The Open Africa Podcast

By Open Africa Podcast

On this podcast 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa talk about technology, startups, and issues across the African banking and technology ecosystems.

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The Open Africa Podcast episodes:

March 30, 2021 On Kuda, Jumia, and YC class of W2021
On this episode Laolu, Furo, and Nosa discuss Kuda's recent $25 million raise and their plan to expand into England, Jumia's plan to raise $400 million, and Startups across Africa that got into YC's class of W2021.

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26min
March 09, 2021 On Fibre, Rubies, and Finance Apps
On this episode Laolu, Furo, and Nosa discuss Fibre, the housing problem in Lagos, Rubies, and the top finance apps on the Android and iOS app stores in Nigeria and Kenya.
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39min
February 15, 2021 On Cryptocurrency: Background and the Central Bank of Nigeria's (CBN) Position
We had some technical issues while recording, the audio quality is not our best work but the content is worth your time.

On this episode Laolu, Furo, Nosa discuss the activities around cryptocurrencies in Nigeria, the CBNs recent circular and press statement, why CBN may have fears and the impact on attracting investors within the Nigerian technology ecosystem.

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42min
January 12, 2021 Industry Round Up and 2021 Predictions
On this episode, 'Furo, Nosa, and 'Laolu discuss Simple's closure, Chaka's tangle with the SEC, cryptocurrency, and make predictions for 2021
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34min
December 15, 2020 2020 in Review: Products
On this episode Laolu, Furo, Nosa discuss some exciting products that have launched in Nigeria in 2020.

Paystack Storefront vs Flutterwave Store, Bento, Switch by Sterling and Brass and Propsa.

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25min
December 07, 2020 On 2020 H2 Fundraising in the African Tech Ecosystem
On this episode Laolu, Furo, and Nosa discuss some significant fundraising efforts that have happened in H2 2020; Kudabank's $10 million raise, Paystack's $200 million acquisition, Credpal's $1.5 million raise, Autocheck's $3.4 million raise, and Chipper Cash's $30 million raise.
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32min
October 01, 2020 On Mono, Patricia, and Prospa
On this episode Laolu, Furo, Nosa discuss Monos fund raising, Patricia, Prospa's business banking proposition and Rwandas move away from ATMs to Agency Banking
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33min
August 27, 2020 On Union54, Visas cryptocurrency play and trust in commerce
On this episode we have a guest, Tomisin Adeshiyan Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at Vesicash. We discussed Union54 and their ambitious goals for their platform across Africa, Visas move to incorporate cryptocurrency in their payment networks, the proposed CBN Tiering model for Fintechs and We spent time discussing the business of trust and the role of escrow services in the African commerce ecosystem.
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47min
August 05, 2020 On Personal Finance Managers, Escrow Services and the CBN GSI Policy
On this episode we discuss startups in the Lagos technology ecosystem. Muney a personal financial management tool, Vesicash and Listbuy providing escrow services, the impact of the CBN GSI directive and the persistent FX scarcity in Nigeria.
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25min
June 20, 2020 On Uber wallets in Africa, Snapchats new Features and Sexual Harassment in Tech
On the launch of Uber wallets in Nigeria powered by Flutterwave, Snapchats new Features, Piggyvest withdrawal penalty reduction and sexual harassment in the technology ecosystem.
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