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This episode is also available on YouTube - https://youtu.be/Lpr-9Przc0s
Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast we look at policies, initiatives, reports, rumours and banter that made the news in the African tech space this week.
The stories:
- CBN directs banks to obtain customers' social media handles
- Uganda to provide Internet access to over 1.5 million refugees
- Eyowo's reported shutdown
- PalmPay reportedly hits 25m users, unveils savings plan with 20% annual interest
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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
01:46 - Elon Musk vs Mark Zuckerberg
09:30 - CBN's social media KYC regulations
16:54 - Ugandan refugees to get Internet access
23:54 - Eyowo's reported shutdown
32:48 - Palmpay's interesting numbers
Useful links
- CBN could face legal action if it doesn't withdraw regulations on social media handles
- Uganda to provide Internet access to over 1.5 million refugees to help them develop digital skills
- What's going on at Eyowo?
- PalmPay reportedly hits 25m users, unveils savings plan with strange 20% annual interest
- inDrive gets licence to operate in Kenya
- CBN sets transaction caps for contactless payments
This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and 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
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Manage episode 367524319 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/Lpr-9Przc0s
Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast we look at policies, initiatives, reports, rumours and banter that made the news in the African tech space this week.
The stories:
- CBN directs banks to obtain customers' social media handles
- Uganda to provide Internet access to over 1.5 million refugees
- Eyowo's reported shutdown
- PalmPay reportedly hits 25m users, unveils savings plan with 20% annual interest
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
Intelpoint's newsletter - https://intelpoint.co/
Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
01:46 - Elon Musk vs Mark Zuckerberg
09:30 - CBN's social media KYC regulations
16:54 - Ugandan refugees to get Internet access
23:54 - Eyowo's reported shutdown
32:48 - Palmpay's interesting numbers
Useful links
- CBN could face legal action if it doesn't withdraw regulations on social media handles
- Uganda to provide Internet access to over 1.5 million refugees to help them develop digital skills
- What's going on at Eyowo?
- PalmPay reportedly hits 25m users, unveils savings plan with strange 20% annual interest
- inDrive gets licence to operate in Kenya
- CBN sets transaction caps for contactless payments
This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and 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
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