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The Techpoint Africa Podcast brings you the most important stories of the week on startups, technology and innovation in Africa.

Listen in every Thursday afternoon (WAT). You can find us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn or anywhere else you get your podcasts

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The Techpoint Africa Podcast brings you the most important stories of the week on startups, technology and innovation in Africa.

Listen in every Thursday afternoon (WAT). You can find us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn or anywhere else you get your podcasts

    Are we expecting too much from African startups?

    Are we expecting too much from African startups?

    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


    Subscribe to The Modern Workplace/, Equity Merchants/, Techpoint Digest/ and  Intelpoint's newsletter/ 
     

    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
     
    Email us your feedback at podcast@techpoint.africa. Visit www.techpoint.africa/ for more stories.
     

    Music - Beach by MBB -
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk

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    Brass: Acquisition or rescue mission?

    Brass: Acquisition or rescue mission?

    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


    Subscribe to The Modern Workplace/, Equity Merchants/, Techpoint Digest/ and  Intelpoint's newsletter/ 
     

    Timestamps

    00:00 - Intro
    01:13 - The Brass acquisition
    15:42 - Bolt's new bidding system
     
    Useful links




    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.
     

    Music - Beach by MBB -
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk

     
    Find us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok @TechpointAfrica

    • 32 мин.
    CBN vs fintechs: What's really going on

    CBN vs fintechs: What's really going on

    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


    Subscribe to The Modern Workplace/, Equity Merchants/, Techpoint Digest/ and  Intelpoint's newsletter/ 
     
    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.
     

    Music - Beach by MBB -
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk

     
    Find us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok @TechpointAfrica




     

    • 42 мин.
    Paystack's 2023 payment report and user obsession with bank transfer

    Paystack's 2023 payment report and user obsession with bank transfer

    Today on the podcast, our hosts discuss:

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


    Subscribe to The Modern Workplace/, Equity Merchants/, Techpoint Digest/, and Intelpoint's newsletter/ 
     
    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.
     

    Music - Beach by MBB - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk

     
    Find us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok @TechpointAfrica

     

    • 36 мин.
    What you need to know about Nigeria's Cybercrimes Act

    What you need to know about Nigeria's Cybercrimes Act

    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

    Subscribe to The Modern Workplace/, Equity Merchants/, Techpoint Digest/ and  Intelpoint's newsletter/ 
     

    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 

    • 54 мин.
    How Nigeria can use crypto companies to its advantage

    How Nigeria can use crypto companies to its advantage

    Our guest on today's podcast is Ray Youssef, CEO, NoOnes. We discuss Nigeria's recent clampdown on Binance and crypto and what happened with his last company, Paxful.
     
    But before that, we highlight  a few stories from this week.

    BuuPass acquires QuickBus
    CBN stops Moniepoint, Kuda, OPay from opening new accounts
    MTN Nigeria records first loss since 2021 IPO

    Link to Insight of the Week: https://intelpoint.co/insights/mtn-nigeria-recorded-its-first-loss-in-2023-since-its-initial-public-offering/
     

    Subscribe to The Modern Workplace/, Equity Merchants/, Techpoint Digest/ and  Intelpoint's newsletter/ 
     
    Timestamps
    00:00 - Intro
    00:21 - Recap of the news
    03:16 - Thoughts on the clampdown
    08:10 - Did P2P really cause the fall of the naira?
    12:21 - Did Binance make money from P2P?
    14:44 - Is the Nigerian government justified in going after Binance?
    17:29 - The real numbers for crypto in Nigeria
    20:11 - Consequences of the clampdown
    23:57 - The real crypto scammers
    25:26 - The double-edged sword of licencing requirements
    28:36 -  NoOnes' role
    32:28 - The importance of P2P
    35:15 - What went wrong with Paxful
    38:09 - How NoOnes will redeem the Paxful failure
    39:24 - Possible challenges for NoOnes
    43:32 - Outro
     
    Useful links



    Kenyan BuuPass acquires QuickBus to expand to Nigeria and South Africa
    CBN stops account openings for Kuda, Moniepoint, OPay
    Q1 2024: MTN Nigeria's userbase sinks, loses ₦656.4 billion in foreign exchange





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

    Music - Beach by MBB -
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk

     
    Find us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok @TechpointAfrica

    • 44 мин.

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