More details on Flutterwave hack, Kenya eyes food delivery platforms, CBN's open banking guidelines

More details on Flutterwave hack, Kenya eyes food delivery platforms, CBN’s open banking guidelines

Published:

March 9, 2023

Subject(s): Techpoint Africa Podcast

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Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, we celebrate the International Women’s Day as we bring you insights into some of the happenings in the African tech space this week.

The stories:

Hackers stole $6.3m from Flutterwave’s accounts
Kenyan regulator investigates online food delivery platforms
Nigeria’s Central Bank issues open banking operational guidelines

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