Techpoint Africa Podcast

Virtual card troubles, Thread carefully

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Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, we discuss several hot topics sweeping the African tech space this week.
 
The stories:
  • Payday suspends partnership with Mastercard
  • South Africa's Information Regulator fines the Department of Justice R5 million  
  • PoS users in Lagos to pay more in transaction charges
  • OPay caps free transfers to other banks to three daily
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    Timestamps
    00:00 - Intro
    01:31 - Meta launches Threads
    09:34 - Payday suspends Mastercard partnership
    17:58 - Payday COO steps down
    20:48 - South Africa's Department of Justice fined R5 million
    25:25 - Lagosians to pay more for PoS services
    34:51 - Opay caps free transfers to other banks
     
    Useful links
    • Meta’s Threads app launches in 100 countries, hitting 10 million users in 7 hours
    • Payday suspends virtual card partnership with Mastercard, directs users to Visa
    • Payday Co-founder to step down after 18 months
    • South Africa's Department of Justice fined R5 million over ransomware attack
    • PoS users to pay more in Lagos
    • Nigeria's competition regulator bars PoS operators from increasing transaction fees
    • OPay caps free bank transfers to 3 per day as economic realities set in
    • MultiChoice Kenya to increase DStv and GOtv prices again
      • 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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