Techpoint Africa Podcast

Our guest on today's podcast is Temitope Adeyemi, CEO and Founder, insurtech startup, Pay-U. He joins us as we discuss: Pula's $20m raise Starlink's troubles in Africa Lessons from building Konga by Sim Shagaya Link to Insight of the Week: https://intelpoint.co/insights/multichoices-revenue-has-been-growing-at-an-average-of-4/   Listen to the episode where we first talked about Sim Shagaya's VC foray: https://podcast.techpoint.africa/episodes/tap-218   Subscribe to The Modern Workplace/, Equity Merchants/, Techpoint Digest/ and Intelpoint's newsletter/    Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 03:16 - Pula's $20m raise 27:26 - Starlink's troubles in Africa 35:01 - Lessons from building Konga by Sim Shagaya    Useful links Kenya’s Pula gets $20 million Series B to offer insurance to 100 million farmers in Africa Telecom regulator orders Starlink to cut off subscribers in Zimbabwe Starlink to disconnect subscribers in Ghana, South Africa, Botswana Inside Sim Shagaya's mission to fund and support resilient African entrepreneurs Sim Shagaya on lessons learnt building Konga This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo   Email us your feedback at podcast@techpoint.africa. Visit www.techpoint.africa/ for more stories.   Music - Beach by MBB - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk   Find us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok @TechpointAfrica    

On guest on today's podcast is Dr Olumide Okubadejo, Head of Product at Sabi and AI researcher. We discuss: Africa's AI strategy Zimbabwe's gold-backed currency Jump n' Pass partnering Justrite  Subscribe to The Modern Workplace/, Equity Merchants/, Techpoint Digest/ and  Intelpoint's newsletter/    Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 02:13 - Africa's AI strategy 22:51 - Zimbabwe's gold-backed currency 33:13 - Jump n' Pass partners Justrite    Useful links Zimbabwe just introduced a new gold-backed currency in an attempt to fight inflation and wean off the US dollar Paul Graham "delve" debate highlights 3 reasons Africa needs its own AI strategy/ Self-checkout startup, Jump n Pass, partners Justrite to activate queue-jumping service/ across all its stores in Nigeria This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo   Email us your feedback at podcast@techpoint.africa. Visit www.techpoint.africa/ for more stories.   Music - Beach by MBB - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk   Find us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok @TechpointAfrica

On today's podcast, we discuss: Thepeer's shutdown Sim Shagaya's VC foray Edo State's API for ride-hailing operators Subscribe to The Modern Workplace/, Equity Merchants/, Techpoint Digest/ and  Intelpoint's newsletter/    Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 00:50 - Thepeer shutdown 10:34 - Sim Shigaya's VC foray 15:06 - Edo State's API for ride-hailing operators   Useful links Thepeer announces shutdown, citing compliance struggles; investor funds to be returned Sim Shagaya enters venture capital space with “The Honey Badger Fund ” Edo State to introduce API integration for Bolt, Uber and other e-hailing operators This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo   Email us your feedback at podcast@techpoint.africa. Visit www.techpoint.africa/ for more stories.   Music - Beach by MBB - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk   Find us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok @TechpointAfrica

Today's podcast is all about Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and we have Michael Ugwu, NFT Collector, Angel Investor, and CEO Freeme Digital as our guest.   2021 was the year of NFTs, but once the bear run started, the rave died down. But the real question is, are NFTs dead? Michael answers this and more on today's episode of the Techpoint Africa Podcast.   Subscribe to The Modern Workplace/, Equity Merchants/, Techpoint Digest/ and Intelpoint's newsletter/    Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 02:47 - We meet Michael 04:25 - How big an investment NFTs were 07:32 - How transformational NFTs were to the art space in Africa 09:27 - What happened to NFTs? 13:13 - What's happening in the Alpha Chart market? 15:22 - Can NFTs be separated from crypto? 17:21 - The problem with the last cycle and NFTs 18:20 - Should creative people still turn their work into NFTs? 20:35 - Decentralisation unlocking more innovation 25:18 - Music and the NFT space 29:14 - NFTs do well when people get crypto rich 33:21 - The slogan for this year's bull run   Useful links MTN contemplates tariff hike to regain $101 million in forex losses  Netflix subscribers in Nigeria to pay more from April 1, 2024 Commercial Bank of Ethiopia recovers $10 million from its $14 million system glitch loss  This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo   Email us your feedback at podcast@techpoint.africa. Visit www.techpoint.africa/ for more stories.   Music - Beach by MBB - https

