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  • Nigeria's open banking brouhaha, Union54's CEO speaks out, Twitter source code leaked
    This episode is also available on YouTube - https://youtu.be/4ImRAkJ1EDQ
     
    Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our reporters discuss the happenings in the digital credit space in East Africa, and some other interesting stories in the tech space.
     
    The stories:
    • CBN's interesting stance on open banking
    • Union54's CEO speaks out
    • Twitter's source code leaked on GitHub
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      Timestamps
      00:00 - Lagos Startup Expo
      02:26 - Union54 CEO speaks out on shut down
      16:50 - Nigeria's open banking guidelines brouhaha
      23:15 - Twitter's source code leaked
      31:00 - Africa and GPT-4
       
      Useful links
      • After chargeback fraud debacle, Union54 CEO says fintech in Africa ‘isn’t child’s play’
      • Exclusive: CBN wants NIBSS to control access to Open Banking infrastructure
      • Exclusive: Nigeria’s central bank walks back decision to “centralise Open Banking”
      • Besides license fees, Nigerian logistics players to remit 2% of their annual revenue
      • 11 critical questions on the leaked NITDA bill; a tussle for more power?
      • Twitter's source code got leaked on GitHub
      • Making sense of Kenya’s burning money laundering feud with Nigerian fintechs
      • Meet Abake Adenle, who developed a unique speech recognition software for African languages
        • 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
         
        39 min
      • OnePipe's raise & layoff, Google's Bard, MTN Nigeria merger proposal, Amazon's downsizing, Meta's Kenyan lawsuit
        This episode is also available on YouTube - https://youtu.be/EDTcTRMJ9QU
         
        Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our reporters discuss the multiple stories that broke this week in the African tech space.
         
        The stories
        • Google rolls out Bard
        • OnePipe raises $4.8m, lays off 20% of its staff
        • MTN Nigeria to merge its finance subsidiaries
        • Amazon plans to reduce its workforce by 9,000
        • Meta sued in Kenya, again
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          Timestamps
          00:00 - Intro
          00:35 - Amazon lays off 9000 staff
          02:59 - One Pipe raises 4.8M, lays off staff
          11:53 - Google rolls out Bard
          16:41 - MTN Nigeria to merge finance subsidiaries
          23:27 - Meta is sued in Kenya, again
           
          Useful links
          • Google rolls out Bard, its answer to ChatGPT
          • OnePipe raises $4.8m credit line, lays off 20% of its staff
          • MTN Nigeria to merge its finance subsidiaries
          • Amazon is planning another layoff that will affect 9,000 employees
          • Meta sued in Kenya, again
            • 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
             
             
             
            34 min
          • SVB and Signature Bank shut down, Naspers closes Foundry, Another Meta layoff, OpenAI's GPT-4
            This episode is also available on YouTube - https://youtu.be/ELoHjZCj-bs
             
            Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast we look at some global events in the tech space that may affect the African tech ecosystem.
             
            The stories:
            • Silicon Valley Bank & Signature Bank shut down
            • Naspers shuts down Foundry
            • Meta and Y Combinator layoffs
            • Nigeria launches $672 million fund for tech entrepreneurs
            • OpenAI launches GPT-4
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              Timestamps
              00:00 - Intro
              02:53 - Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank shutdown
              10:27 - Meta lays off again
              16:47 - Nigeria launches $672 million fund for tech entrepreneurs
              20:07 - Naspers shuts down Foundry
              27:03 - OpenAI launches GPT-4
               
              Useful links
              • Signature Bank shuts down following Silicon Valley Bank’s closure
              • SVB closure: 5 answers to startup employee’s questions
              • Naspers shuts down its $77m investment fund, Foundry, the largest in South Africa
              • Meta to slash 10,000 jobs after cutting about 11,000 last year 
              • Y Combinator lays off 20% of its workforce, to reduce late-stage investments
              • Nigeria launches a ₦‎309.5 billion fund
              • OpenAI releases GPT-4, a multimodal AI that it claims is state-of-the-art 
                • 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
                37 min
              • More details on Flutterwave hack, Kenya eyes food delivery platforms, CBN's open banking guidelines
                This episode is also available on YouTube - https://youtu.be/m-_1van4TrY
                 
                Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, we celebrate the International Women's Day as we bring you insights into some of the happenings in the African tech space this week.
                 
