Dans cet épisode captivant, Barbara plonge au cœur de l’investissement sur les marchés de capitaux en Afrique. Elle échange avec Anthony et Boum, amis de longue date et cofondateurs de Daba, une plateforme innovante qui facilite l’accès aux opportunités d’investissement sur le continent.

Portés par des valeurs communes de confiance, de résilience et de travail acharné, Anthony et Boum partagent leur vision ambitieuse de transformer le quotidien des Africains grâce à des solutions financières accessibles et adaptées.

Au fil de la discussion, ils révèlent leur parcours inspirant, leurs expériences personnelles, et leur analyse des tendances économiques et financières en Afrique. Ils abordent les défis du secteur, le potentiel immense de l’investissement sur le continent, et déconstruisent les idées reçues pour éclairer les enjeux réels.

Anthony, d’origine franco-italienne, est un véritable citoyen du monde. Né en Italie, il a grandi en Afrique du Sud, au Congo et en Angola, s’imprégnant des cultures et des opportunités offertes par chaque pays. Après avoir bâti une carrière solide dans des entreprises de renom, dont Coca-Cola, il choisit de mettre son expertise au service de l’investissement en Afrique, porté par son attachement profond à ses racines Européenes et a l’Afrique qui l’a vu grandir.

Boum, incarne l’énergie, la créativité et le "hustler spirit" propres à l’Afrique, et au Continent* en particulier. Né en Allemagne, il passe une partie de son enfance au Cameroun avant de poursuivre ses études en Europe, puis en Amérique. Son passage à la célèbre bourse Nasdaq façonne sa vision et nourrit son ambition de créer des solutions à fort impact pour le continent africain.

Face au COVID-19, qui a secoué leurs aventures entrepreneuriales respectives, Anthony et Boum décident de s’associer pour lancer Daba. Cette plateforme innovante vise à démocratiser l’investissement en Afrique, en ouvrant des opportunités accessibles et inclusives sur les marchés de capitaux. Leur vision audacieuse et leur engagement sans faille ont rapidement été reconnus, notamment avec la victoire de Daba au prestigieux Ecobank Fintech Challenge en 2024.

Continent: Cameroun*

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This week, Miranda chats to Takondwa Karen Mwendera, who is the Managing Producer at Founder’s Factory Africa and the founder of Afrikaren Media.

In this soul-nourishing episode, Takondwa share her incredible journey of being raised in multiple African countries to founding Afrikaren Media. But that's not all! Takondwa also tells us about her exclusive interview with fashion icon Naomi Campbell. Tune in to hear about Takwonda's faith, her experience as a woman in tech, and the importance of self-love and close relationships.

This episode is a must-listen for anyone seeking inspiration and feel-good vibes!

Chapters

00:00 Introducing Takondwa - Managing Producer at Founders Factory Africa

03:25 Interviewing Naomi Campbell

06:49 Being a woman in tech

09:50 Impact of Faith in Takondwa's Journey

15:45 Takondwa's Trans-African Upbringing and Education

21:22 Founding Afrikaren Media

29:47 Painting African Stories with The Brilliant Colour and Light They Deserve

45:52 Journey at Founder's Factory

50:29 How Takondwa shows herself love

54:38 Takondwa's Personal Life

1:15:28 Conclusion

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In this week’s episode, we talk to Jamie Wyngaard,

00:00 Introducing Jamie Wyngaard

02:40 How Do You Know a Person is from a Fintech?

06:26 Jamie’s Journey, from the Cape Flats to his Academic Achievements

14:40 Becoming a Founder and Juggling the Workload.

