Techpoint Africa Podcast

Techpoint Africa Podcast

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Techpoint Africa Podcast episodes

  • Is Binance leaving Nigeria?
    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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        Music - Beach by MBB - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk
         
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        41 min
      • CBN Vs Crypto: The full gist
        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
             
            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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            1 hr 4 min
          • What will it take to give loans at scale in Nigeria
            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 ([email protected]) 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
            • FG to provide Internet access to 774 local governments and create over 300 jobs in Nigeria
              This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Gracious Sede
               
              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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              31 min
            • Why content creators should be taxed
              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
                 
                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
                   
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                  Music - Beach by MBB - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk
                   
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                  37 min
                • Will Canal+ get its hands on MultiChoice
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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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                      Music - Beach by MBB - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk
                       
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                      36 min
                    • Could PlayStation games be coming to mobile phones?
                      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 - Intro
                        01:17 - Moniepoint's 2023 in review
                        11:06 - PoS fraud in Nigeria
                        22:54 - 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 [email protected]. Visit www.techpoint.africa/ for more stories.
                           
                          Music - Beach by MBB - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk
                           
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                          36 min
                        • Anambra's tech hub ambition and why 2023's funding dip isn't a big deal
                          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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                            Timestamps
                            00:00 - Intro
                            00:31 - Funding decline in Africa
                            06:56 - Amazon Prime Video's layoffs
                            13:17 - 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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                              Music - Beach by MBB - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk
                               
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                              25 min
                            • Fintechs are making the headlines this week
                              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
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                                Timestamps
                                00:00 - Intro
                                00:57 - Kippa's loss to ₦30 million internal fraud
                                07:59 - Iyin Aboyeji's YCombinator for Africa
                                20:47 - 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 [email protected]. Visit www.techpoint.africa/ for more stories.
                                   
                                  Music - Beach by MBB - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk
                                   
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                                  39 min
                                • New year, new naira

                                  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 - Intro
                                    01:46 - MTN and Glo callers
                                    02:57 - What we are discussing
                                    04:40 - Nigeria's cNGN
                                    12:26 - Kuda's PoS for businesses
                                    22:19 - Fez Delivery's Safe Lockers
                                    32:15 - 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 [email protected]. Visit www.techpoint.africa/ for more stories.

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                                      39 min
                                    • This isn't goodbye
                                      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.
                                       
                                       
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                                      Timestamps
                                      00:00 - intro
                                      08:11 - Opay story
                                      20:45 - Tingo story
                                      30:41 - Adobe and Figma
                                      40:00 - other stories
                                      42:02 - TAP's biggest stories from 2023
                                      1:01:29 - 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 was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Gracious Sede
                                         
                                        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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                                        1 hr 11 min

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