Techpoint Africa Podcast

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The Techpoint Africa Podcast brings you the most important stories of the week on startups, technology and innovation in Africa.

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Techpoint Africa Podcast episodes:

September 22, 2022Why does the Metaverse feel like an innovative lie?
Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, we discuss some of the happenings in the African tech space this week.

The stories:
Kuda 602% loss in 2021
Uber gets hacked by an 18-year old
First bank scraps dollar transactions with its naira card
Nedbank joins MTN in the metaverse
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Timestamps

00:00 - Introduction
00:23 - Kuda 602% loss in 2021
09:56 - 18-year old hacks Uber
15:04 - First bank scraps dollar transactions on naira card
25:28 - Nedbank joins MTN in the metaverse

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Kuda’s loss increased by 602%, from $2m in 2020 to $14m in 2021
18-year-old breaks into Uber’s internal systems, said the ride-hailing giant has weak security
Why your employees, not firewalls, should be your first line of defence against cyberattacks
The shocking truth about Nigerian email scams
You can no longer shop on foreign websites with your First Bank naira card
One of South Africa’s largest banks, Nedbank, joins MTN in the metaverse
This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Gracious Sede

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37min
September 20, 2022Is Nigeria ready for Electric Vehicles?
Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, Bolu sits down with Michael Mandela Oniemola, VP, Business Compliance and Government Relations, Autochek to discuss electric vehicles (EVs) and car financing in Nigeria

Some highlights:
Nigeria's readiness for EVs
Possible obstacles
The impact of the economic downturn on the automobile industry
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Timestamps
00:00 - Introduction
01:22 - We meet Michael
02:57 - First thoughts on Nigeria's partnerships to manufacture EVs
04:07 - Is Nigeria ready for EVs?
07:04 - Can Nigerians actually avoid EVs?
11:57 - Can Autochek finance EVs
13:31 - Has there been a reduction in vehicle purchases
17:06 - How do Autochek interest rates work?
21:49 - How Autochek makes money
22:33 - Speaking on Autochek's acquisitions
25:59 - Customer behaviour in the different Autochek markets
28:32 - Solving the problem of trust
32:28 - Challenges unique to Autochek
33:43 - Is there a demand for EVs?
37:09 - Aren't our local manufacturers good enough for the government to partner with?

Useful links
Nigeria signs MOU with foreign partners to manufacture electric vehicles, but local manufacturers say the country may not be ready for EVs
Nigeria’s Siltech produces electric vehicles, for a clean and elegant Africa
Building Africa’s Tesla: Can JET Motor Company accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles in Africa?
This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Gracious Sede

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42min
September 15, 2022Even CEOs are getting fired?!
Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, we discuss the hot topics and happenings in Africa's tech space.

Today's stories:
Capiter laid off 100 employees, the company's CEO and COO
Fundraising trends in Africa
Brazilian unicorn, EBANX's expansion to Africa
The Kenyan Assets Recovery Agency dropped money laundering charges against three Nigerian companies
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Timestamps
00:00 - Introduction
05:42 - Egyptian startup Capiter fires CEO and COO
11:29 - Fundraising trends in Africa
14:42 - Brazilian unicorn, EBANX expands to Africa
21:41 - Kenya's Asset Recovery Agency drops money laundering charges against Nigerian companies
Useful links
Capiter’s founders are relieved of their positions for allegedly mismanaging funds, and the company lays off 100 employee
Layoff Convos: What you should know
Brazilian payments fintech company, EBANX, expands into Africa
Kenya’s Asset Recovery Agency drops money laundering charges against Nigerian companies
This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Gracious Sede

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36min
September 13, 2022 Tap to pay on Danfo? The future of payments on public transport
Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast we discuss how to enable a cashless economy in Africa, using Lagos, Nigeria as an example.

Our guests, Co-founders of Touch and Pay (TAP), Afolabi Olamide (CEO) and Micheal Oluwole (Chief Growth Officer), explain how a single card could disrupt the future of payments, starting with the Lagos transport system.

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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
00:20 - We meet Olamide and Michael
02:47 - What Touch and Pay (TAP) is
06:25 - How TAP has evolved over time
10:24 - How this can help financial inclusion
17:33 - Are there enough people using this solution?
24:12 - Is this payment solution scalable to all forms of transportation?
28:03 - Let's talk numbers
29:53 - Will this work with other transactions?
35:19 - Why use a Cowry card when you have other options?
40:30 - What are the biggest challenges in payments in Nigeria?
46:04 - How has adoption been like?
48:58 - What's the future for this?

Useful link
How Touch and Pay (TAP) got 1.5 million Lagosians to adopt cashless bus rides

This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Gracious Sede

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56min
September 08, 2022Can they succeed where Amazon and DHL failed?
This episode is also available on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLYDnbv96Wc&list
Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, we do a rundown of some of this week's news in the tech space, with Oluwanifemi, Emmanuel, and Bolu as our hosts.

Some highlights:
Apple iPhone 14 event
Nigerian government's suspension of 5% excise duty on all telco services
Y Combinator's S22 Demo Day
Jumia's partnership with Zipline to use drones to deliver in Ghana
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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
02:36 - Apple iPhone 14 event
09:46 - Nigerian government suspends 5% excise duty on data, calls, and SMS
17:00 - Google's Startups Black Founders Fund
19:22 - YCombinator's S22 Demo Day
26:55 - Jumia using Zipline drones for deliveries in Ghana
Useful links
Here’s everything Apple just announced at its iPhone 14 event
The Nigerian federal government has suspended the 5% excise duty on telecommunications
Nigerians to pay more on calls, SMS and data
Google has selected 60 African startups for its second Startups Black Founders Fund (BFF) cohort, with 23 Nigerian and 12 Kenyan grantees
Discover fintech products that can help you build wealth before retirement at The Fintech Summit 2022
YC S22 Virtual Demo Day
Some insights on Y Combinator's S22 Demo Day from Intelligence by Techpoint
Jumia is using Zipline’s automated drones for deliveries in Ghana
This episode was produced by Oghenerumu Oneyibo and Gracious Sede
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38min
September 06, 2022How this startup is providing pay-as-you-use car insurance for Nigerians
This episode is also available on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RI2J6uXz_M&list
Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, we discuss the Nigerian insurance industry with the CEO and Founder of pay-as-you-use insurtech startup, Pay-U, Temitope Adeyemi.

Some highlights:
Why are businesses in the insurance sector not growing?
Why Nigerians rarely use insurance
A possible solution and if tech can help.

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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
02:15 - We meet Temitope
03:20 - The state of insurance in Nigeria
05:22 - Why you should care about insurance
08:22 - Can you roll over your premium?
12:21 - Is there truly a market for pay-as-you-use insurance
20:33 - How can tech drive insurance penetration
27:55 - Who are regulators in the insurance space and can they help improve trust?
34:27 - Why should legacy insurance companies change their model

Useful link
How technology can play a crucial role in capturing the untapped insurance market
This episode was produced by Oghenerumu Oneyibo and edited by Múyìwá Mátùlúkò

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46min
September 01, 2022Everything you need to know about the 5G network in Nigeria with MTN CMO, Adia Sowho
This episode is also available on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nV_uNYz6GTY
As you might have noticed, today's Techpoint Africa Podcast is a little — well more like a lot — different. Last Thursday in the studio, we discussed MTN launching the 5G network in Nigeria. This week, we travelled down to the company's headquarters in Lagos, Nigeria to talk with Adia Sowho, Chief Marketing Officer, MTN Nigeria.

If you have questions like whether you'll pay more for data or be able to exchange your 4G router for the 5G router then you should listen to/watch this. We also talked about the potential use cases for 5G and how it could be a gateway for more financial inclusion.

Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
01:07 - We meet Adia
02:44 - What 5G is
04:27 - What you can expect with 5G
05:36 - Betting big on 5G in Nigeria
07:13 - Usecases for 5G
10:59 - Where you can get 5G
13:15 - Why those specific locations?
14:08 - Dealing with vandals and protecting infrastructure
16:13 - Would 5G help increase Nigeria's broadband penetration?
16:52 - Can you exchange your 4G router for a 5G router?
17:27 - Will you pay more for data?
20:36 - The 5G rollout does not affect your 4G network
21:16 - Does 5G have a negative health impact?
24:04 - MTN's plans to "own the home"
27:10 - Can the average Nigerian afford this realistically?
28:15 - Will you get unlimited Internet?
30:13 - How does this tie in with MTN's overall strategy?
34:48 - Final words

Useful links
What you must know as MTN starts rolling out 5G in Nigeria
4 things we learnt from MTN Nigeria’s 5G demo
11 burning questions about 5G answered
MTN is rolling out its new 5G network across Nigeria. We talked about some of the places you can find it
This episode was produced and edited by Damola Olubajo

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37min
August 30, 2022Why are African tech startups laying off staff?
This episode is also available on YouTube - https://youtu.be/3ltkVytZfZs
Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, we discuss layoffs by companies within and outside the tech space. Tech human resources expert, Wenyimi Barber walks us through:

1. What to expect in the coming days,
2. How to protect yourself from being laid off,
3. How to tell your employees they are being let go,
4. The effect layoffs have on both employer and employee, among other things.
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Timestamps
00:00 - Introduction
03:31 - Why are tech startups laying off employees?
10:36 - Was this inevitable?
11:51 - What could have been done to cushion the effect?
14:28 - Other alternatives to layoffs
18:10 - Making the decision to downsize
20:22 - Can you avoid been laid off?
21:10 - Case study: Strategies Xiaomi's HR person could have taken when downsizing
22:27 - How to diplomatically tell an employee that they are been laid off
25:17 - What severance packages are
27:09 - How to handle the stigma as a company
30:42 - Is there a respite in view?
34:21 - Who comes out as the "winner" at the end?
36:02 - What causes talent churn?

Useful links
Softcom’s Weyinmi Barber is making HR desirable one startup at a time
Kenyan startup, Marketforce, lays off 9% of its workforce
A troubling startup layoff trend has emerged
Post-pandemic rebound: Why businesses must weigh the cost of layoffs
The reality of corporate layoff dawns on Xiaomi as 900 of its employees become jobless
This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and edited by Múyìwá Mátùlúkò

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40min
August 25, 2022Where you can find MTN 5G in Nigeria
This episode is also available on YouTube - https://youtu.be/QFWhJiubC10
Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, we welcome back an old face that has been behind the camera as we give you the weekly roundup on African tech news.
We discussed MTN rolling out the Fifth Generation (5G) network in selected places in Nigeria, the Tanzanian government installing Internet service on Kilimanjaro, the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria's (ARCON) ban, and the Google Wallet launch in South Africa.
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Timestamps
00:05 - Introduction
03:04 - MTN rolls out 5G in Nigeria
10:25 - Tanzanian government launches Internet on Kilimanjaro
18:00 - Google Wallet is now in South Africa
Useful links
What you must know as MTN starts rolling out 5G in Nigeria
4 things we learnt from MTN Nigeria’s 5G demo
11 burning questions about 5G answered
There’s now super-fast Internet on Kilimanjaro, but it’s useless to millions of Tanzanians living miles below
Nigerian advertisers can no longer use foreign models and voice-over artists, and there’s more to come
Google’s mobile payment system, Google Wallet, is now available in South Africa
This episode was produced by Gracious Sede and edited by Múyìwá Mátùlúkò
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27min
August 22, 2022How Africa is contributing to the creator economy boom
This episode is also available on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v26kNDs5CKw&list
The creator economy recorded a 550% growth between 2016 and 2020. Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, we discussed what this could mean for Africa and African creatives.
Joining our host, Oluwanifemi, in the studio, was Femi Taiwo CEO, TERAWORK and Douglas Kendyson, CEO Selar. Both guests shared insights as to what Africa stands to gain from the creator economy, the challenges African creators face, and possible solutions to these challenges.
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Timestamps
00:00 - Introduction
04:00 - What is the creator economy?
11:55 - How are African creatives contributing to the creator economy boom?
18:15 - Is being unique truly a selling point?
26:55 - What Africa benefits from the creator economy
29:48 - Hurdles to enjoying the creator economy boom
34:45 - Why creators should choose TERAWORK/Selar
Useful links
Nigerian freelance startup, TERAWORK is providing growth opportunities for African offline professionals
With 17k users and $270k in revenue, Selar wants to build the passion economy of Africa
Explore the fintech in everything at The Fintech Summit 2022
Funding a booming creator economy in Africa
This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and edited by Múyìwá Mátùlúkò
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41min

FAQs about Techpoint Africa Podcast:

How many episodes does Techpoint Africa Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 254 episodes available.