — and Telkom, Africa’s largest fibre operator, is back in the frame.

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Paystack Acquires Ladder MFB + CBN N250M Fine: Two Chapters of the Same Regulatory Story

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Paystack Acquires Ladder MFB + CBN N250M Fine: Two Chapters of the Same Regulatory Story

BETAR Newsroom
March 28, 2026

Paystack was fined N250 million for operating Zap without a banking licence in April 2025. Eight months later it acquired Ladder Microfinance Bank. The timeline is not a coincidence — it is a strategy.

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M&A

Nigeria Fintech M&A Pipeline Q2 2026: Who Is Buying the Compliance Laggards?

Nigeria Bank M&A Wave 2026: Who Acquires the Recapitalisation Failures — and at What Price?

MTN’s $2.2B IHS Towers Buyout: Africa’s Biggest Telecoms Infrastructure Play, Explained

South Africa’s Competition Regulator Is in Private Talks to Loosen Telecom M&A Rules. MTN Has Telkom in Its Sights

Paystack Acquires Ladder MFB + CBN N250M Fine: Two Chapters of the Same Regulatory Story

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