The Open Africa Podcast
Chowdeck and the cost of a Super App
Published: 18 May 2026 at 06:35 Europe/London
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On this episode, Laolu, Furo, and Nosa talk about Chowdeck using its $9 million Series A to chase a superapp strategy and whether that ambition risks diluting the operational focus that made it Nigeria's best food delivery app, ARCON arresting small business owners for running Instagram ads without prior approval under the 2022 ARCON Act, the CBN's 2026 Guide to Charges, Airtel Money’s IPO, and other news in Nigeria’s Fintech ecosystem.
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