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Different market, different rules

Aug 19, 2026

Fintech in emerging markets plays by different rules

Most fintech writing assumes a US context: cards everywhere, trust by default, one currency. Across MENAP the defaults flip. Here's what actually changes when you build where cash is the incumbent and mobile is the front door.

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