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AfriGo to replace Visa and Mastercard in Nigeria

Victoria Fakiya

22 hours ago

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AfriGo to replace Visa and Mastercard in Nigeria

On TechpointDigest, Victoria Fakiya discusses the demise of Visa and Mastercard for local payments in Nigeria, the truth about the metaverse, MTN’s partnership with Uganda’s Ministry of Education, and Substack’s new features.

Victoria Fakiya

22 hours ago

Techpoint Africa Podcast

Nigeria made ₦‎125 billion from transfer fees, Kuda in Pakistan, debt funding in Africa

From Kuda's move in Pakistan, to the new crypto ads stipulations in South Africa, join us as we take a look the top stories in the African tech ecosystem on the Techpoint Africa Podcast.

Gracious Sede

2 days ago

Startups

CBN wants to end the use of VISA and Mastercard for local payments

The CBN Governor has launched AfriGo, Nigeria’s Domestic Card Scheme. Local payments may also be discontinued for VISA and Mastercard.

Chimgozirim Nwokoma

2 days ago

Techpoint Digest

Prosus and Naspers plan to reduce their workforce by 30%

On TechpointDigest, Victoria Fakiya discusses whether Bitcoin is on the rise again, Luno’s layoff, and Prosus and Naspers' plan to reduce their workforce.

Victoria Fakiya

2 days ago

Cryptocurrency

Luno lays off 35% of its workforce, blames “series of shocks” in the crypto industry

London-headquartered crypto exchange with operations in Africa has announced that it'll be laying off employees.

Bolu Abiodun

2 days ago

Governance & Policy

CBN’s regulatory sandbox goes live as regulator seeks to improve quality of financial services in Nigeria

The CBN has announced that its regulatory sandbox is live as it seeks to improve the quality of financial services in the country.

Chimgozirim Nwokoma

3 days ago

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BasiGo and AVA partner to build 1,000 electric buses in Kenya

On TechpointDigest, Victoria Fakiya discusses the need for competition in Nigeria's mobile Internet space, the human cost of non-compete clauses, BasiGo’s partnership, the new naira notes' deadline and Mafab's 5G rollout.

Victoria Fakiya

3 days ago

Governance & Policy

Nigeria makes ₦‎125 billion from transfer levies

According to the Federal Inland Revenue Service, income generated from the electronic money transfer levy rose by 10.24% between 2021 and 2022.

Chimgozirim Nwokoma

4 days ago

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Spotify lays off 6% of its workforce, affecting 600 employees

On TechpointDigest, Victoria Fakiya discusses how Babymigo is making motherhood easier, whether a save-to-pay-later model can forestall the pitfalls of BNPL, AFEX’s expansion, and Spotify laying off 6% of its workforce.

Victoria Fakiya

4 days ago

Cryptocurrency

Crypto adverts in South Africa must state that “investing in crypto assets may result in the loss of capital.” - Advertising Regulatory Board

South Africa’s Advertising Regulatory Board (ARB) has added a clause to its Code of Advertising Practice that informs crypto-related adverts and what they should contain.

Bolu Abiodun

5 days ago

Techpoint Digest

Alphabet, Google's parent company, reduces its workforce by 6%, affecting 12,000 employees

On TechpointDigest, Victoria Fakiya discusses Kuda’s licence to operate in Pakistan, Fincra’s PSSP licence, Google’s layoff, and Twitter’s "higher-priced" Blue.

Victoria Fakiya

5 days ago

Startups

Kuda receives licence to operate a digital bank in Pakistan

Two months after announcing its UK expansion, Kuda has received a licence to operate a digital bank in Pakistan.

Chimgozirim Nwokoma

1 week ago

Fintech

Nigerian fintech startup, Fincra, receives payment service solution provider licence (PSSP) from CBN

The Central Bank of Nigeria has granted Fincra a payment service solution provider license to process payments in the country.

Chimgozirim Nwokoma

1 week ago

Techpoint Digest

Nigeria's central bank directs banks to collect new naira notes or face sanction

On TechpointDigest, Victoria Fakiya discusses what Nigeria’s blockchain use cases could look like, how to land the best African talents, CBN’s new directive, and Twitter Blue on Android.

Victoria Fakiya

1 week ago

Techpoint Africa Podcast

Starlink in Kenya, Vodafone layoffs, Microsoft's Azure OpenAI service, TeamApt becomes Moniepoint

It's another episode of the Techpoint Africa Podcast, and we look at the stories that rocked African tech space this week. Tune in to hear all about it.

Gracious Sede

1 week ago

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