Today's podcast sees us welcome a familiar face (Emmanuel Paul) as we discuss: New registration fees for Nigerian crypto exchanges Ethiopian bank loses $40 million to system glitch Nigeria's $593.6 million loss to Internet disruption Subscribe to The Modern Workplace/, Equity Merchants/, Techpoint Digest/ and  Intelpoint's newsletter/    Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 01:40 - New registration fees for Nigerian crypto exchange 14:55 - Ethiopian bank loses $40 million to system glitch 22:27 - Nigeria's $593.6 million loss to Internet disruption   Useful link Registration fees for crypto exchanges could go from ₦30m to ₦150m as SEC Nigeria proposes new crypto rules The Commercial Bank of Ethiopia loses $40 million to “systems glitch” Nigeria loses $593.6 million to Internet disruptions  Naira devaluation forces Nigerian startups to seek local alternatives to AWS, Azure This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo   Email us your feedback at podcast@techpoint.africa. Visit www.techpoint.africa/ for more stories.   Music - Beach by MBB - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk   Find us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok @TechpointAfrica  

Our guest this week is Abubakar Idris, Tech Journalist at The Information and on this episode we discuss: Interswitch's 2023 financial report LemFi's expansion to China Subscribe to The Modern Workplace/, Equity Merchants/, Techpoint Digest/ and Intelpoint's newsletter/    Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 01:34 - Interswitch's 2023 34:53 - LemFi'e expansion to China   Useful links Interswitch to offer telecom services in Nigeria after securing licence from NCC LemFi Hires Ex OPay COO, Allen Qu to lead China Expansion This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo   Email us your feedback at podcast@techpoint.africa. Visit www.techpoint.africa/ for more stories.   Music - Beach by MBB - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk   Find us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok @TechpointAfrica  

On today's podcast, we discuss: Binance stopping naira deposits and withdrawals Nigeria fining Binance The Brass story MTN Nigeria's losses in 2023 Attend our webinar on the Employer Handbook: The 5 biggest hiring and employment mistakes that can lead to litigation, penalties, and loss of funds (and how to avoid them)   Register to attend here.   Subscribe to The Modern Workplace/, Equity Merchants/, Techpoint Digest/ and  Intelpoint's newsletter/    Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 01:14 - What happened with Binance in Nigeria? 16:43 - The Brass story 33:04 - MTN Nigeria's first loss in six years   Useful links Nigerian fintech Brass blames funding winter for customer withdrawal delays  Binance will no longer allow naira deposits and withdrawals  as it discontinues all services in the Nigerian currency Nigeria fines Binance $10bn amidst investigation of crypto exchange  MTN Nigeria records N177.8b loss in 2023 , shareholders funds erased This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo   Email us your feedback at podcast@techpoint.africa. Visit www.techpoint.africa/ for more stori

On today's podcast, we discuss: The Nigerian government's relationship with crypto Nigeria's new Bureau de Change guidelines The hike in Nigeria's monetary policy rate Attend our webinar on the Employer Handbook: The 5 biggest hiring and employment mistakes that can lead to litigation, penalties, and loss of funds (and how to avoid them)   Register to attend here.    Subscribe to The Modern Workplace/, Equity Merchants/, Techpoint Digest/ and  Intelpoint's newsletter/    Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 01:33 - CBN vs crypto 19:23 - Nigeria's new Bureau de Change guidelines 39:16 - Nigeria's MPR hike   Useful links CBN allegedly plans to shut down all crypto websites in Nigeria  Two Binance executives arrested in Nigeria Proposed Bureau de Change guidelines promise increased digitisation but could spell the end for many operators  What the CBN's MPR hike means for the Nigerian startup ecosystem This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Gracious Sede   Email us your feedback at podcast@techpoint.africa. Visit www.techpoint.africa/ for more stories.   Music - Beach by MBB - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk   Find us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok @TechpointAfrica  

