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Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our hosts discuss:

Rwanda's Central Bank Digital Currency
The latest on the Wasoko and MaxAB merger


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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
01:09 - Why CBDCs don't do much
11:28 - The Wasoko-MaxAB merger
 
Useful links



Wasoko and MaxAB merger deal stalls due to ongoing restructuring, macroeconomic challenges
Rwandan Central Bank set to launch digital currency in 2026- Deputy Governor








This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Crystal-Agnes Joseph
 
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Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our host, Chimgozirim Nwokoma is joined by Francis Ogbuka, VP Sales, Zone and Abraham Augustine, Comms & Programs Lead, Norrsken to discuss:

Zone's decentralised PoS payment gateway
Gro Intelligence's shutdown
The Copia Global story


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Link to Insight of the Week: Jumia Group recorded its highest loss in 2019, the year it was listed on the NYSE 

 
Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
02:05 - Zone's decentralised PoS payment gateway
16:01 - The Copia Global story
33:22 - Gro Intelligence's shutdown


 
Useful links




Kenya-based agritech Gro Intelligence to shut down two months after slashing headcount 
After dismissing over 1000 employees, Copia Global stops taking orders in six Kenyan markets 
Zone launches blockchain-powered PoS payment gateway to tackle chargeback fraud 

This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Crystal-Agnes Joseph
 
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Today on the podcast, our host, Bolu Abiodun, is joined by Oyindolapo Olusesi, Lead, Legal Services at Kora to discuss:

The Brass acquisition
Bolt's inDrive copycat


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Timestamps

00:00 - Intro
01:13 - The Brass acquisition
15:42 - Bolt's new bidding system
 
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Paystack and PiggyVest join forces in Brass acquisition 
Bolt introduces a bidding system for drivers and riders in Nigeria 

This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Crystal-Agnes Joseph
 
Email us your feedback at podcast@techpoint.africa. Visit www.techpoint.africa/ for more stories.
 

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Today on the podcast, our hosts discuss:

Nigerian fintechs and all things CBN policies
What we know about the 16-month salary delay claims at Bloc


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Link to Insight of the Week: https://intelpoint.co/insights/nigeria-the-volume-of-pos-transactions-in-2022-was-1500x-the-volume-in-2012/?utm_source=Techpoint+Africa+Podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=Insight+of+the+Week+TAP+225
 

Timestamps

00:00 - Intro
00:24 - Nigerian fintechs and CBN
23:12 - What we know about owed salaries at Bloc
 
Useful links



CBN stops account openings for Kuda, Moniepoint, OPay 
New anti-fraud law mandates Nigerian PoS agents to register as businesses with regulator 
Everything we know about 16-month salary delay claims at Bloc 

 
This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Crystal-Agnes Joseph
 
Email us your feedback at podcast@techpoint.africa. Visit www.techpoint.africa/ for more stories.
 

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Today on the podcast, our hosts discuss:

Tanzania's unlicenced loan apps
Nigeria's San Francisco startup house
Paystack's 2023 report


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Link to Insight of the Week: https://intelpoint.co/insights/nigeria-the-telecoms-industrys-contribution-to-the-gdp-has-hit-the-15-mark-twice-in-5-years/
 

Timestamps

00:00 - Intro
01:06 - Tanzania's unlicenced loan apps
11:00 - Nigeria's San Francisco startup house
22:11 - Paystack's 2023 report
 
Useful links

Tanzania's central bank bans unlicensed loan app with new directives
FG approves startup hub in San Francisco and an SPV that will build 90,000km of fibre optic cable 
Transfers might displace card transactions but not any time soon




This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Crystal-Agnes Joseph
 
Email us your feedback at podcast@techpoint.africa. Visit www.techpoint.africa/ for more stories.
 

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Today on the podcast, we welcome a familiar face, Omoruyi Edoigiawerie, Startup Attorney and Chief Servant, E & C Legal. He joins our hosts as we discuss:

Nigeria's about-to-be-implemented cybersecurity levy
Nigerian PoS agents registering with the CAC
The latest update on the Patricia hack

Did you know? Nigeria deploys 74,000 new Point of Sale terminals on average each month. Find out more here

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Timestamps

00:00 - Intro
02:40 - Nigeria's cybersecurity levy
28:01 - Nigerian PoS agents to register with CAC
37:22 - Update on the Patricia saga
 
Useful links




Hack or mismanagement? Inside Patricia's troubling customer fund crisis/


Nigerians to pay 0.5% cybersecurity levy on all electronic transactions/


Over 1.8 million PoS agents must register with the CAC/


Nigeria to remove naira on P2P platforms following order to shut crypto-related accounts/




This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Crystal-Agnes Joseph
 
Email us your feedback at podcast@techpoint.africa. Visit