The Open Africa Podcast
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- Update frequency
- every 24 days
- Average duration
- 42 minutes
- Episodes
- 81
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Chowdeck’s Raise, Nomba, Nedbank & iKhokha
On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa talk about Chowdeck’s growth and recent $9 million series A funding raise, Nedbank’s acquisition of iKhokha, and Nomba’s industry presence and new multi-curren…
The Food Episode
On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa are joined by Osarumen Osamuyi from The Subtext!
They talk about the recent collapses of Vendease and Okra in the ecosystem, then take a closer look at Magic Be…
Fincra’s Expansion, Palmpay’s plan to Raise, and Alleged Industry News
On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa talk about dLocal’s intention to acquire AZA Finance, Fincra’s Expansion to East Africa, Palmpay’s plan to Raise, and other alleged Industry news.
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The Rant about Bank Charges
On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa talk about Banks—how banks make money, how banks loan money, and what most Nigerians think about bank charges, while reading commentary from Twitter (X).
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Paystack’s Zap, Payhippo’s Pivot, and Premium Tiers for Neobanks
On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa talk about Paystack launching Zap, PayHippo’s recent $4 million raise, rebrand as Rivy and pivot to clean energy financing, alongside news of Nigerian neobanks…
Funding Rounds, Shutdowns, and Industry News
On this episode of the podcast, 'Laolu, Nosa, and Furo talk about Cedar Money’s $9.9 million seed round, Ghana-based fintech Oze securing undisclosed funding from Visa and DEG, Edukoya’s shutdown as …
Cross Border Remittance & The LemFi Playbook
Welcome to our first explainer episode for 2025!
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On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa talk about how cross border payments and remittances really work, LemFi’s expansion into Europe and why this i…
The One where we talk about Bento
On this episode of the podcast, 'Laolu, Nosa, and Furo talk about Moniepoint and Visa’s partnership, Accrue, SeamlessHR’s additional $9 million raise in series A extension, MoneyHash’s $5.2 million p…
Raises, Bankruptcy & 2025 Predictions
On this episode of the podcast, 'Laolu, Nosa, and Furo talk about the KPMG Customer finance report; what exactly investing in commodity looks like, LemFi’s $53 million raise as it expands remittance …
Open Africa Year in Review 2024
…and it’s a wrap! Thank you for rocking with your favorite finance trio this year (and don’t worry, we tried not to make “doomy” predictions this time ;-) )
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On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa do…
Moniepoint wants to be a Commercial Bank
On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa talk about Moniepoint raising $110 million in their series C funding and achieving Unicorn status, their ambitious plans of becoming a commercial bank and the …
Rise, Chipper, and US Dollar Woes
On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa talk about some developments in the ecosystem in recent weeks. They consider Rise’s acquisition of Hisa; a Kenyan investment startup, Chipper’s expansion and s…
MTN MoMo Reshuffle, Providus Merger, and First Bank Fraud
We call this the episode that almost never was but thankfully we were able to salvage it (everybody, say thank you ‘Laolu!) and now you get to listen.
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On this episode of the podcast, Nosa, Furo, and …
Global Payments and a hackathon with tbDEX
On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa have a guest! They are joined by Angie Jones, the Global Vice President of Developer Relations for tbd. This is Block’s new business unit focused on decentrali…
Carbon, Cards, and Brass
On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa do a deep dive into some not so exciting news in the Tech Ecosystem; Carbon shut down its debit card service over two years after launch, the reoccurring probl…
CBN is cleaning up the Ecosystem
On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa recount recent popping headlines in the Tech Ecosystem, Orca’s $550,000 pre-seed round led by Norrsken22, the Central Bank of Nigeria and new directives for Bu…
The End of The Peer
On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa discuss YC’s list of best performing startups, the Peer’s shutdown, CBN’s directive for neobanks to temporarily halt onboarding of new accounts, and Chowdeck’s…
CBN was right about Binance
On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa recount some activities of The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in recent weeks; new BDC regulations, revoking of 4,173 Bureau De Change licenses, Binance exiting…
The Crypto Face Off Episode
Happy New Year, everyone!
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On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa talk about some updates in the Cryptocurrency Industry; CNGN stable coin by the Africa Stablecoin Consortium and the unveiling of sus…
Crypto is Open for Business in Nigeria
Merry Christmas, everyone!🎄
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On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa look at some industry predictions made in January, if they came to pass, and attempt to make predictions for 2024. They also consid…