The Open Africa Podcast
Episodes
Moniepoint takes Alerzo to Court
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Laolu, Furo, and Nosa talk about Moniepoint taking Alerzo to court over ₦5 billion unpaid loan, NIN for sale and data compromise, T...
CBN upgrades Fintechs
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Laolu, Furo, and Nosa talk about CBN upgrading OPay, Moniepoint, and Kuda to national MFB licences, Paystack turning 10 and launching...
Flutterwave acquires Mono
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to a new season of The Open Africa Podcast!On this episode, Laolu, Furo, and Nosa talk about Flutterwave acquiring Mono, the peculiarities of ...
2025 in Review
31 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Laolu, Furo, and Nosa do the usual Year in Review and make few predictions for 2026!Thank you for loving the podcast all year long!_W...
Chowdeck is Selling Airtime too
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Laolu, Furo, and Nosa break down some recent and interesting moves in Africa’s fintech industry. We explore LemFi’s FSCS-pro...
On Media Reporting Standards and Remittances
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa are joined by Benjamin Dada of Condia! We break down the CBN’s new Agent Banking Guidelines — exploring ti...
Kredete, Rulebase & News across Africa
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa talk about recent developments across the continent! They start off by discussing Kredete’s recent $22 milli...
Chowdeck’s Raise, Nomba, Nedbank & iKhokha
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa talk about Chowdeck’s growth and recent $9 million series A funding raise, Nedbank’s acquisition of iKhokh...
The Food Episode
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
Fincra’s Expansion, Palmpay’s plan to Raise, and Alleged Industry News
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
The Rant about Bank Charges
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 charge...
Paystack’s Zap, Payhippo’s Pivot, and Premium Tiers for Neobanks
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 en...
Funding Rounds, Shutdowns, and Industry News
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 undisclose...
Cross Border Remittance & The LemFi Playbook
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our first explainer episode for 2025!–On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa talk about how cross border payments and remittances really...
The One where we talk about Bento
01 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the podcast, 'Laolu, Nosa, and Furo talk about Moniepoint and Visa’s partnership, Accrue, SeamlessHR’s additional $9 million ra...
Raises, Bankruptcy & 2025 Predictions
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the podcast, 'Laolu, Nosa, and Furo talk about the KPMG Customer finance report; what exactly investing in commodity looks like, Le...
Open Africa Year in Review 2024
31 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
…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...
Moniepoint wants to be a Commercial Bank
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa talk about Moniepoint raising $110 million in their series C funding and achieving Unicorn status, their ambit...
Rise, Chipper, and US Dollar Woes
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 K...
MTN MoMo Reshuffle, Providus Merger, and First Bank Fraud
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 liste...
Global Payments and a hackathon with tbDEX
24 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 i...
Carbon, Cards, and Brass
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 o...
CBN is cleaning up the Ecosystem
01 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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, th...
The End of The Peer
05 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 temp...
CBN was right about Binance
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
The Crypto Face Off Episode
27 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy New Year, everyone!_On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa talk about some updates in the Cryptocurrency Industry; CNGN stable coin by the Afri...
Crypto is Open for Business in Nigeria
25 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Merry Christmas, everyone!🎄_On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa look at some industry predictions made in January, if they came to pass, and at...
Interswitch, Crowdyvest, and a December Round Up
04 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We recorded this episode remotely so if the sound quality seems a little off, that's why, please bear with us._On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa...
Dash is shutting down and how to raise money in the Nigerian capital market
16 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa have a guest! They are joined by Kenny Bayeroju; an investment and finance professional based in Nigeria. Toge...
The Float Incident and Monitoring Your CEO’s Social Media
22 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa share their thoughts on some industry news - ChipperCash's pivot into offering KYC services, Anchor raising $2...
Moniepoint is expanding
26 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa discuss Moniepoint; evolution from B2B to B2C, expansion to Kenya and acquisition of Kopo Kopo, the limitation...
The Ripple Effects of the [Unified] Exchange Rate
29 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa recap the events of the past month, discussing Bundle and Pillow in the retail crypto space, FX policies in Ni...
The Card Business and eNaira
29 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa take a deep dive on cards, shedding light on concepts like card types, card schemes, and the difficulties in r...
Lazerpay, Eyowo, and navigating B2C
30 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa weigh in on the latest happenings in the industry - Lazerpay and the media, technology journalism, the implica...
Retail Crypto Struggles in Nigeria
24 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa discuss the recent happenings in the Crypto space in Nigeria amongst several industry news - Paxful and Lazerp...
The Turmoils of African Tech Layoffs
15 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa consider the recent events in the African Tech Ecosystem - Alerzo's second round of layoffs in seven months an...
