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Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast we discuss the 5% excise duty on telecoms and $300m crypto scam.
Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, Oswald Guobadia and Timi Olagunju join the editorial team to chat about the Nigerian Startup Bill.
Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, we discuss Telkom’s beef with South Africa’s President, Standard Chartered shutting down international spending on Naira cards, and AI that understands babies
Today’s #TechpointAfricaPodcast saw the editorial team discuss big tech companies like Amazon and Meta, and the current challenges they face on the African continent.
More Nigerian fintechs are facing money laundering allegations in Kenya. Listen to the Techpoint Africa editorial team discuss possible reasons behind this.
Today on the #TechpointAfricaPodcast, we discuss suspended virtual cards, fintech fraud charges and the the trials of a fintech founder.
Today’s #TechpointAfricaPodcast episode saw us travel to three African countries. We discussed Kuda introducing a ₦50 stamp duty on all deposits above ₦10,000, among other things.
On the #TechpointAfricaPodcast, the editorial team discusses Ghana’s CBDC plans and power-sharing in Kenya.
Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, we discuss Bolt’s new headquarters in Kenya, Autochek’s acquisition and the new Sangocoin.
This week on the #TechpointAfricaPodcast, we discuss the Internet shutdown in Sudan, Flutterwave’s new hires, and a $1.7 billion Bitcoin scam.
For some reason, everyone is out to get African businesses. On the Techpoint Africa podcast, we discuss Shoprite’s cybersecurity attack and MTN’s dispute with Nigerian banks.
On today’s episode of the Techpoint Africa Podcast, we discuss Abeg’s rebrand to Pocket, Kune’s shutdown and Kenya’s ICT Bill.
On this episode of #TechpointAfricaPodcast, we had some fun dissecting Amazon’s proposed launch in Africa and Uganda’s plans to launch a satellite.
This week has been quite eventful and today’s #TechpointAfricaPodcast reflected that. From interesting policies to CSI Miami-like moves, we had quite a bit to discuss.
Want to be a tech bro in Kenya? The Kenyan government has something for you. Learn more on the Techpoint Africa Podcast.
Today on the #TechpointAfricaPodcast we discuss why the Nigerian electoral process needs a technological intervention, MFS Africa’s acquisition streak and Ethiopia’s problem with crypto.
Today on the #TechpointAfricaPodcast, we discuss @zipline’s launch in Kaduna, and how @yugalabs’ Discord server hack led to the stealing of $360,000 worth of NFTs
![[PODCAST] An NFT marketplace for creatives](https://techpoint.africa/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/NFT-scaled.jpg "[PODCAST] An NFT marketplace for creatives 19")
Startups are not the only ones going through changes. Techpoint Africa is too. We’re making changes on our editorial team, revamping some existing series and starting new ones in some cases. We discussed this in addition to Ayoken’s pre-seed funding and Swvl’s employee layoffs. For the series, Monday will see you reading How I Work…
![[PODCAST] Relooting African art with NFTs](https://techpoint.africa/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/NFT-101.png "[PODCAST] Relooting African art with NFTs 20")
What do you think about an NFT project that wants to reclaim Africa’s lost artefacts? Well, the editorial team had some interesting thoughts, and you can listen to this and other stories on today’s episode of #TechpointAfricaPodcast.
![[PODCAST] Taxing calls to give you healthcare](https://techpoint.africa/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Photo-by-Tyck-via-Iwaria-2.jpeg "[PODCAST] Taxing calls to give you healthcare 21")
The Nigerian government wants to tax phone calls to provide better healthcare. In today’s edition of the #TechpointAfricaPodcast, we discuss possible implications and upsides to this.