Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our hosts,Chimgozirim Nwokoma and Bolu Abiodun discuss: Itana and AFC look to create Africa’s Silicon Valley with Nigeria's first digital economic zone Starlink doubles subscription price in Nigeria to ₦75,000 Subscribe to The Modern Workplace/, Equity Merchants/, Techpoint Digest/ and Intelpoint's newsletter. Link to Insight of the Week: With 12,690 new subscribers in Q4 2023, Starlink becomes Nigeria's 3rd largest internet service provider Timestamps 00:0...
Oct 03, 2024•26 min•Ep. 244
Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our hosts,Chimgozirim Nwokoma and Bolu Abiodun discuss: Zeno raises $9.5 Million to take on Ampersand and BasiGo with electric motorbikes in 2025 Safaricom and two others invest over $800 million in Kenya's health digitisation Subscribe to The Modern Workplace/, Equity Merchants/, Techpoint Digest/ and Intelpoint's newsletter. Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 03:35 - Zeno raises $9.5 Million to take on Ampersand and BasiGo with electric motorbikes in 2025 18:15 - S...
Sep 26, 2024•27 min•Ep. 243
Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our hosts, Oluwanifemi Kolawole and Chimgozirim Nwokoma discuss: M-KOPA ordered to start paying taxes in Kenya after tribunal ruling Egypt's edtech Farid receives $250K pre-seed to address children's mental health Exploring the surge in fraud in Nigeria's burgeoning fintech industry Subscribe to The Modern Workplace/, Equity Merchants/, Techpoint Digest/ and Intelpoint's newsletter. Link to Insight of the Week: Kenya doubled its tax revenue in less than a d...
Sep 19, 2024•46 min•Ep. 242
Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our hosts, Oluwanifemi Kolawole and Bolu Abiodun discuss: Moove is expanding to the US Nigerian investment fintech Rise completes acquisition of Kenya’s Hisa Subscribe to The Modern Workplace/, Equity Merchants/, Techpoint Digest/ and Intelpoint's newsletter. Link to Insight of the Week: Moove Africa has disclosed funding at least twice every year since 2021 Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 02:46 - Moove is expanding to the US 19:48 - Nigerian investment fintech Ri...
Sep 12, 2024•33 min•Ep. 241
Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our hosts, Oluwanifemi Kolawole and Chimgozirim discuss: Binance executive still held in Nigeria Zambia's ChitChat partners MasterCard to launch virtual cards Subscribe to The Modern Workplace/, Equity Merchants/, Techpoint Digest/ and Intelpoint's newsletter. Link to Insight of the Week: Binance tripled its annual user base between 2021 and 2022 Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 03 :15 - Binance executive still held in Nigeria 15:57 - Zambia's ChitChat partners Mas...
Sep 05, 2024•32 min•Ep. 240
Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our hosts, Bolu Abiodun and Chimgozirim discuss: Wasoko and MaxAB combine forces in Africa’s "largest tech merger" Safaricom wants Starlink blocked Subscribe to The Modern Workplace/, Equity Merchants/, Techpoint Digest/ and Intelpoint's newsletter. Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 02:26 - Wasoko and MaxAB combine forces in Africa’s "largest tech merger" 18:34 - Safaricom wants Starlink blocked Useful links Wasoko and MaxAB combine forces in Africa’s "largest tech ...
Aug 29, 2024•36 min•Ep. 239
Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our host is joined by Mojola Ola and Emmanuel Paul to discuss: MTN Nigeria secures a permit to generate electricity MTN Group records $414.7 million loss Elon Musk Starlink's ground-breaking move in Nigeria Subscribe to The Modern Workplace/, Equity Merchants/, Techpoint Digest/ and Intelpoint's newsletter. Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 03:26 - MTN Nigeria secures a permit to generate electricity 18:34 - MTN Group records $414.7 million loss 24:31 - Elon Musk St...
Aug 22, 2024•37 min•Ep. 238
Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our hosts discuss: Telcos in Nigeria mull partial service to support tariff hike push NFT houses: Lagos State Government plans to tokenise real estate Kenyan gig drivers defy e-hailing platforms, set new rates amid fare dispute Subscribe to The Modern Workplace/, Equity Merchants/, Techpoint Digest/ and Intelpoint's newsletter. Link to Insight of the Week: Nigeria: The telecoms industry’s contribution to the GDP has hit the 15% mark twice in 5 years Timesta...
