The Connecting Africa Podcast

PiggyVest Co-founder Odunayo Eweniyi reveals the secret to building trust in the fintech industry, debunks the myth that Africans don't save, and explains why success exposes your flaws faster than failure ever will.

This episode we speak to Ravi Bhat, commercial solutions officer and AI officer at Microsoft South Africa, about the real-world implementation of AI across African enterprises.

Bhat emphasizes that AI should be viewed as a cultural shift rather than just a tool, highlighting the importance of infrastructure, governance, and skills development.

On this episode we are joined by Calvin Collett, founder and CEO of Melon Mobile, who shares the brutal realities of building an MVNO from scratch, offering both cautionarytales and actionable insights for founders.

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On this episode we are joined by Jasiel Martin-Odoom, Investment Officer for Africa at Accion Ventures, who gives us a masterclass on what venture funds are looking for when they invest in fintech startups and why sustainable economics and resilient business models remain key.

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On this episode Delta40's Sean Karanja delves into Africa's evolving climate tech ecosystem and how venture capital firms are becoming increasingly interested in planet positive startups.

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In this episode the team highlights some of their favorite interviews from the past season and gives a sneak peak of what's to come in Season 4.

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On this episode we speak to Jessica Hope, founder and CEO of Wimbart, about the relationship between startups and VCs and the dynamics at play when it comes to

On this episode we speak to Loop founder and CEO,

On this episode we speak to Andy Jury, the Group CEO of financial services platform Mukuru, about the fintech landscape in Africa, how Mukuru has navigated its evolution and expansion strategy over the past 20 years, and the opportunities that remain to bring true digital and financial inclusion to Africa.

On this episode we are joined by Nader Abdelrazik, co-founder and CEO of MoneyHash, a payment orchestration company on a mission to reshape the quality of money processing technology across Africa and the Middle East.