Afrobility: Africa Tech & Business
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Stories and analyses of African technology companies, sectors & business models.
Afrobility: Africa Tech & Business
2M ago
Overview: Today, we’re going to explore eTranzact - the African payments and switching platform. We’ll discuss the story across the following areas:
First, Nigerian payments context
Second, eTranzact's early history
Third, Product & monetization strategy
Fourth, Competitive positioning
Fifth, Overall outlook
This episode was recorded on Feb 11, 2024
Companies discussed: eTranzact, Interswitch, Unified Payment Services Limited (UPSL), Systemspecs (Remita), Paystack, Flutterwave, Moniepoint, Paga, OPay, MTN & Airtel.
Business concepts discussed: Mobile money, Paym ..read more
Afrobility: Africa Tech & Business
3M ago
Overview: Today, we’re going to explore Moove, the mobility fintech. We’ll discuss the story across the following areas:
African mobility and transportation context
Moove's launch & early history
Product & monetization strategy
Competitive positioning & potential exit options
Our overall outlook.
This episode was recorded on Jan 14, 2024
Companies discussed: Moove, Uber, Lyft, Autochek, Cars45, GoKada, Creditas, Swvl, Lori, Sendy & FairMoney
Business concepts discussed: Revenue-based financing, asset-based lending, Ridesharing & Mobility entrepreneurship
Convers ..read more
Afrobility: Africa Tech & Business
4M ago
Overview: Today, we’re going to explore AFEX, the African commodities exchange. We’ll discuss the story across the following areas:
African Agriculture context
AFEX's launch & early history
Product & monetization strategy
Competitive positioning & potential exit options
Overall outlook.
This episode was recorded on Dec 24, 2023
Companies discussed: AFEX, EAX (East African Commodity Exchange), Tony Elumelu Foundation, Heirs Holdings, Apollo Agriculture, NCX, Cargill, Louis Dreyfuss, 50 Ventures & Berggruen Charitable Trust
Business concepts discussed: Agriculture tec ..read more
Afrobility: Africa Tech & Business
4M ago
Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about Nomba (formerly known as Kudi) , the FinTech payments solutions provider. We’ll explore the story across the following areas:
African & Nigerian SME context
Nomba's early history
Product & monetization strategy
Competitive positioning & potential exit options
Our overall outlook.
This episode was recorded on December 3, 2023
Companies discussed: Nomba (Kudi), MoniePoint (TeamApt), Yoco, Kuda Bank, Flutterwave, Paystack, Stripe, Safaricom, Brass Banking, TradeDepot, Sabi, Paystack, Flutterwave, MTN, Airtel, Bumpa, Vendease ..read more
Afrobility: Africa Tech & Business
5M ago
Overview: Today, we’re going to explore TymeBank - the South African neobank. We’ll discuss the story across the following areas:
African & Nigerian banking context
TymeBank's launch, early history, growth & fundraising
Product & monetization strategy
Competitive positioning & potential exit options
Overall outlook.
Companies discussed: TymeBank, African Rainbow Capital (ARC), MTN, Kuda Bank, Chipper Cash, FairMoney, Carbon, Discovery Bank, Branch, Pick N Pay, TakeAlot, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Bank Zero, Naspers & NuBank
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Afrobility: Africa Tech & Business
5M ago
Overview: Today, we’re going to explore TymeBank - the South African neobank. We’ll discuss the story across the following areas:
African & Nigerian banking context
TymeBank's launch, early history, growth over time & fundraising
Product & monetization strategy
Competitive positioning & potential exit options
Overall outlook.
Companies discussed: TymeBank, African Rainbow Capital (ARC), MTN, Kuda Bank, Chipper Cash, FairMoney, Carbon, Discovery Bank, Branch, Pick N Pay, TakeAlot, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Bank Zero, Naspers & NuBank
Business concepts ..read more
Afrobility: Africa Tech & Business
5M ago
Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about MFS Africa. We’ll explore the MFS Africa story across the following 5 areas:
African payments context
MFS Africa’s early history
Product & monetization strategy
Competitive positioning & potential exit options
Overall outlook.
This episode was recorded on Jan 29, 2023
Companies discussed: Onafriq (MFS Africa), Safaricom (M-Pesa), Opay, Flutterwave, Paystack, MTN, Airtel, Orange, Chipper Cash, Ecobank, Safaricom, Homesend, TransferTo, MasterCard & Visa
Business concepts discussed: Financial interoperability, mobile money (ag ..read more
Afrobility: Africa Tech & Business
6M ago
Overview: Today, we’re going to explore Carbon, the credit-led Neobank. We’ll discuss the Carbon story across the following areas:
African lending & consumer credit
Carbon's founding & early history
Product & monetization strategy
Competitive positioning & potential exit options
Overall outlook
This episode was recorded on Oct 15, 2023
Companies discussed: Carbon (PayLater, One Credit, OneFi, One Finance), Diamond Bank, Cafe Neo, Kaizen Venture Partners, FairMoney, Branch, Paga, Kuda Bank, GTBank, Access Bank, Chipper Cash, NuBank, Lesaka (NET1 UEPS), Lendable, Inte ..read more
Afrobility: Africa Tech & Business
6M ago
Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about FairMoney, the credit-led Neobank in emerging markets. we’ll explore the FairMoney story across the following areas
African lending & consumer credit
FairMoney's founding & early history
Product & monetization strategy
Competitive positioning & potential exit options
Overall outlook
This episode was recorded on Oct 1, 2023
Companies discussed: FairMoney, Branch, PalmPay, Kuda Bank, Carbon, 54Gene, GTBank, Access Bank, Ecobank, PalmPay, Carbon, PiggyVest, Upstart, Tala, Visa, Mastercard Safaricom (M-Pesa), PayForce &am ..read more
Afrobility: Africa Tech & Business
7M ago
Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about FairMoney, the credit-led Neobank in emerging markets. we’ll explore the FairMoney story across the following areas
African lending & consumer credit
FairMoney's founding & early history
Product & monetization strategy
Competitive positioning & potential exit options
Overall outlook
This episode was recorded on Oct 1, 2023
Companies discussed: FairMoney, Branch, PalmPay, Kuda Bank, Carbon, 54Gene, GTBank, Access Bank, Ecobank, PalmPay, Carbon, PiggyVest, Upstart, Tala, Visa, Mastercard Safaricom (M-Pesa), PayForce &am ..read more