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. Open Africa Year in Review 2024

    -4 ДН.

    Open Africa Year in Review 2024

    …and it’s a wrap! Thank you for rocking with your favorite finance trio this year (and don’t worry, we tried not to make “doomy” predictions this time ;-) ) – On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa do a month by month recap of 2024 episodes. From raises to shutdowns to unicorns to migrations to fraud, this was the year it all happened. _ 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.

    47 мин.
  2. Moniepoint wants to be a Commercial Bank

    17.12.2024

    Moniepoint wants to be a Commercial Bank

    On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa talk about Moniepoint raising $110 million in their series C funding and achieving Unicorn status, their ambitious plans of becoming a commercial bank and the Access bank playbook. We also discuss the reoccurring fraud problems at First Bank alongside 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.

    41 мин.
  3. Rise, Chipper, and US Dollar Woes

    15.10.2024

    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 мин.

  4. 09.09.2024

    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 мин.
  5. Global Payments and a hackathon with tbDEX

    24.08.2024

    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 мин.
  6. Carbon, Cards, and Brass

    03.07.2024

    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 ч.
  7. CBN is cleaning up the Ecosystem

    01.06.2024

    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 мин.
  8. The End of The Peer

    05.05.2024

    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 мин.
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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.

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    Open Africa Podcast
  • Годы выхода
    2019 - 2024
  • Выпуски
    72
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