Aug 15, 2024•41 min•Ep. 237
Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our hosts discuss: Lagos State to launch a digital platform for monthly rent Spiro launches e-bikes in Ogun State Financial report of Jumia and Kuda Subscribe to The Modern Workplace/ , Equity Merchants/ , Techpoint Digest/ and Intelpoint's newsletter/ Link to Insight of the Week: Nigeria: The telecoms industry's contribution to GDP has hit the 15% mark twice in 5 years Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 01:58 - Lagos State to launch a digital platform for monthly re...
Aug 08, 2024•39 min•Ep. 236
Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our hosts discuss: Lagos State Government to tax remote workers and influencers to increase revenue WhatsApp appeals $220M fine, claims FCCPC's investigation flawed Another NIN-SIM linkage deadline extension Subscribe to The Modern Workplace/ , Equity Merchants/ , Techpoint Digest/ and Intelpoint's newsletter/ Link to Insight of the Week: MTN Group: Revenue from data almost tripled in a decade Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 01:26 - Lagos state government to tax r...
Aug 01, 2024•33 min•Ep. 235
Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our hosts are joined by tech lawyer, Rosemond Phil-Othihiwa to discuss: Meta vs Nigeria's FCCPC Mercury Bank closing African startup accounts Subscribe to The Modern Workplace/ , Equity Merchants/ , Techpoint Digest/ and Intelpoint's newsletter/ Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 01:17 - Meta vs Nigeria's FCCPC 19:04 - Mercury Bank closes African startup accounts Useful links Meta to appeal $220 million fine imposed by Nigerian regulator Mercury Bank sets August dead...
Jul 25, 2024•37 min•Ep. 234
Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our hosts discuss: Kenyan e-hailing drivers strike Nigeria's app for farmers Chowdeck's ad product Subscribe to The Modern Workplace/ , Equity Merchants/ , Techpoint Digest/ and Intelpoint's newsletter/ Link to Insight of the Week: Agriculture’s contribution to Nigeria’s GDP has been on a downward trend since 2020 Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 01:04 - Kenya e-hailing drivers strike 15:32 - Chowdeck's ad product 30:46 - Nigeria's app for farmers Useful links Keny...
Jul 18, 2024•43 min•Ep. 233
Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our hosts discuss: The OPay glitch Kuda, NALA, and Africa's remittance market UNDP's new fintech hubs Subscribe to The Modern Workplace/ , Equity Merchants/ , Techpoint Digest/ and Intelpoint's newsletter/ Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 00:42 - OPay glitch 06:18 - Kuda, NALA, and Africa's remittance market 17:28 - UNDP's new fintech hubs Useful links ₦714 million glitch: fintech giant OPay gets court order to restrict customer accounts Kuda Is Expanding Global Pu...
Jul 11, 2024•32 min•Ep. 232
Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our hosts are joined by Olaleye Oladimeji, Partner, Legalpreneur Attorneys & Consulting and Founder, Registat.io to discuss: Kucoin to charge VAT in NIgeria Mano's move to food delivery Subscribe to The Modern Workplace/ , Equity Merchants/ , Techpoint Digest/ and Intelpoint's newsletter/ Link to Insight of the Week: Nigeria's quarterly VAT collections have reached new highs in seven consecutive quarters since Q4 2021 Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 01:36 - Ku...
Jul 04, 2024•43 min•Ep. 231
Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our hosts are joined by Samuel Ngwu, Privacy Lawyer to discuss: Another data breach in Nigeria New e-hailing prices in South Africa Subscribe to The Modern Workplace/ , Equity Merchants/ , Techpoint Digest/ and Intelpoint's newsletter/ Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 01:09 - Another data breach in Nigeria 28:54 - New e-hailing prices in South Africa Useful links Digital rights company accuses AnyVerify of selling sensitive Nigerian data online for ₦100 South Afric...
Jun 27, 2024•42 min•Ep. 230
Today on the podcast, our hosts discuss: Celebrity meme coins Ampersand and BYD's EV partnership Subscribe to The Modern Workplace/ , Equity Merchants/ , Techpoint Digest/ and Intelpoint's newsletter/ Link to Insight of the Week: https://bit.ly/3XwP41f Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 00:44 - Celebrity meme coins 23:18 - Insight of the Week with Intelpoint 24:40 - Ampersand and BYD's EV partnership Useful links Is Davido's crypto token a scam? Here's everything we know about it SEC warns that individual...