What is Tingo & How Nigerian bank transfers work
20 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa set out to solve the mystery of An Agri-fintech company's existence, Dozy Mmobuosi's ongoing plan to purchase ...
AI is coming for Our Jobs
26 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Happy New Year!_On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa attempt to make predictions for 2023, consider how AI might be coming after our jobs, and gene...
On Kora and what happened in Kenya
27 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the podcast, ‘Laolu, Furo, and Nosa have a conversation with Dickson Nsofor – Founder and CEO of Kora.They talk about his journ...
On Genti Media
31 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa have guests; Ojiugo Uche and Ekemezie Uche - Co-founders Genti Media, an entertainment company promoting audio...
On Kuda and Fincra
03 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa have a guest; Wole Ayodele - CEO Fincra, a fintech providing Fincra providing solutions that enable their clie...
The “Redacted” Episode
14 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
* If you hear a number of blips - as you will - we had to filter this episode (quite heavily too) because we're really not trying to fight.. yet💀 *...
On Dodgy Marketing & Snitching-As-A-Service
15 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa talk about FinTech marketing on social media, some regulations, and why “Snitching-As-A-Service” just migh...
On Cards, Fraud, and Regulatory troubles
01 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa bring us up to speed on some of the latest happenings in the Tech Ecosystem – Union 54, Flutterwave's recent...
On BridgeCard and Open Banking
30 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa discuss some of the latest happenings in the Nigerian Tech Ecosystem – Interswitch's recent $110 million rai...
On Foreign Exchange
02 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa talk about Foreign Exchange – how it works, how people source FX as individuals and businesses in Nigeria, r...
The “state of the industry” Episode
20 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa discuss Moniepoint and Nomba, toxic workplaces, and the potential impact of MTNs PSB license. _We love hearing...
On B2B business and the disruption of the supply chain
24 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa talk about some of the recent raises in the Ecosystem– BigCabal's $2.3 million seed funding, Dash's $32.8 m...
On Earnipay, Reliance, and Flutterwave
23 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa discuss some of the latest happenings in the Nigerian Tech Ecosystem – Earnipay's launch and what they do, R...
On Web3
24 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa have Gbenga – big time fan of the podcast and blockchain engineer – to give insights on what exactly Web3 ...
On PSB license and the threat of MTN
02 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the podcast, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa talk about the Payment Service Bank (PSB) License, how the license can be obtained and what the...
On AML, CFT, and Security in Financial Services
23 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa, following the recent trends in the Finance and Technology industry talk about compliance and Risk management; ...
On Stitch, Mono, Brass, and Moove
01 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa consider some of the recent raises by companies in the Ecosystem, what they do and the impact of these raises –...
The “Garden of Eden” Episode
30 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We apologize for this episode's quality. Something broke during recording and we didn't catch it until after. We thought about scrapping it several ti...
On YC's Summer 2021 cohort and OPay
08 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa (yes, it's just us today) discuss Some African startups that got into YC's Summer 2021 cohort, the new regulati...
On Get Equity
16 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa are joined in the studio (actually, Zoom call) by Jude Dike and Temitope Ekundayo – CEO and Head of Growth at...
On tix.africa
02 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa are joined in the studio by Folayemi Agusto – Co-founder and CEO of tix.africa; a self-service ticketing plat...
On FairMoney, Cowry wise, Carbon, and TeamApt
19 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa discuss notable events that happened in the Tech and Finance ecosystem this July – FairMoney raising 42 milli...
On Payments
05 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa discuss the payments business in Nigeria; players, licensing schemes, and attempt to contextualize common misco...
On Telda, Chipper Cash, Paga, and CBN's digital currency
14 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa discuss Telda; an Egyptian neobank that raised $5 million pre-seed funding, Chipper Cash's $100 million Series ...
On SEC Sub Broker License, Abeg, and Paystack in SA
17 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode Laolu, Furo, and Nosa discuss Buycoins' new app, the SEC Sub Broker Licence, Abeg becoming the Headline Sponsor for the Big Brother Na...
On Ingressive's role in the Tech Ecosystem, Fundraising, and Selection Process
11 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode Laolu, Furo, and Nosa have guests! They have a conversation with Vanessa (Head of communications) and Bisola (Analyst) from Ingressive...
On Twitter in Ghana, AppZone's Series A, and the NIBBS and SEC regulatory directives
20 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode Laolu, Furo, and Nosa discuss Twitter setting up an office in Ghana, AppZone's recent $10 million raise during their series A after 11...
On Kuda, Jumia, and YC class of W2021
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode Laolu, Furo, and Nosa discuss Kuda's recent $25 million raise and their plan to expand into England, Jumia's plan to raise $400 millio...