On today's podcast, we have Chijioke Dozie, CEO of Nigerian fintech, Carbon, talk to us about what it would take to give loans at scale in Nigeria.    This is a new format we're trying. Please let us know what you think via email (podcast@techpoint.africa) or in the Q & A section on Spotify.   Attend our webinar on the Employer Handbook: The 5 biggest hiring and employment mistakes that can lead to litigation, penalties, and loss of funds (and how to avoid them)   Register to attend here.   Subscribe to The Modern Workplace, Equity Merchants, Techpoint Digest and Intelpoint's newsletter    Timestamps 00:00 - Cold open 00:41 - Intro 01:00 - News headlines this week 02:24 - We meet Chijioke 02:42 - Are Nigerians credit averse? 03:42 - Lessons from the friends and family trope 04:32 - How customers and bankers reacted to Carbon 06:05 - Biggest barriers to lending in Nigeria 08:17 - Should fintechs have access to GSI? 11:27 - Attend our webinar on legal loopholes for employers 12:42 - The role of credit bureaus 16:01 - The role of regulation 17:05 - Why collaboration to fight fraud doesn't work 19:39 - How can partnerships help 22:30 - Credit as a customer acquistion strategy 24:11 - Top three lessons from giving out loans to Nigerians 29:33 - Nigeria's macroeconomics could change lending behaviour   News stories we mentioned Flutterwave's Disha to suspend operations temporarily on March 31, 2024 Fairmoney to acquire Umba in a $20 million all-stock deal  CBN allegedly planning to shut down all crypto websites in Nigeria FG to provide

Today's podcast discusses:  Content creators registering with CAC, paying taxes Carbon's acquisition of Vella Finance Subscribe to our newsletters The Modern Workplace, Equity Merchants, Techpoint Digest, and Intelpoint's newsletter   Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 01:44 - CAC and content creators 12:54 - Carbon acquires Vella Finance   Useful links CAC says content creators must register, pay taxes Carbon acquires Nigerian fintech startup Vella Finance to become Carbon Business This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Gracious Sede   Email us your feedback at podcast@techpoint.africa. Visit www.techpoint.africa/ for more stories.   Music - Beach by MBB - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk   Find us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok @TechpointAfrica  

Apply for the Innovest Ignite Lagos accelerator  here    Today's podcast discusses  Mastercard gaining 3.8% shares in MTN MoMo MultiChoice rejecting Canal+ bid CBN's six months target for recertification of PoS terminals to fight fraud   Subscribe to The Modern Workplace - https://techpoint.africa/series/the-experts/ and Equity Merchants - https://techpoint.africa/series/equity-merchants/ and Techpoint Digest - https://techpoint.africa/subject/techpoint-digest/ and Intelpoint's newsletter - https://intelpoint.co/   Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 02:02 - Mastercard's MTN investment 08:07 - Canal+'s bid on MultiChoice 17:45 - PoS recertification in Nigeria   Useful links Mastercard invests $200 million to acquire a minority stake in MTN's fintech division MultiChoice declines Canal+'s $1.6 billion offer, citing undervaluation CBN targets six months for recertification of PoS terminals to fight fraud This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Gracious Sede   Email us your feedback at podcast@techpoint.africa. Visit www.techpoint.africa/ for more stories.   Music - Beach by MBB - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk   Find us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok @TechpointAfrica  

Today's podcast discusses  Moniepoint's growth in 2023 Nigerian PoS terminals get fraud-flagging feature Sony invests in Carry1st   Subscribe to The Modern Workplace - https://techpoint.africa/series/the-experts/ and Equity Merchants - https://techpoint.africa/series/equity-merchants/ and Techpoint Digest - https://techpoint.africa/subject/techpoint-digest/ and Intelpoint's newsletter - https://intelpoint.co/   Timestamps 00:00 - Intro01:17 - Moniepoint's 2023 in review11:06 - PoS fraud in Nigeria22:54 - Sony invests in Carry1st   Useful links Moniepoint processed over 5 billion transactions in 2023  Nigerian PoS terminals will get fraud-flagging feature by end of Q1 2024 PlayStation manufacturer, Sony, invests in Carry1st, a South African gaming startup This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Gracious Sede   Email us your feedback at podcast@techpoint.africa. Visit www.techpoint.africa/ for more stories.   Music - Beach by MBB - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk   Find us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok @TechpointAfrica  

