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The Flip is an editorial-style podcast exploring contextually relevant insights from entrepreneurs and investors changing the status quo in Africa. The name The Flip comes from the opportunity to flip the script – question some of the pervasive narratives on entrepreneurship, challenge the ubiquity of Silicon Valley thought leadership, and champion the entrepreneurs building a future inspired by Africa. Produced and hosted by Johannesburg-based entrepreneur and American expat Justin Norman. Sayo Folawiyo is the executive producer and b-mic.

  1. I Went to Bolivia Where Businesses Survive on Stablecoins

    02/12/2025

    I Went to Bolivia Where Businesses Survive on Stablecoins

    Bolivia is facing a severe economic crisis. The country is literally running out of dollars. Their foreign reserves have collapsed from $15 billion a decade ago to just $50 million today.  In June 2024, Bolivia legalized cryptocurrencies, and digital asset transaction volume exploded - growing over 500 percent in the past year. To participate in the global economy, businesses are turning to stablecoins for access to dollar assets.  From Binance peer-to-peer trading to stablecoin-powered credit cards, we explore how people survive when their country runs out of dollars, and how stablecoins are being used for global spending.  Watch the full episode on YouTube. 00:00 - Bolivia ran out of dollars02:06 - Stablecoins to the rescue03:25 - How did Bolivia get here?04:11 - Bolivia's parallel economy06:24 - Meru09:55 - What happens when a country runs out of dollars Our Links -🎥 YouTube - https://youtube.com/@thefliphq🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/thefliphq👥 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/thefliphq/📸 Instagram - https://instagram.com/thefliphq💻 Website - https://theflip.africa

    12 min
  2. Inside Argentina's $300 Billion Parallel Economy

    04/11/2025

    Inside Argentina's $300 Billion Parallel Economy

    Argentina's decades-long economic crises and hyperinflation has a major impact on how Argentine's participate in the economy. The recent story that's been told about Argentina is that people are adopting stablecoins to protect against inflation and currency devaluation. But that's only part of the story... The real story involves long-standing distrust of government and the banks, and overbearing taxes that drive Argentinians to the informal economy. While stablecoin volumes in Argentina surpass $90 billion, Argentina still has over $200 billion in cash circulating in the country, and hidden under mattresses. It's the second-largest holder of US Dollar cash, behind the US itself. In this episode of Money Trails, presented by  @StellarDevelopmentFoundation , we explore why Argentines keep their money outside of the formal system, and why they are increasingly adopting stablecoins.  In this episode, we’re joined by Manuel Beaudroit, the Co-founder & CEO of Belo. Watch the full episode on YouTube. 00:00 - Argentina's economic crisis01:45 - Arbolitos on Calle Florida02:48 - The Blue Dollar04:01 - Distrust and taxes07:20 - Why Argentines keep their money outside the formal economy09:50 - Why Argentina's parallel economy still thrives10:43 - Cuevas, Argentina's informal exchange houses13:21 - Why Argentines are adopting stablecoins15:43 - Subscribe! Our Links -🎥 YouTube - https://youtube.com/@thefliphq🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/thefliphq👥 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/thefliphq/📸 Instagram - https://instagram.com/thefliphq💻 Website - https://theflip.africa

    16 min
  3. What If You Could Send Money Across Borders as Fast as a Text?

    16/09/2025

    What If You Could Send Money Across Borders as Fast as a Text?

    This year, $160 billion in remittance payments will be sent from the US to Latin America. $65 billion will be sent from the US to Mexico, the world's largest remittance corridor.  Yet, the majority of payments will be sent via brick-and-mortar stores like Western Union or Moneygram.  The future of payments is already here, yet most people are queuing in line, paying in cash, taking a photo of their receipt, and sending it to their families on WhatsApp for collection in their home country.  If we can send receipts over WhatsApp, why can’t we send money too? That same question was the motivation for Félix, an AI-powered chatbot that replicates the trusted agent experience om WhatsApp.  It’s a user experience made possible by stablecoins. In this episode of Money Trails, presented by Stellar Development Foundation, our user-centric series on global stablecoin adoption, we explore how immigrants send money back home.  This episode of Money Trails is sponsored by Rain Cards.  In this episode, we’re joined by  Manuel Godoy - Co-founder & CEO, FelixFarooq Malik - Co-founder & CEO, Rain 00:00 - Intro01:06 - Sending money in Jackson Heights03:22 - Félix CEO Manuel Godoy04:54 - How Félix works06:20 - Stablecoin-powered remittance payments08:49 - Spending money in Mexico11:38 - Subscribe! Our Links -🎥 YouTube - https://youtube.com/@thefliphq🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/thefliphq👥 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/thefliphq/📸 Instagram - https://instagram.com/thefliphq💻 Website - https://theflip.africa