Jun 20, 2024•42 min•Ep. 229
Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our hosts discuss: Rwanda's Central Bank Digital Currency The latest on the Wasoko and MaxAB merger Subscribe to The Modern Workplace/ , Equity Merchants/ , Techpoint Digest/ and Intelpoint's newsletter/ Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 01:09 - Why CBDCs don't do much 11:28 - The Wasoko-MaxAB merger Useful links Wasoko and MaxAB merger deal stalls due to ongoing restructuring, macroeconomic challenges Rwandan Central Bank set to launch digital currency in 2026- Dep...
Jun 13, 2024•32 min•Ep. 228
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 Timestamp...
Jun 06, 2024•50 min•Ep. 227
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 e...
May 30, 2024•32 min•Ep. 226
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: h ttps://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 Timesta...
May 23, 2024•42 min•Ep. 225
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 ho...
May 16, 2024•36 min•Ep. 224
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 newsl...
May 09, 2024•54 min•Ep. 223
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/ Sub...
May 02, 2024•44 min•Ep. 222
Our guest on today's podcast is Rosemond Phil-Othihiwa, Corporate and Startup Lawyer. She joins us as we discuss: The Thepeer audit South Africa's approved crypto asset providers Nigeria's first multilingual LLM Link to Insight of the Week: https://intelpoint.co/insights/only-once-have-nigerian-fintech-startups-raised-more-than-1-billion-in-a-single-year/ Subscribe to The Modern Workplace/ , Equity Merchants/ , Techpoint Digest/ and Intelpoint's newsletter/ Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 00:22 - The T...
Apr 25, 2024•48 min•Ep. 221
Our guest on today's podcast is Temitope Adeyemi, CEO and Founder, insurtech startup, Pay-U. He joins us as we discuss: Pula's $20m raise Starlink's troubles in Africa Lessons from building Konga by Sim Shagaya Link to Insight of the Week: https://intelpoint.co/insights/multichoices-revenue-has-been-growing-at-an-average-of-4/ Download Intelpoint's The Nigerian Insurance Industry report here Listen to the episode where we first talked about Sim Shagaya's VC foray: https://podcast.techpoint.afric...
Apr 18, 2024•46 min•Ep. 220
On guest on today's podcast is Dr Olumide Okubadejo, Head of Product at Sabi and AI researcher. We discuss: Africa's AI strategy Zimbabwe's gold-backed currency Jump n' Pass partnering Justrite Subscribe to The Modern Workplace/ , Equity Merchants/ , Techpoint Digest/ and Intelpoint's newsletter/ Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 02:13 - Africa's AI strategy 22:51 - Zimbabwe's gold-backed currency 33:13 - Jump n' Pass partners Justrite Useful links Zimbabwe just introduced a new gold-backed currency in a...
Apr 13, 2024•48 min•Ep. 219
On today's podcast, we discuss: Thepeer's shutdown Sim Shagaya's VC foray Edo State's API for ride-hailing operators Subscribe to The Modern Workplace/ , Equity Merchants/ , Techpoint Digest/ and Intelpoint's newsletter/ Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 00:50 - Thepeer shutdown 10:34 - Sim Shigaya's VC foray 15:06 - Edo State's API for ride-hailing operators Useful links Thepeer announces shutdown, citing compliance struggles ; investor funds to be returned Sim Shagaya enters venture capital space with ...
Apr 04, 2024•32 min•Ep. 218
Today's podcast is all about Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and we have Michael Ugwu, NFT Collector, Angel Investor, and CEO Freeme Digital as our guest. 2021 was the year of NFTs, but once the bear run started, the rave died down. But the real question is, are NFTs dead? Michael answers this and more on today's episode of the Techpoint Africa Podcast. Subscribe to The Modern Workplace/ , Equity Merchants/ , Techpoint Digest/ and Intelpoint's newsletter/ Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 02:47 - We meet Mich...
Mar 28, 2024•36 min•Ep. 217
Today's podcast sees us welcome a familiar face (Emmanuel Paul) as we discuss: New registration fees for Nigerian crypto exchanges Ethiopian bank loses $40 million to system glitch Nigeria's $593.6 million loss to Internet disruption Subscribe to The Modern Workplace/ , Equity Merchants/ , Techpoint Digest/ and Intelpoint's newsletter/ Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 01:40 - New registration fees for Nigerian crypto exchange 14:55 - Ethiopian bank loses $40 million to system glitch 22:27 - Nigeria's $5...
Mar 21, 2024•41 min•Ep. 216
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 Subscribe to The Modern Workplace/ , Equity Merchants/ , Techpoint Digest/ and Intelpoint's newsletter/ 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 Chin...
Mar 13, 2024•42 min•Ep. 215