Today's podcast discusses: Funding decline in Africa Amazon Prime Video's layoffs in Africa Anambra State's partnership to adopt the Nigeria Startup Act Subscribe to The Workaholic - https://techpoint.africa/series/the-experts/ and Fintech Today - https://techpoint.africa/subject/fintech/ and Techpoint Digest - https://techpoint.africa/subject/techpoint-digest/ and Intelpoint's newsletter - https://intelpoint.co/   Timestamps00:00 - Intro00:31 - Funding decline in Africa06:56 - Amazon Prime Video's layoffs13:17 - Anambra State's tech hub ambitions   Useful links Amazon Prime to lay off and end African content production  amid Showmax dominance Anambra State to partner 26 big tech companies following the adoption  of the Nigeria Startup Act  Briter Bridges: No cause for alarm over 2023 funding decrease  SafeBoda returns to Kenya after 3 years Twiga Foods and Incentro agree to settle debt dispute  out of court OPay to enforce KYC requirements in March 2024  to prevent fraud and impersonation This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Gracious Sede   Email us your feedback at podcast@techpoint.africa. Visit www.techpoint.africa/ for more stories.   Music - Beach by MBB - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk   Find us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok @TechpointAfrica  

Download the Nigerian Insurance Industry report by Intelpoint here: https://intelpoint.co/report/the-nigerian-insurance-industry/   Here's what we discussed today: Kippa's ₦30 milllion internal fraud loss Iyin Aboyeji's YCombinator for Africa Access Corp's lending app, Oxygen X   Subscribe to The Modern Workplace - https://techpoint.africa/series/the-experts/ and Fintech Today - https://techpoint.africa/subject/fintech/ and Techpoint Digest - https://techpoint.africa/subject/techpoint-digest/ and Intelpoint's newsletter - https://intelpoint.co/   Timestamps00:00 - Intro00:57 - Kippa's loss to ₦30 million internal fraud07:59 - Iyin Aboyeji's YCombinator for Africa20:47 - Access Corp's Oxygen X   Useful links Kippa reportedly loses ₦30 million to internal fraud African neobank Kuda tried to raise $20M at flat valuation in 2023, missed user milestone projection by 3M South Africa's TymeBank turns first-ever profit nearly five years post-launch Iyinoluwa Aboyeji is building Africa's Y Combinator but without the money Access Corp rebrands Quickbucks to Oxygen X, a lending app to rival OPay, Carbon What Nigerian fintech founders can learn from fraudsters This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Gracious Sede   Email us your feedback at podcast@techpoint.africa. Visit www.techpoint.africa/ for more stories.   Music - Beach by MBB - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk   Find us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok @TechpointAfrica  

Happy New Year listeners!  Welcome back to the Techpoint Africa Podcast. We missed recording for you guys and we begin the year discussing some truly interesting stories. What we discussed: Nigeria's stablecoin Kuda's PoS terminal for businesses Fez Delivery's Safe Lockers Subscribe to The Workaholic - https://techpoint.africa/subject/work/ and Fintech Today - https://techpoint.africa/subject/fintech/ and Techpoint Digest - https://techpoint.africa/subject/techpoint-digest/ and Intellligence by Techpoint's newsletter - https://intelligence.techpoint.africa/newsletter-signup/ Struggling with revenue? AltSchool Africa's High-Impact Selling course will have you and your team closing deals like a pro in 6 weeks. Taught by experts who close $10m+ annually. Use code TECHPOINT for 20% off. Enrol now Timestamps 00:00 - Intro01:46 - MTN and Glo callers02:57 - What we are discussing04:40 - Nigeria's cNGN12:26 - Kuda's PoS for businesses22:19 - Fez Delivery's Safe Lockers32:15 - Other stories Useful links Glo subscribers may soon be unable to call MTN lines after telcos request a tariff hike in Nigeria Consortium postpones Nigeria’s stablecoin cNGN launch date to comply with regulations Nigeria’s naira stablecoin to go live on February 27, 2024 Kuda launches PoS terminals for businesses CBN sacks board of three Nigerian banks weeks after Emefiele probe Bolt Kenya allows riders to report offline trip and payment requests by drivers Cellulant’s CEO is stepping down four months after the company reduced its workforce by 20% Wasoko and MaxAB to reduce workforce by 10%  This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Gracious Sede Email us your feedback at podcast@techpoint.africa. Visit www.techpoint.africa/ for more stories. Music - Beach by MBB - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk Find us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok @TechpointAfrica

