HeyJaredThe 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.
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Paystack acquires Allawee (opens the original)
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On this episode, Laolu, Furo, and Nosa talk about Moniepoint pulling back from its UK remittance play and shutting MonieWorld down, Paystack’s quiet acquisition of Allawee, and the Borderless Experience by Condia. We also discuss Chowdeck becoming headline sponsor for Shooting Stars (3SC), and Terra Industries’ raising additional $18M and closing at $52 million seed round. _ We love hearing your thoughts! Find us on X (@TheOAPod) and Instagram (@openafricapod) and tag us in your conversations. H
Zap is now selling Airtime (opens the original)
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On this episode, Laolu, Furo, and Nosa are joined by Nnanna from Fintech is Easy to unpack Zap's expansion into airtime and data, Moniepoint's Kenya play, and what the recent fundings and acquisitions mean for the ecosystem. They also discuss Zpay's licence revocation in Ghana, the CBN's latest regulatory changes, Lemfi's evolving strategy, and other industry bits. _ We love hearing your thoughts! Find us on X (@TheOAPod) and Instagram (@openafricapod) and tag us in your conversations. Hosted on
How Polytope is rethinking payments with HyperFX (opens the original)
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On this episode, Laolu, Furo, and Nosa discuss the recent revocation of microfinance bank licences by the CBN. Joined by Seun Lanlege, co-founder of Polytope Labs, they explore how Polytope is rethinking payments with its recently launched product – HyperFX, and the cost of building blockchain infrastructure in Africa. This episode is sponsored by Busha — Nigeria’s licensed digital assets exchange for businesses looking to move money across borders. If you are running a business exploring fast c
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