The Open Africa Podcast

On this episode, Laolu, Furo, and Nosa talk about CBN upgrading OPay, Moniepoint, and Kuda to national MFB licences, Paystack turning 10 and launching The Stack Group, Busha launching crypto-backed loans, Raenest expanding into India, and a deep dive into why African startups have a numbers problem; with Moniepoint as case study.

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 cross-border payments, stablecoin and FX liquidity, and easy treasury management, get started at busha.io/business, and for individuals? You can buy, sell, and send digital assets anywhere in the world, and also save in naira or dollars, with up to 20% annual interest. Download the Busha App and use code OPENAFRICA or visit busha.io to get started.
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Welcome to a new season of The Open Africa Podcast!

On this episode, Laolu, Furo, and Nosa talk about Flutterwave acquiring Mono, the peculiarities of Fintech product names, Glovo’s call out by Corporate Ewa, and Moniepoint trying to recover a ₦2.4 billion loan from ShopRite.

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On this episode, Laolu, Furo, and Nosa do the usual Year in Review and make few predictions for 2026!

Thank you for loving the podcast all year long!

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On this episode, Laolu, Furo, and Nosa break down some recent and interesting moves in Africa’s fintech industry.
We explore LemFi’s FSCS-protected savings launch in the UK and what it means for retention beyond remittances. We also discuss Nomba’s remittance-first expansion into the DRC and Nigeria’s new National Payment Stack, built to modernise instant transfers and onboarding.
Finally, we unpack South Africa’s Discovery Bank adding crypto integration via Luno, Chowdeck’s new airtime feature, and Wave’s evolving journey from mobile money to full bank ambitions.

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P.s: you’ll find a suprise if you listen to the end!

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On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa are joined by Benjamin Dada of Condia! We break down the CBN’s new Agent Banking Guidelines — exploring tighter fraud controls, new cash limits, and exclusivity rules. We also discuss the ATM exposure draft, unpack media reporting standards in fintech, the $20B remittance market boom, and how startups like Lemfi are evolving with credit-based and stablecoin models.

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