On Fibre, Rubies, and Finance Apps
09 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode Laolu, Furo, and Nosa discuss Fibre, the housing problem in Lagos, Rubies, and the top finance apps on the Android and iOS app stores ...
On Cryptocurrency: Background and the Central Bank of Nigeria's (CBN) Position
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We had some technical issues while recording, the audio quality is not our best work but the content is worth your time. On this episode Laolu, Furo, ...
Industry Round Up and 2021 Predictions
12 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, 'Furo, Nosa, and 'Laolu discuss Simple's closure, Chaka's tangle with the SEC, cryptocurrency, and make predictions for 2021 Hosted o...
2020 in Review: Products
15 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode Laolu, Furo, Nosa discuss some exciting products that have launched in Nigeria in 2020. Paystack Storefront vs Flutterwave Store, Bent...
On 2020 H2 Fundraising in the African Tech Ecosystem
07 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode Laolu, Furo, and Nosa discuss some significant fundraising efforts that have happened in H2 2020; Kudabank's $10 million raise, Paysta...
On Mono, Patricia, and Prospa
01 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode Laolu, Furo, Nosa discuss Monos fund raising, Patricia, Prospa's business banking proposition and Rwandas move away from ATMs to Agen...
On Union54, Visas cryptocurrency play and trust in commerce
27 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode we have a guest, Tomisin Adeshiyan Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at Vesicash. We discussed Union54 and their ambitious goa...
On Personal Finance Managers, Escrow Services and the CBN GSI Policy
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode we discuss startups in the Lagos technology ecosystem. Muney a personal financial management tool, Vesicash and Listbuy providing escr...
On Uber wallets in Africa, Snapchats new Features and Sexual Harassment in Tech
20 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On the launch of Uber wallets in Nigeria powered by Flutterwave, Snapchats new Features, Piggyvest withdrawal penalty reduction and sexual harass...
On Payment Methods for these times and a Pivoting Big Bank
21 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this Episode, 'Furo, Nosa, and 'Laolu discuss payment options during a pandemic, what banks are doing wrong, and GTB's big plans for financial tech...
The Many Faces of COVID 19: Pivots, Altruism, and the Future
28 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this Episode we have our first guest Koromone who is a Branding and Communications Specialist. We discuss the on going impact of COVID-19 on Indivi...
On Insurance and Banking-As-A-Service
07 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, 'Furo, Nosa, and 'Laolu explore Banking-As-A-Service, CBN cashless policy, Sparkle, and the Insurance industry in Nigeria. Hosted on ...
COVID- 19 And Its Effect on Business
27 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode 'Furo, Nosa, and 'Laolu discuss the impact of COVID -19 on Nigerian economy and the opportunities for delivery based businesses, the f...
On P2P Lending gone wrong and emerging startups in Lagos
19 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode Laolu, Nosa, and Furo discuss the failures of a peer-to-peer lending startup, Africa Fintech Foundry's newest cohort, and the stereoty...
On the Okada Ban in Lagos
14 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Furo, Laolu and Nosa discuss the effects of the Okada ban on Gokada, Max and Oride, question the decision of the Lagos State Governme...
On Partnerships between Tech Start ups and more established organisations
27 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this Episode Furo, Laolu and Nosa discuss hypothetical partnerships between technology start ups and more established businesses. We also discuss s...
2019 in Review and Predictions for 2020
20 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this Episode Laolu, Nosa and Furo discuss Tech fundraising in Africa in 2019, CBNs new fee structure for banks and predictions for the Tech landsca...
On Jack's Visit To Nigeria, and Agritech Done Right
12 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode Furo, 'Laolu and Nosa attempt to step away from financial services to discuss Jack Dorsey's visit to Nigeria, Twiga Foods, and epic st...
On Uber Money, Capitec Bank and Hot Takes.
09 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode 'Laolu, Furo and Nosa discuss Big Techs' foray into financial services, the evolution of Capitec Bank and a hot take by a Nigerian Tec...
Nigerian Bank Charges, CBN Guide to Charges and other news
06 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode we discuss Nigerian Bank charges, BitPesa's rebranding and Bamboos launch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information...
SME lending and the new wave of Fintechs
29 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode we discuss, Access Bank’s Africa Strategy, SME lending in Nigeria and the rise of Fintechs providing Nigerians access to Foreign inv...
Cross-border payments and PSB Licenses
24 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, we talk about cross-border payments, FX, PSB licenses in Nigeria. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted...
Digital Lending
22 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On Digital Lending. How Banks view loans and the role of alternative lenders in the market. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...
The Open Africa Podcast EP 1
02 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode we discuss Opay, Sparkle and Digital Banks in Nigeria, as well as building products for the Nigerian market. Hosted on Acast. See acas...