Techpoint Africa Podcast

Oct 03 2024 200 ep. 36 mins 68
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The Techpoint Africa Podcast brings you the most important stories of the week on startups, technology and innovation in Africa. Listen in every Thursday afternoon (WAT). You can find us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn or anywhere else you get your podcasts

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The result of Starlink's price increase

Oct 03 2024 25 mins  
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 o

The problem with African EV startups

Sep 26 2024 26 mins  
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. Time

M-KOPA's Appeal Falls Flat

Sep 19 2024 45 mins  
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 Mercha

The big moves African startups are making

Sep 12 2024 33 mins  
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

When will the Nigeria X Binance saga end?

Sep 05 2024 32 mins  
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 2

Is Safaricom threatened by Starlink?

Aug 29 2024 35 mins  
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 "lar

MTN's electricity-generating moves

Aug 22 2024 37 mins  
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 - Intr

Telcos in Nigeria are under pressure

Aug 15 2024 41 mins  
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. Lin

Lagos State on a taxing spree?

Aug 08 2024 38 mins  
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 hi

Why Lagos State's plan to tax remote workers might work

Aug 01 2024 33 mins  
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: