Techpoint Africa Podcast

Techpoint Africa Podcast

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Techpoint Africa Podcast episodes

  • $220m fine: Why FCCPC's fight with WhatsApp is valid
    Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our hosts are joined by tech lawyer, Rosemond Phil-Othihiwa to discuss:
    • Meta vs Nigeria's FCCPC
    • Mercury Bank closing African startup accounts
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      Timestamps
      00:00 - Intro
      01:17 - Meta vs Nigeria's FCCPC
      19:04 - Mercury Bank closes African startup accounts
       
      Useful links
      • Meta to appeal $220 million fine imposed by Nigerian regulator 
      • Mercury Bank sets August deadline for account closure, lists Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Mali among prohibited countries 
        • This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Crystal-Agnes Joseph
         
        Email us your feedback at [email protected]. Visit www.techpoint.africa/ for more stories.
         
        Music - Beach by MBB -
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk
         
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        37 min
      • Is a mobile app for farmers dead on arrival?
        Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our hosts discuss:
        • Kenyan e-hailing drivers strike
        • Nigeria's app for farmers
        • Chowdeck's ad product
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          Link to Insight of the Week: Agriculture’s contribution to Nigeria’s GDP has been on a downward trend since 2020
           
          Timestamps
          00:00 - Intro
          01:04 - Kenya e-hailing drivers strike
          15:32 - Chowdeck's ad product
          30:46 - Nigeria's app for farmers
           
          Useful links
          • Kenyan e-hailing drivers embark on a 5-day strike to demand better pay 
          • Nigeria to develop an app for farmers as part of an e-extension programme 
          • Want your rice with a side of ads? Chowdeck is working on an ad product 
            • This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Crystal-Agnes Joseph
             
            Email us your feedback at [email protected]. Visit www.techpoint.africa/ for more stories.
             
            Music - Beach by MBB -
            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk
             
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            44 min
          • Which fintechs are taking on Africa's $58 billion remittance market?
            Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our hosts discuss:
              • The OPay glitch
              • Kuda, NALA, and Africa's remittance market
              • UNDP's new fintech hubs
                • Subscribe to The Modern Workplace/, Equity Merchants/, Techpoint Digest/ and  Intelpoint's newsletter/ 
                 
                Timestamps
                00:00 - Intro
                00:42 - OPay glitch
                06:18 - Kuda, NALA, and Africa's remittance market
                17:28 - UNDP's new fintech hubs
                 
                Useful links
                • ₦714 million glitch: fintech giant OPay gets court order to restrict customer accounts
                • Kuda Is Expanding Global Push As Scramble For African Diaspora Heats Up 
                • Tanzanian fintech NALA secures $40 million Series A to grow B2B payment platform 
                • UNDP to raise $1 billion to plant startup hubs across Africa 
                  • This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Crystal-Agnes Joseph
                   
                  Email us your feedback at [email protected]. Visit www.techpoint.africa/ for more stories.
                   
                  Music - Beach by MBB -
                  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk
                   
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                  32 min
                • Can Mano win in Nigeria's food delivery market?
                  Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our hosts are joined by Olaleye Oladimeji, Partner, Legalpreneur Attorneys & Consulting and Founder, Registat.io to discuss:
                  • Kucoin to charge VAT in NIgeria
                  • Mano's move to food delivery
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                    Link to Insight of the Week: Nigeria's quarterly VAT collections have reached new highs in seven consecutive quarters since Q4 2021
                     
                    Timestamps
                    00:00 - Intro
                    01:36 - Kucoin to charge VAT in NIgeria
                    27:23 - Mano's move to food delivery
                     
                    Useful links
                    • KuCoin to charge 7.5% VAT on crypto trades in Nigeria
                    • Mano wants a slice of the food delivery market in Nigeria 
                      • This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Crystal-Agnes Joseph
                       
                      Email us your feedback at [email protected]. Visit www.techpoint.africa/ for more stories.
                       
                      Music - Beach by MBB -
                      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk
                       
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                      44 min
                    • NIMC data breach: Why you should be scared
                      Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our hosts are joined by Samuel Ngwu, Privacy Lawyer to discuss:
                      • Another data breach in Nigeria
                      • New e-hailing prices in South Africa
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                        Timestamps
                        00:00 - Intro
                        01:09 - Another data breach in Nigeria
                        28:54 - New e-hailing prices in South Africa
                         
                        Useful links
                        • Digital rights company accuses AnyVerify of selling sensitive Nigerian data online for ₦100 
                        • South African government to take over price-setting powers from e-hailing companies 
                          • This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Crystal-Agnes Joseph
                           
                          Email us your feedback at [email protected]. Visit www.techpoint.africa/ for more stories.
                           
                          Music - Beach by MBB -
                          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk
                           
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                          43 min
                        • Davido, Sabinus, and the meme coin craze
                          Today on the podcast, our hosts discuss:
                          • Celebrity meme coins
                          • Ampersand and BYD's EV partnership
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                            Link to Insight of the Week: https://bit.ly/3XwP41f
                             
                            Timestamps
                            00:00 - Intro
                            00:44 - Celebrity meme coins
                            23:18 - Insight of the Week with Intelpoint
                            24:40 - Ampersand and BYD's EV partnership
                             
                            Useful links
                            • Is Davido's crypto token a scam? Here's everything we know about it 
                            • SEC warns that individuals who patronise $DAVIDO do so at their peril 
                            • Rwanda’s EV startup Ampersand partners BYD for expansion 
                              • This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Crystal-Agnes Joseph
                               
                              Email us your feedback at [email protected]. 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
                              43 min
                            • Why governments are bad with digital currencies
                              Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our hosts discuss:
                              • Rwanda's Central Bank Digital Currency
                              • The latest on the Wasoko and MaxAB merger
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                                Timestamps
                                00:00 - Intro
                                01:09 - Why CBDCs don't do much
                                11:28 - The Wasoko-MaxAB merger
                                 
                                Useful links
                                • Wasoko and MaxAB merger deal stalls due to ongoing restructuring, macroeconomic challenges
                                • Rwandan Central Bank set to launch digital currency in 2026- Deputy Governor
                                  • This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Crystal-Agnes Joseph
                                   
                                  Email us your feedback at [email protected]. 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
                                   
                                  32 min
                                • Are we expecting too much from African startups?
                                  Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our host, Chimgozirim Nwokoma is joined by Francis Ogbuka, VP Sales, Zone and Abraham Augustine, Comms & Programs Lead, Norrsken to discuss:
                                  • Zone's decentralised PoS payment gateway
                                  • Gro Intelligence's shutdown
                                  • The Copia Global story
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                                    Link to Insight of the Week: Jumia Group recorded its highest loss in 2019, the year it was listed on the NYSE 
                                     
                                    Timestamps
                                    00:00 - Intro
                                    02:05 - Zone's decentralised PoS payment gateway
                                    16:01 - The Copia Global story
                                    33:22 - Gro Intelligence's shutdown
                                     
                                    Useful links
                                    • Kenya-based agritech Gro Intelligence to shut down two months after slashing headcount 
                                    • After dismissing over 1000 employees, Copia Global stops taking orders in six Kenyan markets 
                                    • Zone launches blockchain-powered PoS payment gateway to tackle chargeback fraud 
                                      • This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Crystal-Agnes Joseph
                                       
                                      Email us your feedback at [email protected]. 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
                                      50 min
                                    • Brass: Acquisition or rescue mission?
                                      Today on the podcast, our host, Bolu Abiodun, is joined by Oyindolapo Olusesi, Lead, Legal Services at Kora to discuss:
                                      • The Brass acquisition
                                      • Bolt's inDrive copycat
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                                        Timestamps
                                        00:00 - Intro
                                        01:13 - The Brass acquisition
                                        15:42 - Bolt's new bidding system
                                         
                                        Useful links
                                        • Paystack and PiggyVest join forces in Brass acquisition 
                                        • Bolt introduces a bidding system for drivers and riders in Nigeria 
                                          • This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Crystal-Agnes Joseph
                                           
                                          Email us your feedback at [email protected]. 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
                                          33 min
                                        • CBN vs fintechs: What's really going on
                                          Today on the podcast, our hosts discuss:
                                          • Nigerian fintechs and all things CBN policies
                                          • What we know about the 16-month salary delay claims at Bloc
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                                            Link to Insight of the Week: https://intelpoint.co/insights/nigeria-the-volume-of-pos-transactions-in-2022-was-1500x-the-volume-in-2012/?utm_source=Techpoint+Africa+Podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=Insight+of+the+Week+TAP+225
                                             
                                            Timestamps
                                            00:00 - Intro
                                            00:24 - Nigerian fintechs and CBN
                                            23:12 - What we know about owed salaries at Bloc
                                             
                                            Useful links
                                            • CBN stops account openings for Kuda, Moniepoint, OPay 
                                            • New anti-fraud law mandates Nigerian PoS agents to register as businesses with regulator 
                                            • Everything we know about 16-month salary delay claims at Bloc 
                                              •  
                                              This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Crystal-Agnes Joseph
                                               
                                              Email us your feedback at [email protected]. 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
                                               
                                              43 min

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