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Decode Fintech episodes

  • Paga's 10 year journey to mobile wallet dominance in Nigeria
    Paga is one of a handful of non-bank companies that have succeeded in building a truly mainstream financial product in Nigeria.
    Over 11 million Nigerians use Paga's mobile wallet to send and receive money and pay their bills. In 2018, the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) recognized Paga with an award for being the top mobile money operator, by transaction count, for the third year in a row.
    Paga recently celebrated their 10 year anniversary, and in this episode, Paga CEO Tayo Oviosu tells us the story of how his team built a B2C African fintech success over the course of a decade.
    30 min
  • How GTB 737 became one of Nigeria's largest USSD brands
    Yemi Atanda, Group Head of ePayments at Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB), takes us behind the scenes of GTB 737, GTB's wildly successful USSD service.
    Yemi shares the origin of 737, from how they selected the specific numbers 737, to usage trends, to the wildly successful mass marketing campaign that helped introduce the financial product to everyday Nigerians.
    35 min
  • Decode Fintech Trailer
    Introducing Decode Fintech! The show where the people building Africa's financial infrastructure share what's working, what's not, and what's next.
    2 min

About Decode Fintech

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Financial technology in Africa is changing at an accelerating rate, and with it, the very nature of business on the continent. As one of the largest payments companies in Africa, the Paystack team is constantly speaking to teams doing amazing work all over the continent. The Decode Fintech Podcast allows us to hit "record" and share what we're learning!