The Open Africa Podcast

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 …

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 a…

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 com…

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…

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…

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 ind…

CBN was right about Binance

On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa recount some activities of The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in recent weeks; new BDC regulations, revoking of 4,173 Bureau De Change licenses, Binance exiting Nigeria. Mara pausing operations, Bfree raising…

The Crypto Face Off Episode

Happy New Year, everyone!_On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa talk about some updates in the Cryptocurrency Industry; CNGN stable coin by the Africa Stablecoin Consortium and the unveiling of suspects connected to the ₦ 1…

Crypto is Open for Business in Nigeria

Merry Christmas, everyone!🎄_On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa look at some industry predictions made in January, if they came to pass, and attempt to make predictions for 2024. They also consider what exactly…

Interswitch, Crowdyvest, and a December Round Up

We recorded this episode remotely so if the sound quality seems a little off, that's why, please bare with us._On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa do recap of some happenings in the industry, they talk about th…