Techpoint Africa Podcast

• The result of Starlink's price increase

    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 00:00 - Intro   Useful links 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     This episode was produced by Crystal-Agnes Joseph   Email us your feedback at [email protected]. Visit www.techpoint.africa/ for more stories. Music - Beach by MBB - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk   Find us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok @TechpointAfrica

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• The problem with African EV startups

    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 - Safaricom and two others invest over $800 million in Kenya's health digitisation   Useful links 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   This episode was produced by Crystal-Agnes Joseph   Email us your feedback at [email protected]. Visit www.techpoint.africa/ for more stories. Music - Beach by MBB - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk   Find us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok @TechpointAfrica

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• M-KOPA's Appeal Falls Flat

    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 decade   Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 03:49 - M-KOPA ordered to start paying taxes in Kenya after tribunal ruling 11:22 - Egypt's edtech Farid receives $250K pre-seed to address children's mental health 23:05 - Exploring the surge in fraud in Nigeria's burgeoning fintech industry   Useful links   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   This episode was produced by Crystal-Agnes Joseph   Email us your feedback at [email protected]. Visit www.techpoint.africa/ for more stories. Music - Beach by MBB - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk   Find us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok @TechpointAfrica

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• The big moves African startups are making

  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 Rise completes acquisition of Kenya’s Hisa   Useful links Moove is expanding to the US Nigerian investment fintech Rise completes acquisition of Kenya’s Hisa   This episode was produced by Crystal-Agnes Joseph   Email us your feedback at [email protected]. Visit www.techpoint.africa/ for more stories. Music - Beach by MBB - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk   Find us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok @TechpointAfrica

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• When will the Nigeria X Binance saga end?

  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 Mastercard to launch virtual cards   Useful links Binance executive still held in Nigeria  Zambia's ChitChat partners MasterCard to launch virtual cards   This episode was produced by Crystal-Agnes Joseph   Email us your feedback at [email protected]. Visit www.techpoint.africa/ for more stories. Music - Beach by MBB - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk   Find us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok @TechpointAfrica

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