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This episode is also available on YouTube - https://youtu.be/HtNJXbIJANk
Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, we discuss several hot topics sweeping the African tech space this week.
The stories:
- Payday suspends partnership with Mastercard
- South Africa's Information Regulator fines the Department of Justice R5 million
- PoS users in Lagos to pay more in transaction charges
- OPay caps free transfers to other banks to three daily
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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
01:31 - Meta launches Threads
09:34 - Payday suspends Mastercard partnership
17:58 - Payday COO steps down
20:48 - South Africa's Department of Justice fined R5 million
25:25 - Lagosians to pay more for PoS services
34:51 - Opay caps free transfers to other banks
Useful links
- Meta’s Threads app launches in 100 countries, hitting 10 million users in 7 hours
- Payday suspends virtual card partnership with Mastercard, directs users to Visa
- Payday Co-founder to step down after 18 months
- South Africa's Department of Justice fined R5 million over ransomware attack
- PoS users to pay more in Lagos
- Nigeria's competition regulator bars PoS operators from increasing transaction fees
- OPay caps free bank transfers to 3 per day as economic realities set in
- MultiChoice Kenya to increase DStv and GOtv prices again
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
MP3•Episode home
Manage episode 368142022 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/HtNJXbIJANk
Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, we discuss several hot topics sweeping the African tech space this week.
The stories:
- Payday suspends partnership with Mastercard
- South Africa's Information Regulator fines the Department of Justice R5 million
- PoS users in Lagos to pay more in transaction charges
- OPay caps free transfers to other banks to three daily
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
01:31 - Meta launches Threads
09:34 - Payday suspends Mastercard partnership
17:58 - Payday COO steps down
20:48 - South Africa's Department of Justice fined R5 million
25:25 - Lagosians to pay more for PoS services
34:51 - Opay caps free transfers to other banks
Useful links
- Meta’s Threads app launches in 100 countries, hitting 10 million users in 7 hours
- Payday suspends virtual card partnership with Mastercard, directs users to Visa
- Payday Co-founder to step down after 18 months
- South Africa's Department of Justice fined R5 million over ransomware attack
- PoS users to pay more in Lagos
- Nigeria's competition regulator bars PoS operators from increasing transaction fees
- OPay caps free bank transfers to 3 per day as economic realities set in
- MultiChoice Kenya to increase DStv and GOtv prices again
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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