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Empire and Legacy: African Business Chronicles

Uncovering the epic boardroom battles and game-changing innovations behind Africa’s greatest business empires. New episodes every week.

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Average duration
43 minutes
Episodes
47
Years Active
2025
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Global Perspectives is LIVE on Empire & Legacy (S3 E1).

Global Perspectives is LIVE on Empire & Legacy (S3 E1).

🌍 Global Perspectives is LIVE on Empire & Legacy (S3 E1).

Discover the global rivalries, innovative CEOs, and strategies that redefined business from Silicon Valley to Lagos.

🎧 Listen now and see how…

00:14:39  |   Thu 04 Sep 2025
Bonus Drop: Meet the CEOs | Empire & Legacy

Bonus Drop: Meet the CEOs | Empire & Legacy

In this bonus episode we reveal the mission, vision, values, and personalities of Mark Zuckerberg (Meta), Oluseun Onigbinde (BudgIT), and Neema Iyer (Pollicy)—the leaders steering Africa’s digital fu…

00:22:53  |   Wed 03 Sep 2025
🎙 Colonised by Code? How Algorithms Are Shaping African Lives

🎙 Colonised by Code? How Algorithms Are Shaping African Lives

🚨 New Episode Live Now! 🚨

Season 3, Episode 1: 👉 Facebook/Meta vs. Local Civic Tech Startups

Why listen? Because algorithms are rewriting Africa’s future—and leaders must understand what’s at stake.

00:18:10  |   Mon 01 Sep 2025
Season 3 of Empire & Legacy: African Business Chronicles is here

Season 3 of Empire & Legacy: African Business Chronicles is here

Season 3 of Empire & Legacy: African Business Chronicles is here. The New Gold: AI, Data & Digital Sovereignty takes you inside Africa’s AI revolution — the rivalries shaping data, power, and control…

00:16:01  |   Mon 25 Aug 2025
Empire & Legacy — Season 2 Recap: Banking & Fintech Battles

Empire & Legacy — Season 2 Recap: Banking & Fintech Battles

Season 1 was your MBA in African business warfare: scaling trust, breaking markets, winning under pressure.

Season 2? Seven rivalries that will define the next decade of African finance. Missed Seaso…

00:22:13  |   Mon 18 Aug 2025
Global Perspectives takes you inside six regions, six visionary CEOs, and the market shifts that rewrote the rules of banking, retail, and leadership.

Global Perspectives takes you inside six regions, six visionary CEOs, and the market shifts that rewrote the rules of banking, retail, and leadership.

Global Perspectives takes you inside six regions, six visionary CEOs, and the market shifts that rewrote the rules of banking, retail, and leadership. From Africa to Asia, the USA to MENA, learn how …

00:13:59  |   Thu 14 Aug 2025
Meet the CEOs – The Personalities Behind Africa’s Payments War

Meet the CEOs – The Personalities Behind Africa’s Payments War

In this exclusive Empire & Legacy bonus episode, we go deeper than the headlines. Pieter Engelbrecht (Shoprite) and Kenny Fihla (Absa) aren’t just CEOs — they’re the embodiment of two very different …

00:14:53  |   Wed 13 Aug 2025
🎙 Bank vs. Big Retail: Absa vs. Shoprite’s Money Market | Empire & Legacy S2E7

🎙 Bank vs. Big Retail: Absa vs. Shoprite’s Money Market | Empire & Legacy S2E7

The war for Africa’s everyday payments has a new frontline: the supermarket till. In this episode of Empire & Legacy, we dive into the high-stakes battle between Absa — one of the continent’s banking…

00:18:45  |   Mon 11 Aug 2025
GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES dives into six fintech powerhouses—from Africa to Asia, Latin America to the US

GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES dives into six fintech powerhouses—from Africa to Asia, Latin America to the US

GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES dives into six fintech powerhouses—from Africa to Asia, Latin America to the US—revealing the fierce rivalries and bold strategies shaping global finance. Discover the CEOs who da…

00:23:57  |   Thu 07 Aug 2025
Bonus Episode: Meet the CEOs – Ham Serunjogi & Stone Atwine

Bonus Episode: Meet the CEOs – Ham Serunjogi & Stone Atwine

Step behind the scenes of Episode 6 with this exclusive bonus segment: Meet the CEOs. For listeners who crave more depth.

