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The Techpoint Africa Podcast brings you the most important stories of the week on startups, technology and innovation in Africa.
Listen in every Thursday afternoon (WAT). You can find us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn or anywhere else you get your podcasts
Listen in every Thursday afternoon (WAT). You can find us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn or anywhere else you get your podcasts
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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
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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
01:34 - Interswitch's 2023
34:53 - LemFi'e expansion to China
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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
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On today's podcast, we discuss:
Binance stopping naira deposits and withdrawals
Nigeria fining Binance
The Brass story
MTN Nigeria's losses in 2023
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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Today's podcast discusses:
Content creators registering with CAC, paying taxes
Carbon's acquisition of Vella Finance
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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
01:44 - CAC and content creators
12:54 - Carbon acquires Vella Finance
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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
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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
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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
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Today's podcast discusses
Moniepoint's growth in 2023
Nigerian PoS terminals get fraud-flagging feature
Sony invests in Carry1st
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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).
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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
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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/
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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
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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
11:38 - Alerzo lays off again17:08 - GetEquity's COO detained by the Nigerian Police24:53 - 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
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Hey guys!
We've hit 200 episodes! And we had a special guest join us on the podcast today.
But first, here are today's stories:
US SEC delists Tingo temporarily
EdenLife pivoting to a marketplace
MTN reported plans to acquire 9obile spectrum
We had fun in the studio today and had the chance to meet one of our fantastic fans, Chinedum Okerengwor, Founder of Royalti.io. Fun fact: he pitched his startup at Techpoint Africa's Pitchstorm in 2021.
We hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as we enjoyed producing it, despite the many issues.
Enjoy!
But before you go:
Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
03:43 - Tingo and the US SEC
17:32 - Eden Life's eCommerce play
31:42 - MTN's reported plans to acquire 9Mobile spectrum
44:56 - Other stories
49:19 - About Royalti.io + feedback
56:39 - Paystack layoffs
58:27 - 200th podcastversary
Useful links
Tingo suspended by the US SEC after being dubbed "obvious scam"
Eden Life launches an eCommerce platform to become profitable in a year
MTN to reportedly acquire 9Mobile's spectrum
AltSchool Africa raised $3 million back in April 2023
Netflix loses market leader status to Showmax
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Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, we discuss top stories across the African tech space.
The stories:
3 finance executives leave Flutterwave amid fraud investigation.
Nigeria launches an electronic civil registration system
Gozem acquiring Moneex
Interswitch looses ₦30 billion in chargeback fraud
Rwanda Parliament wants to end public WiFi fees
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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro01:32 - iROKOtv's struggles07:02 - Flutterwave's finance executives exit17:57 - Nigeria's digital civil registration system27:56 - Gozem acquires Moneex
Useful links
3 finance executives leave Flutterwave following disclosure of founder fraud Investigation in 2017
Nigeria to launch an electronic civil registration system today
Gozem acquires Moneex as it doubles down on super app ambitions
Interswitch reportedly loses ₦30 billion to chargeback fraud
Rwanda's Parliament demands an end to public WiFi fees
This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Gracious Sede
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This week on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, we look at tech news from the African continent.
The stories:
EFFC arrests OAU students for fraud
Kenyans to transact using fingerprint and iris by December 2023
Kenya opens first local smartphone factory
Bolt ordered to pay a driver over $6k
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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
02:11 - EFCC arrests OAU students14:06 - Kenya: biometric IDs + a smartphone factory20:06 - Bolt Kenya to pay driver over $6,00024:49 - Fidelity Bank restores transfers to neobanks
Useful links
President Ruto: Kenyans will transact using fingerprints and iris by December 2023
Kenya opens its first smartphone factory with retail prices starting from KSh 7,499
Bolt Kenya to pay driver KSh 1m
Why DLM Trust Company renounced its appointment as escrow trustee by Patricia
Bolt Kenya suspends 5% booking fee
Bolt Kenya receives operating licence after meeting NTSA’s demands
Fidelity Bank Restores Transfers to Moniepoint, PalmPay, others
EFCC Releases 58 OAU Students Arrested For Suspected Internet Fraud
This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Gracious Sede
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Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast we look at the hottest stories sweeping the African tech ecosystem this week.
The stories:
IROKOtv isn't shutting down
MTN to pay FIRS $72.5m for tax evasion
MTN responds to allegations by Itemate Solutions
Patricia appoints DLM Capital Group to begin the first batch of customer repayments
DLM Trust puts Patricia partnership on hold
Fidelity bank blocks transfer to OPay, Moniepoint, and Palmpay
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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
01:10 - iROKOtv's struggles11:46 - MTN and tax evasion issues15:31 - MTN responds to Itemate's allegations18:10 - The Patricia struggle continues32:08 - Fidelity Bank and the neobank KYC struggles
Useful links
Is iROKOtv shutting down?
MTN Nigeria to pay over $72m
MTN responds to allegations by Itemate Solutions
Patricia appoints DLM Capital Group to begin the first batch of customer repayments in November
DLM Trust has paused its appointment as trustee to handle the repayment of Patricia customers
Fidelity Bank blocks transfers to OPay, Moniepoint, and Palmpay over KYC concerns
Airtel Africa rolls out cheap 4G-enabled smartphones in Rwanda
This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Chidinma Ochiaka
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This week on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, we discuss the hot topics in the African tech space.
The stories:
Patricia offers customers new avenue to recoup losses
CIBN certification for PoS, NIN, and BVN agents
Andela launches AI-powered Talent Cloud
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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
01:54 - Andela's Talent Cloud17:45 - Patricia's shares sale30:49 - Nigerian PoS agents certification
Useful links
Patricia pleads with customers to turn its alleged ₦2bn debt to shares
CIBN commences Certification process for POS, NIN/BVN Agents
Andela launches an AI-powered platform to transform the hiring process for tech companies
Dragonfly Capital backed web3 app VIBRA shuts down in Nigeria
This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Gracious Sede
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Music - Beach by MBB - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk
Haha, see the seeds of #EndSARS
Nice one. Keep it up guys
Kudos to you guys for this program, kindly let your resource persons speak a little louder next time I struggled to hear them..maybe put off the background music next time(which I think makes the conversation lively though)..you can do better .