Techpoint Africa Podcast

Twitter vs Meta

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Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast we look at policies, initiatives, reports, rumours and banter that made the news in the African tech space this week.
 
The stories:
  • CBN directs banks to obtain customers' social media handles
  • Uganda to provide Internet access to over 1.5 million refugees
  • Eyowo's reported shutdown
  • PalmPay reportedly hits 25m users, unveils savings plan with 20% annual interest
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    Timestamps
    00:00 - Intro
    01:46 - Elon Musk vs Mark Zuckerberg
    09:30 - CBN's social media KYC regulations
    16:54 - Ugandan refugees to get Internet access
    23:54 - Eyowo's reported shutdown
    32:48 - Palmpay's interesting numbers
     
    Useful links
    • CBN could face legal action if it doesn't withdraw regulations on social media handles
    • Uganda to provide Internet access to over 1.5 million refugees to help them develop digital skills
    • What's going on at Eyowo? 
    • PalmPay reportedly hits 25m users, unveils savings plan with strange 20% annual interest
    • inDrive gets licence to operate in Kenya
    • CBN sets transaction caps for contactless payments
      • 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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