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This episode is also available on YouTube - https://youtu.be/nfxZvQWDSJ0
Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our reporters share their insights, opinions and knowledge on the top stories in the African tech space this week.
The stories:
- MTN South African branch to pay $5.2 million before H2 2023
- Mastercard acquires minor stake in MoMo
- Jumia records reduction in losses in Nigeria
- Jumia may unroll new services in Egypt
- Loan apps' agents reveal companies' unethical practices
- Bosun Tijani has been confirmed as minister of communications and digital economy
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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
00:42 - Jagun Jagun and Nigeria's VFX industry
03:40 - MTN South Africa to pay R1.9 billion and Mastercard acquires stake in MoMo
13:05 - Jumia records decline in operating loss
18:58 - Jumia could be launch BNPL services in Egypt
21:54 - Loan agents disbursing unwanted loans
34:33 - Bosun Tijani appointed Nigeria's Minister of Communications and Digital Economy
38:47 - Other stories
03:40 - MTN South Africa to pay R1.9 billion and Mastercard acquires stake in MoMo
13:05 - Jumia records decline in operating loss
18:58 - Jumia could be launch BNPL services in Egypt
21:54 - Loan agents disbursing unwanted loans
34:33 - Bosun Tijani appointed Nigeria's Minister of Communications and Digital Economy
38:47 - Other stories
Useful links
- MTN South Africa to pay R1.9 billion
- Mastercard to acquire a slice of MTN's $5.2 billion fintech unit
- Jumia records 54% decline in operating loss in Q1 2023
- Jumia could soon roll out buy now, pay later solution in Egypt
- How we are forced to disburse loans to people that didn’t apply – Loan app agents
- Daunting tasks ahead as Bosun Tijani is confirmed minister of communications, innovation, and the digital economy
- Court bars Worldcoin from collecting data from Kenyans
- TikTok ban in Kenya?
- Uber denies drivers' involvement in attacks
- Takealot to launch an on-demand service
- Safaricom will raise M-PESA users' daily transaction caps to support SMEs in Kenya
- Following M-PESA's lead, Kenya's Airtel Money has increased daily transaction limits
This episode was produced by Gracious Sede
Email us your feedback at podcast@techpoint.africa. Visit www.techpoint.africa/ for more stories.
Music - Beach by MBB - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk
200 episodes
MP3•Episode home
Manage episode 374535480 series 2905838
Content provided by Techpoint Africa Podcast and Techpoint Africa. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Techpoint Africa Podcast and Techpoint Africa or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.
This episode is also available on YouTube - https://youtu.be/nfxZvQWDSJ0
Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our reporters share their insights, opinions and knowledge on the top stories in the African tech space this week.
The stories:
- MTN South African branch to pay $5.2 million before H2 2023
- Mastercard acquires minor stake in MoMo
- Jumia records reduction in losses in Nigeria
- Jumia may unroll new services in Egypt
- Loan apps' agents reveal companies' unethical practices
- Bosun Tijani has been confirmed as minister of communications and digital economy
Register to attend the Modern Workplace Africa Conference: https://modernworkplaceafrica.com/
Subscribe to The Workaholic - https://techpoint.africa/subject/work/
and
Fintech Today - https://techpoint.africa/subject/fintech/
and
Techpoint Digest - https://techpoint.africa/subject/techpoint-digest/
and
Intellligence by Techpoint's newsletter -https://intelligence.techpoint.africa/newsletter-signup/
Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
00:42 - Jagun Jagun and Nigeria's VFX industry
03:40 - MTN South Africa to pay R1.9 billion and Mastercard acquires stake in MoMo
13:05 - Jumia records decline in operating loss
18:58 - Jumia could be launch BNPL services in Egypt
21:54 - Loan agents disbursing unwanted loans
34:33 - Bosun Tijani appointed Nigeria's Minister of Communications and Digital Economy
38:47 - Other stories
03:40 - MTN South Africa to pay R1.9 billion and Mastercard acquires stake in MoMo
13:05 - Jumia records decline in operating loss
18:58 - Jumia could be launch BNPL services in Egypt
21:54 - Loan agents disbursing unwanted loans
34:33 - Bosun Tijani appointed Nigeria's Minister of Communications and Digital Economy
38:47 - Other stories
Useful links
- MTN South Africa to pay R1.9 billion
- Mastercard to acquire a slice of MTN's $5.2 billion fintech unit
- Jumia records 54% decline in operating loss in Q1 2023
- Jumia could soon roll out buy now, pay later solution in Egypt
- How we are forced to disburse loans to people that didn’t apply – Loan app agents
- Daunting tasks ahead as Bosun Tijani is confirmed minister of communications, innovation, and the digital economy
- Court bars Worldcoin from collecting data from Kenyans
- TikTok ban in Kenya?
- Uber denies drivers' involvement in attacks
- Takealot to launch an on-demand service
- Safaricom will raise M-PESA users' daily transaction caps to support SMEs in Kenya
- Following M-PESA's lead, Kenya's Airtel Money has increased daily transaction limits
This episode was produced by Gracious Sede
Email us your feedback at podcast@techpoint.africa. Visit www.techpoint.africa/ for more stories.
Music - Beach by MBB - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk
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