The Open Africa Podcast

Open Africa Podcast
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The Open Africa Podcast

On this podcast 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa talk about technology, startups, and issues across the African banking and technology ecosystems. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. Rise, Chipper, and US Dollar Woes

    10月15日

    Rise, Chipper, and US Dollar Woes

    On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa talk about some developments in the ecosystem in recent weeks. They consider Rise’s acquisition of Hisa; a Kenyan investment startup, Chipper’s expansion and securing Ghana’s SEC license, Fincra receiving a Third Party Payment Provider (TPPP) licence in South Africa, and other industry news. _ We love hearing your thoughts! Find us on Twitter and Instagram (@openafricapod) and tag us in your conversations.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    52 分鐘

  2. 9月9日

    MTN MoMo Reshuffle, Providus Merger, and First Bank Fraud

    We call this the episode that almost never was but thankfully we were able to salvage it (everybody, say thank you ‘Laolu!) and now you get to listen. _ On this episode of the podcast, Nosa, Furo, and 'Laolu talked about some new people changes at MTN MoMo, USA Mercury Bank’s decision to close accounts linked to Nigeria and implications, the Unity and Providus Bank Merger, and the 44 billion naira reported fraud at Nigeria’s First Bank. _ We love hearing your thoughts! Find us on Twitter and Instagram (@openafricapod) and tag us in your conversations.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    59 分鐘
  3. Global Payments and a hackathon with tbDEX

    8月24日

    Global Payments and a hackathon with tbDEX

    On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa have a guest! They are joined by Angie Jones, the Global Vice President of Developer Relations for tbd. This is Block’s new business unit focused on decentralized technologies to move money in a fast and compliant way. They discuss tbd’s flagship protocol tbDEX, and the upcoming hackathon happening at the Africa Bitcoin Conference in December. _ We love hearing your thoughts! Find us on Twitter and Instagram (@openafricapod) and tag us in your conversations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    42 分鐘
  4. Carbon, Cards, and Brass

    7月3日

    Carbon, Cards, and Brass

    On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa do a deep dive into some not so exciting news in the Tech Ecosystem; Carbon shut down its debit card service over two years after launch, the reoccurring problems with Cards among Fintechs in Nigeria, Afrigo - the CBN’s Domestic Card Scheme, Prospa, and Brass’ acquisition by a Paystack-led consortium, amongst other industry news. _ We love hearing your thoughts! Find us on Twitter and Instagram (@openafricapod) and tag us in your conversations.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1 小時
  5. CBN is cleaning up the Ecosystem

    6月1日

    CBN is cleaning up the Ecosystem

    On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa recount recent popping headlines in the Tech Ecosystem, Orca’s $550,000 pre-seed round led by Norrsken22, the Central Bank of Nigeria and new directives for Bureau De Change operators, Snitching-as-a-service, Google’s plan to build Umoja; the first-ever fibre-optic cable directly connecting Africa with Australia, BlackCopper’s 2 billion naira debt, amongst other industry news. _ We love hearing your thoughts! Find us on Twitter and Instagram (@openafricapod) and tag us in your conversations.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    54 分鐘
  6. The End of The Peer

    5月5日

    The End of The Peer

    On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa discuss YC’s list of best performing startups, the Peer’s shutdown, CBN’s directive for neobanks to temporarily halt onboarding of new accounts, and Chowdeck’s recent $2.5 million seed raise, among other industry news. _ We love hearing your thoughts! Find us on Twitter and Instagram (@openafricapod) and tag us in your conversations.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    43 分鐘
  7. CBN was right about Binance

    3月13日

    CBN was right about Binance

    On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa recount some activities of The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in recent weeks; new BDC regulations, revoking of 4,173 Bureau De Change licenses, Binance exiting Nigeria. Mara pausing operations, Bfree raising $3 million, Carbon acquiring Vella Finance, and other industry news. _ We love hearing your thoughts! Find us on Twitter and Instagram (@openafricapod) and tag us in your conversations.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    49 分鐘
  8. The Crypto Face Off Episode

    1月27日

    The Crypto Face Off Episode

    Happy New Year, everyone! _ On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa talk about some updates in the Cryptocurrency Industry; CNGN stable coin by the Africa Stablecoin Consortium and the unveiling of suspects connected to the ₦ 142.8 million Patricia hack. They all discuss Mastercard’s partnership with Jumia, Rova’s quarterly report, Yellowcard and Coinbase. _ We love hearing your thoughts! Find us on Twitter and Instagram (@openafricapod) and tag us in your conversations.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    44 分鐘
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簡介

On this podcast 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa talk about technology, startups, and issues across the African banking and technology ecosystems. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

資訊

  • 創作者
    Open Africa Podcast
  • 活躍年代
    2019年 - 2024年
  • 集數
    70
  • 年齡分級
    兒少適宜
  • 版權
    © Open Africa Podcast
  • 節目網站
    The Open Africa Podcast

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