    12 min
  4. NBA Africa's Biggest Success | The Khaman Maluach Story

    26/06/2025

    NBA Africa's Biggest Success | The Khaman Maluach Story

    Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/qoA105xnIpU Khaman Maluach was just drafted 10th overall in the NBA Draft. He’s a South Sudanese refugee who grew up in Uganda and only started playing basketball when he was 13 years old.  After first playing the game at Luol Deng’s basketball camp, Maluach played at the NBA Academy in Senegal, and played three seasons in NBA Africa’s Basketball Africa League, before signing with Duke University.  He’s the first player from the BAL to be drafted into the NBA. And as we continue to invest in talent on the African continent, there will be more players like Khaman Maluach playing in the league in the future.  Our Links - 🎥 YouTube - https://youtube.com/@TheFlipAfrica💻 Website - https://theflip.africa🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/theflipafrica👥 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/theflipafrica/📸 Instagram - https://instagram.com/theflipafrica

    4 min
  5. The Real Reason People Are Using Stablecoins

    29/05/2025

    The Real Reason People Are Using Stablecoins

    Watch this episode on YouTube. 2025 is the year of stablecoins.  Transaction volumes have grown to over $33 trillion in the past 12 months. The top Dollar-denominated stablecoins are the 17th largest holder of US treasuries globally. Tether, issuer the largest stablecoin by volume, USDT, announced $13 billion in net profit in 2024. Circle, the USDC issuer, is going public. But what got the hype train going was Stripe’s acquisition of the startup Bridge for $1.1 billion. And all of Bridge’s product market fit is coming from emerging markets and outside the US.  But why?  This is the first episode in The Flip’s new human-first series on stablecoin adoption from the rest of the world. Stablecoins are solving everyday problems for people in markets where there’s import deficits, currency devaluation, insufficient banking infrastructure, and more.  This series will bring to life these conditions and humanize the onchain data.  00:00 - Intro01:15 - Zach Abrams - Bridge02:35 - Stablecoin adoption03:27 - All of Bridge’s product market fit comes from outside the US05:19 - Why do people want stablecoins?08:42 - Subscribe! Our Links - 🎥 YouTube - https://youtube.com/@TheFlipAfrica💻 Website - https://theflip.africa🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/theflipafrica👥 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/theflipafrica/📸 Instagram - https://instagram.com/theflipafrica

    9 min
  6. Why the NFL is Bringing American Football to Africa

    23/04/2025

    Why the NFL is Bringing American Football to Africa

    There are 1,696 active players in the NFL. Just 138 are African.  But if it were up to Osi Umenyiora, 11-year veteran and 2-time Super Bowl Champion, there would be many more.  Osi is the Founder of The Uprise, the NFL's lead in Africa, and he's pioneering American football on the African continent.  At the NFL's camp in Lagos, Nigeria, young athletes are vying for a shot to join the NFL Academy in London or to go straight to the League through the International Player Pathway Program.  But many of them have never played American football before.  So why is the NFL hosting camps in Africa? Is there really any shot of these players making it to the NFL? 00:00 - The NFL is in Lagos, Nigeria00:30 - Osi Umenyiora is bringing football to Africa02:05 - The NFL wants the best talent in the world03:55 - Creating opportunities for African talent Our Links - 🎥 YouTube - https://youtube.com/@TheFlipAfrica💻 Website - https://theflip.africa🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/theflipafrica👥 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/theflipafrica/📸 Instagram - https://instagram.com/theflipafrica