This episode is also available on YouTube - https://youtu.be/OFGzPnu-SC8   This week on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, we discuss the African tech space's top stories from this week and 2023. Its a full house, and the whole gang is in the studio.     Subscribe to The Workaholic - https://techpoint.africa/subject/work/ and Fintech Today - https://techpoint.africa/subject/fintech/ and Techpoint Digest - https://techpoint.africa/subject/techpoint-digest/ and Intelpoint's newsletter -https://intelligence.techpoint.africa/newsletter-signup/   Struggling with revenue? AltSchool Africa's High-Impact Selling course will have you and your team closing deals like a pro in 6 weeks. Taught by experts who close $10m+ annually.   Use code TECHPOINT for 20% off. Enrol now   Timestamps 00:00 - intro08:11 - Opay story20:45 - Tingo story30:41 - Adobe and Figma40:00 - other stories42:02 - TAP's biggest stories from 20231:01:29 - Appreciation and goodbyes   Useful links OPay and PalmPay enforce BVN and NIN for wallet opening US SEC charges Tingo founder, Dozy Mmobuosi with massive fraud  Adobe cancels a $20-billion bid to acquire Figma   MTN Group partners Starlink, OneWeb, AST SpaceMobile to increase Internet connectivity in Africa 

This episode is also available on YouTube - https://youtu.be/Tk2iC4ZZ9XM   Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, we take another trip down memory lane with two special guest as they share insights on this week's hot topics in the African tech space.   This week, we are joined by the very first hosts of our pilot episode: Tage Kene-Okafor, Africa Reporter, TechCrunch and Titilola Oludimu, Special Projects Coordinator, AltSchool Africa.    Subscribe to The Workaholic - https://techpoint.africa/subject/work/ and Fintech Today - https://techpoint.africa/subject/fintech/ and Techpoint Digest - https://techpoint.africa/subject/techpoint-digest/ and Intellligence by Techpoint's newsletter -https://intelligence.techpoint.africa/newsletter-signup/   Struggling with revenue? AltSchool Africa's High-Impact Selling course will have you and your team closing deals like a pro in 6 weeks. Taught by experts who close $10m+ annually.   Use code TECHPOINT for 20% off. Enrol now   Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 05:13 - Jumia Food to shut down17:48 - Coursera's 2023 Global Skills Report 32:01 - Flutterwave's new hires38:27 - What our OGs are doing now44:11 - Chipper Cash's 4th lay off   Useful links Jumia Food to shutdown in Nigeria from December 2023 Nigerian learners perform well in entrepreneurship but poorly in tech courses on Coursera — report Flutterwave hires 6 new executives from Cash App, PayPal, Binance.US, others Chipper Cash lays off again for the fourth time in 1 year This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Gracious Sede   Email us your feedback at podcast@techpoint.africa. Visit www.techpoint.africa/ for more stories.   Music - Beach by MBB - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk   Find us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok @TechpointAfrica  

