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Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our reporters share their insights, opinions and knowledge on the top stories in the African tech space this week.
The stories:
MTN South African branch to pay $5.2 million before H2 2023Mastercard acquires minor stake in MoMoJumia records reduction in losses in NigeriaJumia may unroll new services in EgyptLoan apps' agents reveal companies' unethical practicesBosun Tijani has been confirmed as minister of communications and digital economyRegister to attend the Modern Workplace Africa Conference: https://modernworkplaceafrica.com/
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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
00:42 - Jagun Jagun and Nigeria's VFX industry
03:40 - MTN South Africa to pay R1.9 billion and Mastercard acquires stake in MoMo
13:05 - Jumia records decline in operating loss
18:58 - Jumia could be launch BNPL services in Egypt
21:54 - Loan agents disbursing unwanted loans
34:33 - Bosun Tijani appointed Nigeria's Minister of Communications and Digital Economy
38:47 - Other stories
Useful links
MTN South Africa to pay R1.9 billionMastercard to acquire a slice of MTN's $5.2 billion fintech unitJumia records 54% decline in operating loss in Q1 2023Jumia could soon roll out buy now, pay later solution in EgyptHow we are forced to disburse loans to people that didn’t apply – Loan app agents Daunting tasks ahead as Bosun Tijani is confirmed minister of communications, innovation, and the digital economyCourt bars Worldcoin from collecting data from KenyansTikTok ban in Kenya?Uber denies drivers' involvement in attacksTakealot to launch an on-demand serviceSafaricom will raise M-PESA users' daily transaction caps to support SMEs in KenyaFollowing M-PESA's lead, Kenya's Airtel Money has increased daily transaction limitsThis episode was produced by Gracious Sede
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