                The stories:
                • Hackers stole $6.3m from Flutterwave's accounts
                • Kenyan regulator investigates online food delivery platforms
                • Nigeria’s Central Bank issues open banking operational guidelines
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                  Timestamps
                  00:00 - Intro
                  03:28 - Hackers steal $6.3 million from Flutterwave
                  20:01 - Kenya investigates food delivery platforms
                  22:20 - CBN approves open banking guidelines
                   
                  Useful links
                  • Hackers steal ₦2.9 billion from Flutterwave accounts, motion granted to freeze accounts connected with stolen funds
                  • Kenyan regulator investigates online food delivery platforms
                  • Nigeria’s Central Bank issues open banking operational guidelines
                    • This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Oluwanifemi Kolawole
                     
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                    Music - Beach by MBB - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk
                     
                    37 min
                  • CBN's eNaira services, Meta's AI moves, Take responsibility Jumia! Flutterwave's funds unfrozen
                    This episode is also available on YouTube - https://youtu.be/O0ZEKwQHnlU
                     
                    Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, we look at some of the happenings in the tech space — global and local.
                    The stories:
                    • The CBN introduces enhanced eNaira services
                    • Meta's AI moves
                    • Jumia will now be held liable for defective products in Southern and East Africa
                    • Kenyan court releases frozen Flutterwave funds

                      • Watch Yinka's interview here: https://youtu.be/R0BtbCOZ4yU

                      Read all about the eNaira here: https://techpoint.africa/topics/cbdb-enaira/

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                      Timestamps
                      00:00 - Intro
                      02:10 - CBN introduces enhanced eNaira services
                      08:29 - Meta launches an AI language model
                      13:23 - Jumia is sanctioned in Southern and East Africa
                      19:42 - Fluterwave's funds unfrozen
                       
                      Useful links
                      • The CBN introduces enhanced eNaira services
                      • Even with zero charges and speedy transfers, Nigerians are not using the eNaira. Here’s why
                      • Meta releases its AI technology
                      • Why Meta’s latest large language model survived only three days online
                      • Jumia reviews terms to protect customers in Southern and East Africa
                      • Kenyan court releases frozen Flutterwave funds
                        • This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Emmanuel Paul
                         
                        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
                         
                        26 min
                      • Dash suspends CEO, Vodafone Ghana sold, Angola's $89M cloud project, Chipper Cash and Bolt layoffs
                        This episode is also available on YouTube - https://youtu.be/3fRaDQXM-JY
                         
                        Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our reporters discuss several stories that broke this week across the different industries in the African tech landscape.
                         
                        The stories:
                        • Dash suspends Founder and CEO
                        • UK’s Vodafone completes sale of Vodafone Ghana to Telecel Group
                        • Angola’s $89 million national cloud project
                        • Chipper Cash and Bolt lay off staff
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                          Timestamps
                          00:00 - Intro
                          04:37 - Dash CEO suspended
                          10:30 - Vodafone sells Vodafone Ghana to Telecel Group
                          18:15 - Angola's $89 million cloud project
                          23:31 - Chipper Cash lays off again 
                           
                           
                          Useful links
                          • Dash’s CEO has allegedly been suspended pending an investigation into financial impropriety
                          • UK’s Vodafone completes sale of Vodafone Ghana to Telecel Group
                          • What you should know about Angola’s $89 million national cloud project
                          • Chipper Cash reduces its workforce again
                            • 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
                             
                             
                             
                            33 min
                          • E-payment vs cash, funding rain, Telkom’s restructuring, Ethio Telecom stakes
                            This episode is also available on YouTube - https://youtu.be/Igc3s7m9mWY
                             
                            Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our reporters breakdown the unusual increase in PoS transactions in Nigeria and the increase in funding news. They also discuss other happenings across the continent.
                             
                            The stories:
                            • Unusual increase in PoS transactions in January
                            • Telkom’s restructuring to affect 15% of its staff
                            • Ethiopia offers 45% stake in Ethio Telecom
                            • Increase in funding news
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                              Timestamps
                              00:00 - Love is not in the air
                              01:55 - Intro 
                              02:01 - Unusual increase in PoS transactions in January
                              09:35 - Increase in funding news
                              11:15 - South Africa's Telkom is restructuring
                              16:43 - Ethiopia offers 45% stake in Ethio Telecom
                              22:02 - Bamboo gets digital sub-broker licence
                              23:52 - Insights from Intelligence's upcoming Startup Funding report
                              26:07 - Lagos Startup Expo announcement
                               