    7 min
  7. How We're Helping African Farmers Grow

    25/02/2025

    How We're Helping African Farmers Grow

    Farming is the number one source of employment in Africa, yet its agricultural productivity is the lowest of any region in the world.  The opportunity is immense—60% of the world’s uncultivated arable land is on the continent—but rural communities are suffering from a lack of economic opportunity. So young Africans are building innovative solutions to tackle the problems that are impacting their families and communities. Wissal Ben Moussa is the Co-founder & R&D Officer of Sand To Green, a Moroccan startup pairing regenerative agroforestry techniques with data and technology to turn the desert green.  Samuel Rigu is the Co-founder & CEO of Safi Organics, a Kenyan company employing a decentralized process to locally manufacture organic fertilizers.  Francis Nderitu is the Founder of Keep IT Cool, a recent Earthshot Prize winner, building cold chain storage to reduce post-harvest losses in Kenya.  00:00 - Africa has the lowest farming productivity in the world01:08 - Sand to Green is reversing desertification in Morocco04:30 - Safi Organics is manufacturing organic fertilizers in Kenya07:23 - Keep IT Cool is reducing post-harvest loss in Kenya10:15 - Solving problems for their local communities Check out more episodes of The Greenprint here. This episode was produced as part of our series on climate action in Africa, The Greenprint, in partnership with Catalyst Fund, Delta40, Africa Climate Ventures, and AgBase - an initiative powered by Briter and Mercy Corps AgriFin. AgBase is a business intelligence platform offering real-time data, market insights, and a centralised hub for information on agtech and foodtech across emerging markets. This initiative, backed by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), and hosted by Briter Bridges in partnership with MercyCorps AgriFin, is dedicated to bolstering the knowledge framework essential for catalysing investments in digital and technology-driven solutions, with an underlying mission is to transform the lives of smallholder farmers and boost socio-economic growth. Delta40 is a venture studio and venture capital fund supporting diverse founders leading ventures in energy, agriculture, and fintech, with a special focus on supporting African and female entrepreneurs. Beyond capital, they provide hands-on support from experienced operators & investors to drive growth from idea to pan-African scale.  Africa Climate Ventures is a pioneering venture builder working to build a portfolio of climate businesses on the continent. ACV invests to bring proven global climate technology to Africa, accelerate and de-risk the continental expansion of technologies and business models that have gained traction in one or a few African market(s), and add carbon revenue streams to existing African businesses with the potential to scale climate-positive solutions. ‍Catalyst Fund is a venture capital fund and venture builder, investing for a climate resilient future in Africa. They combine capital and a hands-on venture-building approach at the pre-seed stage, to partner with visionary founders who are developing climate adaptation solutions that enhance the resilience of communities and the planet. This episode is made possible through a partnership with Prosper Africa’s Catalytic Investment Facility. Aimed at boosting investment and innovative climate adaptation and resilience ventures across Africa, The Catalyst Fund is one of the grantees under Prosper Africa's Catalytic Investment Facility. Prosper Africa is a Presidential-level national security initiative aimed at strengthening the strategic and economic partnership between the U.S. and Africa by catalyzing transformative two-way trade and investment flows. Our Links - 🎥 YouTube - https://youtube.com/@TheFlipAfrica💻 Website - https://theflip.africa🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/theflipafrica👥 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/theflipafrica/📸 Instagram - https://instagram.com/theflipafrica

    12 min
  8. What We Get Wrong About Climate Financing

    06/02/2025

    What We Get Wrong About Climate Financing

    Reports suggest that climate change is set to cost the global economy $38 billion per year by 2049. Emerging markets need close to $2.4 trillion per year by 2030 to meet the climate goals. That's 4 times what is currently invested.  But high capital costs are stalling clean energy investment across Africa. If you want to build a renewable energy project in Sub-Saharan Africa, the weighted average cost of capital would be up to 4x as much as the same project in Western Europe or the US, due to the real and perceived risks of investing on the continent. If the world invests in renewables and green technology in Africa at Africa's cost of capital, it will underinvest in green energy assets.  00:00 - The climate funding gap01:01 - It's 4x more expensive to build an energy project in Africa02:10 - The cheapest energy is where there is high energy density03:26 - Startup financing needs06:23 - Addressing funding challenges at the multinational level Check out more episodes of The Greenprint here. This episode of The Greenprint was produced in partnership with Catalyst Fund, Delta40, and Africa Climate Ventures. Delta40 is a venture studio and venture capital fund supporting diverse founders leading ventures in energy, agriculture, and fintech, with a special focus on supporting African and female entrepreneurs. Beyond capital, they provide hands-on support from experienced operators & investors to drive growth from idea to pan-African scale.  Africa Climate Ventures is a pioneering venture builder working to build a portfolio of climate businesses on the continent. ACV invests to bring proven global climate technology to Africa, accelerate and de-risk the continental expansion of technologies and business models that have gained traction in one or a few African market(s), and add carbon revenue streams to existing African businesses with the potential to scale climate-positive solutions. ‍Catalyst Fund is a venture capital fund and venture builder, investing for a climate resilient future in Africa. They combine capital and a hands-on venture-building approach at the pre-seed stage, to partner with visionary founders who are developing climate adaptation solutions that enhance the resilience of communities and the planet. This episode is made possible through a partnership with Prosper Africa’s Catalytic Investment Facility. Aimed at boosting investment and innovative climate adaptation and resilience ventures across Africa, The Catalyst Fund is one of the grantees under Prosper Africa's Catalytic Investment Facility. Prosper Africa is a Presidential-level national security initiative aimed at strengthening the strategic and economic partnership between the U.S. and Africa by catalyzing transformative two-way trade and investment flows. Our Links - 🎥 YouTube - https://youtube.com/@TheFlipAfrica💻 Website - https://theflip.africa🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/theflipafrica👥 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/theflipafrica/📸 Instagram - https://instagram.com/theflipafrica

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The Flip is an editorial-style podcast exploring contextually relevant insights from entrepreneurs and investors changing the status quo in Africa. The name The Flip comes from the opportunity to flip the script – question some of the pervasive narratives on entrepreneurship, challenge the ubiquity of Silicon Valley thought leadership, and champion the entrepreneurs building a future inspired by Africa. Produced and hosted by Johannesburg-based entrepreneur and American expat Justin Norman. Sayo Folawiyo is the executive producer and b-mic.

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  • Creator
    The Flip Media
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2025
  • Episodes
    96
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