This episode explores:

  • The upbringing, values, and defining moments that fo…

00:25:04  |   Wed 06 Aug 2025
🎙️ Chipper Cash vs. Eversend: The Battle for Africa’s Cross-Border Wallet

🎙️ Chipper Cash vs. Eversend: The Battle for Africa’s Cross-Border Wallet

Africa’s $50B remittance river is being re-routed—and two African fintech titans are at the heart of the disruption.

🟥 Chipper Cash, backed by Jeff Bezos and Silicon Valley billions, blazed a trail a…

00:26:52  |   Mon 04 Aug 2025
Global Perspectives: Who’s really winning the global war between banks and fintechs?

Global Perspectives: Who’s really winning the global war between banks and fintechs?

Who’s really winning the global war between banks and fintechs? This bonus episode dives into the real power plays reshaping money from Africa to Asia, Silicon Valley to São Paulo. What made some CEO…

00:18:33  |   Thu 31 Jul 2025
Bonus Episode – Meet the CEOs: Zenith vs. OPay

Bonus Episode – Meet the CEOs: Zenith vs. OPay

Unlock the personal stories and hidden motivations behind the fiercest battle in Nigeria’s financial landscape. In this bonus deep‑dive, we profile the two leaders at center stage:

  • Adaora Umeoji, Z…

00:17:18  |   Wed 30 Jul 2025
🎧 Old Guard vs. New Wave – Zenith Bank vs. OPay

🎧 Old Guard vs. New Wave – Zenith Bank vs. OPay

Who controls Nigeria’s wallet: the boardroom or the backstreet?

In this explosive episode of Empire & Legacy, we dive into the war between Zenith Bank, the corporate powerhouse of Nigerian banking, a…

00:22:55  |   Mon 28 Jul 2025
Global Perspectives | The Fintech Battle Goes Worldwide 🌍💸

Global Perspectives | The Fintech Battle Goes Worldwide 🌍💸

Africa’s Kuda vs Carbon was just the beginning. This bonus episode uncovers how their story mirrors fintech rivalries across the US, Europe, LATAM, Asia, and MENA. Real CEOs. Real strategy. Global st…

00:14:28  |   Thu 24 Jul 2025
Bonus: Meet the CEOs Behind Carbon & Kuda

Bonus: Meet the CEOs Behind Carbon & Kuda

Ready for the real story behind Nigeria’s digital banking revolution? In this bonus content for Season 2, Episode 4 of Empire & Legacy, we peel back the curtain on the people in charge: Co‑founders C…

00:21:26  |   Wed 23 Jul 2025
🎙️ S2 E4: From Challenger to Champion – Carbon vs. Kuda: The Battle of Nigeria’s Digital-Only Banks

🎙️ S2 E4: From Challenger to Champion – Carbon vs. Kuda: The Battle of Nigeria’s Digital-Only Banks

What happens when a bootstrapped lending app meets a venture-fueled neobank on a mission to disrupt African finance?

📱 In this cinematic episode of Empire & Legacy, we trace the fierce rivalry betwee…

00:19:24  |   Mon 21 Jul 2025
GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES: The Crypto War Across Continents

GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES: The Crypto War Across Continents

From Nigeria to New York, this bonus episode tracks the 6 fintech titans redefining global finance. We unpack shifting strategies, bold bets and the CEOs who played the long game.


🎧 Listen now.

📥 Ge…

00:16:44  |   Thu 17 Jul 2025
Meet the CEOs Behind Crypto’s African Showdown

Meet the CEOs Behind Crypto’s African Showdown

After the dust settles in “Crypto & New Finance: Luno vs. Binance in Africa”, the story goes deeper—into the minds of the men at the center:

  • Marcus Swanepoel – the South African inclusion evangelis…

00:13:37  |   Wed 16 Jul 2025
🎧 Crypto and New Finance: Luno vs Binance in Africa – S2 E3

🎧 Crypto and New Finance: Luno vs Binance in Africa – S2 E3

In this explosive episode of Empire & Legacy, we dive deep into the crypto battlefield unfolding across Africa. It’s Luno, the Africa-born exchange backed by regulation and trust… vs Binance, the glo…

00:16:31  |   Mon 14 Jul 2025
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