24:26 What is Loop

52:20 Loop’s Biggest Challenges

1:08:49 How Do You Deal with Failures

1:13:31 Creating the Right Partnerships

1:12:13 Financial Tips for Entrepreneurs

1:28:54 Issuing Microloans

1:35:00 Conclusion

In today’s special episode, we get to know Drisha Kirkman, Head of Global Program Management and Sustainability at Paymentology. Drisha is one of the people that gave an opportunity to Miranda in the payments space and that’s why we’re so excited to be talking to her today. First, we get to know about Drisha: where she hails from and what her early career looked like. Next, we look at her journey at what started as Tutuka, and is now Paymentology. We learn about the opportunities, the highs and lows that took a small company and transformed it into a global powerhouse. Finally, we discuss the factors that motivate Drisha as an individual to break new ground in the Fintech space. 

0:00 Introducing Drisha Kirkman

1:43 Drisha’s Background and Early Career

8:40 Starting Out at Tutuka (now Paymentology)

20:24 Working with VISA inc. and FIFA to enable the 2010 World Cup VISA card

24:53 Breaking into New Markets with VISA and Mastercard

35:45 Key Choices and Decisions in the organizations journey

44:51 Experiences through travel and pitching to different cultures as a female

49:55 What Drives Drisha

59:22 The Fintech Industry in Africa and Beyond

1:18:06 Conclusion

In this episode we are joined by Juan Seco, the Chief Growth Officer and MD of East Africa at Mukuru. Strap in as Juan takes us on the colourful journey of his early life and living in places like Madrid, Paris, Luxembourg, New York, Canada and finally Kenya. Juan pulls back the curtain to give us a glimpse of what life is like in his home with his young, multilingual family. Juan shares his experience of what it’s like to build a fintech company from the ground and why he traded that to work at Africa’s most exciting fintech, Mukuru.

Join us in this wonderful, fun, and

0:00 Introduction

1:48 Juan's Background

11:52 Juan's family and adapting to

16:58 Coffee Break!

17:26 Building an e-Commerce platform from

31:54 Wading the Regulatory Waters

41:02 How Mukuru Creates Solutions for

55:50 The story behind the new Mukuru

57:28 The impact of leadership on a startup

1:04:36 What's in Store for Mukuru

1:08:50 How AI Will Change the Fintech

1:11:15 How Can We Encourage Women to

1:16:39 How Juan Had His Backside Handed to

1:18:38 Outro

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This week's episode features a detailed and engaging conversation with Muhammad Nana, a leading figure in the African fintech and payments industry, working with Mastercard as their Vice President, Fintech PSP & Enablers, for Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa. 

It covers a wide range of topics from personal journeys in the industry, the impact and future of fintech in Africa, to personal anecdotes and the importance of financial inclusion. Mo shares insights into his career, the evolution of fintech, and the role of companies like Mastercard in supporting financial inclusion and innovation across the continent.

The discussion also touches on challenges and opportunities within the fintech ecosystem, emphasizing the need for accessible financial services and the potential for growth and development in the region.

00:00 - Introduction

02:58 - A period of Miranda and Mo being frenemies 

09:20 - Mo’s fintech journey 

16:33 - Upbringing, working at Standard Bank, buying a BMW, and joining a start-up 

40:19 - Finding purpose through working in payments and the impact to people’s lives

48:45 - Mastercard’s developer platform and supporting fintechs 

1:04:24 - Solving large problems for fintech, payments, in the wider region 

1:09:35 - Banks are evolving, is the ecosystem working together to solve financial inclusion?

1:19:00 - Payment networks processing on-soil to solve for quicker bank settlements 

1:24:00 - Diversity in the payments industry 

About Scale….

“We shorten the time to market, and speed to revenue for a fintech” 

Scale is a people first business, that care about creating impact and taking fast action, in order to overcome fintech barriers in Africa. 

We build and implement the Go-To-Market and Speed-To-Revenue strategies of fintechs in Africa using our skills , expertise and our solution & technical stack to achieve quick onboarding and product launch. 

Our tech stack is named, “SOIL”- Scale’s Orchestration Issuing Layer. 

More specifically, we act as the conduit between fintechs and the enabling ecosystem required to launch, scale and commercialize products, overcoming the fintech death curve, and remain on track to attracting investment into the continent. 

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