                              Useful links
                              • Why more people would give office romance a shot in 2023
                              • Online dating is changing how Africans find love, leading to an increase in romance scams
                              • Old ₦‎200 notes to remain legal tender in Nigeria until April 10, 2023
                              • Find all the funding news here
                              • Telkom’s restructuring to affect 1,770 jobs
                              • Ethiopia offers 45% stake in Ethio Telecom
                              • Bamboo gets a digital sub-broker licence from SEC
                              • Ethiopia is positioning itself for prominence in the African tech space
                              • With the AfriGo card, the CBN is putting the cart before the horse for financial inclusion in Nigeria
                              • Botched naira redesign policy is proof that Nigeria is not ready for a cashless economy
                                • 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
                                 
                                29 min
                              • Nigeria 100% broadband penetration, cashless economy, Google vs Microsoft (A.I. wars)
                                This episode is also available on YouTube - https://youtu.be/AI1Z_W0bEWc
                                 
                                This week on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, Emmanuel, Chimgozirim, and Bolu discuss some of the trending stories home and abroad.
                                 
                                The stories:
                                • Broadband penetration in Nigeria; the truth and the lies
                                • Nigeria's cashless economy woes
                                • The A.I. war between Google, Microsoft, and — surprisingly — Baidu
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                                  Timestamps
                                  00:00 - Intro
                                  01:22 - Nigeria's 100% broadband penetration
                                  08:30 - Nigeria's cashless economy woes
                                  16:40 - A.I. wars (Google vs Microsoft)
                                   
                                  Useful links
                                  • No, Starlink has not given Nigeria 100% broadband penetration. Despite what the president claims
                                  • Botched naira redesign policy is proof that Nigeria is not ready for a cashless economy
                                  • Google launches Bard
                                  • Microsoft to integrate OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot into its Bing search engine
                                  • AI wars: 5 ways Google is going neck and neck with Microsoft
                                  • Partech closes $263m Africa-focused fund
                                  • Flutterwave receives payments processing licence in Egypt as it eyes North African expansion
                                    • 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
                                    30 min
                                  • Tech Nation Visa is shutting down
                                    This episode is also available on YouTube - https://youtu.be/oXL5muMMBv4
                                     
                                    Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, Emmanuel discusses the recent happenings shaping the African tech space with our reporters.
                                     
                                    The stories:
                                    • Kenyan senate proposes to amend the Employment Act in Kenya
                                    • The Nigerian Central Bank's AfriGo card scheme
                                    • Tech Nation is shutting down
                                    • Google bans unlicensed loan apps in Kenya  
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                                      Timestamps
                                      00:00 - Intro
                                      02:39 - Kenya's push for work-life balance
                                      07:41 - CBN's AfriGo card scheme
                                      11:24 - Tech Nation Visa is shutting down
                                      16:19 - Google’s ban on unlicensed loan apps
                                      20:40 - MNT-Halan becomes Egypt's first unicorn
                                       
                                      Useful links
                                      • Kenya's Senate plans to amend Employment Act
                                      • With Afrigo card, CBN wants to replace VISA and MasterCard in Nigeria
                                      • All you need to know about AfriGo, the CBN’s domestic card scheme
                                      • You might be unable to apply for the UK’s Tech Nation Visa after March 31, 2023
                                      • Central Bank of Kenya approves 12 more digital lenders
                                      • Google bans unlicenced loan apps in Kenya
                                      • Egypt gets its first unicorn as MNT-Halan announces a $400 million investment
                                        • 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
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                        25 min
                                      • Nigeria made ₦‎125 billion from transfer fees, Kuda in Pakistan, debt funding in Africa

                                        This episode is also available on YouTube - https://youtu.be/gST1sSvUHJA

                                        Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, Oluwanifemi steps in for Emmanuel as our reporters discuss some of the interesting news that broke this week in the African tech space.

                                        The stories:

                                        • Nigeria made ₦‎125 billion from transfer levies in 2022
                                        • Kuda to operate in Pakistan
                                        • New rules for crypto ads in South Africa
                                        • Kenya leads debt funding to African startups with $608 million

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                                          Timestamps
                                          00:00 - Intro
                                          01:15 - Nigeria made ₦‎125 billion from transfer levies
                                          05:17 - Kuda expands to Pakistan
                                          10:52 - New crypto ads in South Africa
                                          16:00 - Kenya leads debt funding in Africa

                                          Useful links

                                          • Nigeria made ₦‎125 billion from transfer levies in 2022
                                          • Kuda receives licence to operate a digital bank in Pakistan
                                          • Crypto adverts in South Africa must state that “investing in crypto assets may result in the loss of capital.” - Advertising Regulatory Board
                                          • Kenya leads debt funding to African startups with $608 million

                                            • 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

                                            23 min

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