This episode is also available on YouTube - https://youtu.be/e7aYDlIapEg   Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, we take a trip down memory lane with two special guest who share unusual insights on the hot topics in Africa's tech space this week.   We have TAP OGs, Muyiwa Matuluko and Omolara Oseni join us this week, and they begin today's episode by sharing how the podcast began. Fun fact: the pilot episode went live on September 06, 2019 and featured Tage Kene-Okafor (now of TechCrunch fame) and Titilola Oludimu (now at AltSchool Africa).    Subscribe to The Workaholic - https://techpoint.africa/subject/work/ and Fintech Today - https://techpoint.africa/subject/fintech/ and Techpoint Digest - https://techpoint.africa/subject/techpoint-digest/ and Intellligence by Techpoint's newsletter -https://intelligence.techpoint.africa/newsletter-signup/   Struggling with revenue? AltSchool Africa's High-Impact Selling course will have you and your team closing deals like a pro in 6 weeks. Taught by experts who close $10m+ annually.   Use code TECHPOINT for 20% off. Enrol now Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 00:43 - Trip down memory lane 10:11 - CBN to freeze accounts without BVN and NIN 21:47 - Lidya shuts down operations in Europe as Pivo closes shop 33:02 - Bitmama acquires Payday   Useful links CBN to freeze bank accounts without BVN and NIN by April 2024 Lidya closes operations in two countries to focus on the Nigerian market after securing $16.45 million in funding Why Nigerian fintech startup Pivo shut down 1 year after announcing a $2 million round Bitmama acquires Payday to bolster its blockchain-powered cross-border payments service Former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, to launch $100 million venture capital fund Call of Duty: Mobile launches dedicated Nigerian server South Africa wants to be a global EV player First audio podcast episode First video podcast episode Talking financial fraud in Nigeria with Esigie Aguele, CEO of VerifyMe This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Gracious Sede   Email us your feedback at podcast@techpoint.africa. Visit www.techpoint.africa/ for more stories.   Music - Beach by MBB - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk   Find us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok @TechpointAfrica  

Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our hosts discuss some of this week's top stories in the African tech space.Here are the stories:Lemfi suspends Ghana operationsKenyan startups to get tax breakCristiano Ronaldo sued for $1billion Subscribe to The Workaholic - https://techpoint.africa/subject/work/andFintech Today - https://techpoint.africa/subject/fintech/andTechpoint Digest - https://techpoint.africa/subject/techpoint-digest/andIntellligence by Techpoint's newsletter -https://intelligence.techpoint.africa/newsletter-signup/ Timestamps00:00 - Intro06:27 - Lemfi exits Ghana15:49 - Kenya to give startups tax breaks21:02 - Cristiano Ronaldo sued for $1 billion33:01 - Email fraudsters ate impersonating tech CEOsUseful links Lemfi suspends Ghana operations https://techpoint.africa/2023/11/28/lemfi-suspends-ghana-operations-one-week-after-regulator-declares-it-illegal/

This episode is also available on YouTube - https://youtu.be/Gv7q-K0WeA8 Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our hosts discuss the stories making the waves in the African tech space this week. The major stories are: Alerzo lays off 100 workers, reportedly due to warehouse automation  GetEquity COO reportedly detained by police over unpaid funds Zazuu shuts down Subscribe to The Workaholic - https://techpoint.africa/subject/work/ and Fintech Today - https://techpoint.africa/subject/fintech/ and Techpoint Digest - https://techpoint.africa/subject/techpoint-digest/ and Intellligence by Techpoint's newsletter -https://intelligence.techpoint.africa/newsletter-signup/   Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 11:38 - Alerzo lays off again​​17:08 - GetEquity's COO detained by the Nigerian Police​​24:53 - Zazuu shuts down   Useful links Alerzo lays off 100 workers, reportedly due to warehouse automation  GetEquity COO reportedly detained by police over unpaid funds Zazuu shuts down Telecom operators demand urgent settlement as USSD debts from banks rise to $200bn Binance and CEO ‘CZ’ plead guilty to federal charges, agreed to pay $4.3B in fines  Leatherback CEO Ibrahim Ibitade Denies Hiding from EFCC After Wanted Notice This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Gracious Sede   Email us your feedback at podcast@techpoint.africa. Visit www.techpoint.africa/ for more stories.   Music - Beach by MBB - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk   Find us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok @TechpointAfrica