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

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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

    Interswitch got a telco licence, here's what it means

    Interswitch got a telco licence, here's what it means

    Our guest this week is Abubakar Idris, Tech Journalist at The Information and on this episode we discuss:

    Interswitch's 2023 financial report
    LemFi's expansion to China


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    Timestamps

    00:00 - Intro
    01:34 - Interswitch's 2023
    34:53 - LemFi'e expansion to China
     
    Useful links






    Interswitch to offer telecom services in Nigeria after securing licence from NCC


    LemFi Hires Ex OPay COO, Allen Qu to lead China Expansion






    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
     
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    • 42 min
    Is Binance leaving Nigeria?

    Is Binance leaving Nigeria?

    On today's podcast, we discuss:

    Binance stopping naira deposits and withdrawals
    Nigeria fining Binance
    The Brass story
    MTN Nigeria's losses in 2023


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    Timestamps
    00:00 - Intro
    01:14 - What happened with Binance in Nigeria?
    16:43 - The Brass story
    33:04 - MTN Nigeria's first loss in six years
     
    Useful links

    Nigerian fintech Brass blames funding winter for customer withdrawal delays 
    Binance will no longer allow naira deposits and withdrawals  as it discontinues all services in the Nigerian currency
    Nigeria fines Binance $10bn amidst investigation of crypto exchange 
    MTN Nigeria records N177.8b loss in 2023 , shareholders funds erased

    This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo

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

    • 40 min
    CBN Vs Crypto: The full gist

    CBN Vs Crypto: The full gist

    On today's podcast, we discuss:

    The Nigerian government's relationship with crypto
    Nigeria's new Bureau de Change guidelines
    The hike in Nigeria's monetary policy rate


    Attend our webinar on the Employer Handbook: The 5 biggest hiring and employment mistakes that can lead to litigation, penalties, and loss of funds (and how to avoid them)
     
    Register to attend here.
      


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    Timestamps

    00:00 - Intro
    01:33 - CBN vs crypto
    19:23 - Nigeria's new Bureau de Change guidelines
    39:16 - Nigeria's MPR hike
     
    Useful links

    CBN allegedly plans to shut down all crypto websites in Nigeria 
    Two Binance executives arrested in Nigeria
    Proposed Bureau de Change guidelines promise increased digitisation but could spell the end for many operators 
    What the CBN's MPR hike means for the Nigerian startup ecosystem

    This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Gracious Sede

     
    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

     

    • 1 hr 3 min
    What will it take to give loans at scale in Nigeria

    What will it take to give loans at scale in Nigeria

    On today's podcast, we have Chijioke Dozie, CEO of Nigerian fintech, Carbon, talk to us about what it would take to give loans at scale in Nigeria. 
     
    This is a new format we're trying. Please let us know what you think via email (podcast@techpoint.africa) or in the Q & A section on Spotify.
     
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    Timestamps

    00:00 - Cold open
    00:41 - Intro
    01:00 - News headlines this week
    02:24 - We meet Chijioke
    02:42 - Are Nigerians credit averse?
    03:42 - Lessons from the friends and family trope
    04:32 - How customers and bankers reacted to Carbon
    06:05 - Biggest barriers to lending in Nigeria
    08:17 - Should fintechs have access to GSI?
    11:27 - Attend our webinar on legal loopholes for employers
    12:42 - The role of credit bureaus
    16:01 - The role of regulation
    17:05 - Why collaboration to fight fraud doesn't work
    19:39 - How can partnerships help
    22:30 - Credit as a customer acquistion strategy
    24:11 - Top three lessons from giving out loans to Nigerians
    29:33 - Nigeria's macroeconomics could change lending behaviour
     
    News stories we mentioned




    Flutterwave's Disha to suspend operations temporarily on March 31, 2024


    Fairmoney to acquire Umba in a $20 million all-stock deal 


    CBN allegedly planning to shut down all crypto websites in Nigeria


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    • 30 min
    Why content creators should be taxed

    Why content creators should be taxed

    Today's podcast discusses: 

    Content creators registering with CAC, paying taxes
    Carbon's acquisition of Vella Finance


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

     
    Timestamps

    00:00 - Intro
    01:44 - CAC and content creators
    12:54 - Carbon acquires Vella Finance

     
    Useful links

    CAC says content creators must register, pay taxes
    Carbon acquires Nigerian fintech startup Vella Finance to become Carbon Business

    This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Gracious Sede
     
    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 min
    Will Canal+ get its hands on MultiChoice

    Will Canal+ get its hands on MultiChoice

    Apply for the Innovest Ignite Lagos accelerator  here 
     
    Today's podcast discusses 

    Mastercard gaining 3.8% shares in MTN MoMo
    MultiChoice rejecting Canal+ bid
    CBN's six months target for recertification of PoS terminals to fight fraud

     

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    Timestamps

    00:00 - Intro

    02:02 - Mastercard's MTN investment
    08:07 - Canal+'s bid on MultiChoice
    17:45 - PoS recertification in Nigeria
     
    Useful links

    Mastercard invests $200 million to acquire a minority stake in MTN's fintech division
    MultiChoice declines Canal+'s $1.6 billion offer, citing undervaluation
    CBN targets six months for recertification of PoS terminals to fight fraud

    This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Gracious Sede
     
    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

     

    • 35 min

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