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Afrobility: Africa Tech and Business

Afrobility: Africa Tech and Business

Olumide Ogunsanwo and Bankole Makanju

Stories and analyses of African technology companies

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Overview: Today we’re going to talk about bKash - The largest Fintech player in Bangladesh. We start with some background on Bangladesh, discuss bKash’s founding, growth & impact on Bangladesh's economy. We also discuss what other emerging markets can learn from the bKash story & end with our overall outlook. This episode was co-hosted with Shammi Quddus & recorded on May 16, 2021.

Companies discussed: bKash, CellBazaar, Money in Motion, Grameenphone, Grameen Bank, BRAC, BRAC Bank, Safaricom (M-Pesa), Nagad, Telenor, Gates Foundation, IFC (World Bank) & Alibaba (Ant Financial)

Business concepts discussed: Agency banking, ecosystem partnerships, microfinance expansion, Nonprofit fundraising, impact investing, Telco distribution & serial entrepreneurship

Conversation highlights:

  • (00:30) - Why are we talking about bKash and Bangladesh FinTech
  • (04:40) - Bangladesh context and similarities to African countries
  • (14:50) - Fintech context in Bangladesh before bKash in 2011
  • (16:20) - Founder background - Kamal Quadir background, CellBazaar
  • (22:05) - bKash background - Iqbal Quadir, Grameenphone, etc.
  • (30:48) - bKash founding
  • (47:18) - Fundraising - IFC , BMGF, Ant Financial
  • (59:30) - Product & monetization strategy
  • (1:22:22) - Impact of bKash on the tech sector and economy
  • (1:23:56) - Bankole’s overall thoughts and outlook
  • (1:36:26) - Olumide’s overall thoughts and outlook
  • (1:42:20) - Shammi’s overall thoughts and outlook
  • (1:50:41) - Recommendations and small wins

Olumide’s recommendations & small wins:

Bankole’s recommendations & small wins:

Shammi’s recommendations & small wins:

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Overview: Today we’re going to talk about Sports betting & gambling tech in Africa. We share some context about betting in developed and emerging markets, analyze betting tech companies across Africa & end with our overall outlook. This episode was recorded on Jun 13, 2021.

Companies discussed: BetKing, Betway, Bet9ja, BetBonanza, SportPesa, BetFair, Bet365, Flutter entertainment, Paddy Power, Walletec, 22Bet, William Hill & Multichoice

Business concepts discussed: Gambling, Betting, Tech policy, Taxation strategy & Government Tech

Conversation highlights:

  • (01:00) - Why we’re talking about sports betting / gambling + how it works
  • (11:10) - Betting & Sports gambling in the UK
  • (18:20) - Betting & Sports gambling in India
  • (21:20) - Context of sports betting in Africa
  • (31:57) - Gambling regulation across African countries
  • (37:39) - Western Africa betting startups
  • (43:32) - Southern Africa betting startups
  • (49:40) - Eastern Africa betting startups
  • (57:30) - Northern African betting startups
  • (1:00:17) - Bankole’s overall thoughts
  • (1:10:09) - Olumide’s overall thoughts
  • (1:16:05) - Recommendations and small wins

Olumide’s recommendations, small wins & open questions:

Bankole’s recommendations, small wins & open questions:

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Overview: Today, we discuss the opportunity for Agriculture technology to make a difference in Africa. We'll start with some context of African Agriculture, discuss AgriTech in developed and emerging markets, analyze Agritech players across Africa & end with our overall outlook. This episode was recorded on Apr 4, 2021.

Companies discussed: Twiga Foods, Pula, SunCulture, Releaf, FarmCrowdy, DeHaat, Arya, WeFarm, Aerobiotics, Gro Intelligence, SwiftVee, Agroop, Pure Harvest, Naspers & Agrocenta

Business concepts discussed: Agriculture technology (AgTech, AgriTech or AgroTech), Agribusiness marketplaces, farming financing, Farmer market access opportunities & Agriculture insurance strategy

Conversation highlights:

  • (00:30) - Why we’re talking about Agriculture & AgriTech
  • (05:20) - AgriTech in developed markets
  • (08:50) - AgriTech in emerging markets countries
  • (11:30) - AgriTech startups in India - DeHaat, Arya
  • (15:30) - AgriTech in China
  • (16:50) - African Agriculture - background, challenges
  • (26:50) - AgriTech in Africa
  • (28:06) - AgriTech startups in East Africa
  • (40:40) - AgriTech startups in Southern Africa
  • (45:55) - AgriTech startups in Northern Africa
  • (48:44) - AgriTech startups in West Africa
  • (58:20) - Bankole’s overall thoughts and outlook
  • (1:07:55) - Olumide’s overall thoughts and outlook
  • (1:14:35) - Recommendations and small wins

Olumide’s recommendations, small wins & open questions:

Bankole’s recommendations, small wins & open questions:

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Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about Takealot - the largest ecommerce platform in South Africa & one of the largest across Africa. We'll start by giving some context of e-commerce in South Africa, discuss Takealot's early history, Naspers' 2018 acquisition of Takealot, analyze Takealot business strategy & end with our overall outlook. This episode was recorded on April 18, 2021.

Companies discussed: Takealot, Take2, Naspers, Tiger Global, Jumia, Kalahari.net, BidorBuy, Kilimall, Amazon, Konga, Alibaba, Everyshop (JD Group), Pick n Pay, Woolworths, Massmart, Spar & MIH Africa

Business concepts discussed: Developing markets e-commerce, Pan-African expansion strategy & ecommerce marketplaces

Conversation highlights:

  • (01:20) - E-commerce and Takealot intro
  • (04:50) - South Africa Retail & e-commerce context
  • (15:30) - Takealot founding story: Take2, Tiger Global & Kim Reid
  • (21:30) - Acquisition of Superbalist, Mr Delivery; Tiger Global investment
  • (28:25) - Naspers takeover of Takealot from Tiger Global
  • (33:46) - Takealot today: Product and monetization, business units, key metrics
  • (45:10) - Competion: local, international & non-traditional
  • (54:55) - Bankole’s overall thoughts and outlook
  • (1:04:07) - Olumide’s overall thoughts and outlook
  • (1:14:40) - Recommendation and small wins

Olumide’s recommendations & small wins:

Bankole’s recommendations & small wins:

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Overview: Today we’re going to discuss the rise of Neobanks in Africa. We’ll start with reviewing Neobanks in other emerging markets, discuss the landscape of neobanks across different African regions & end with our general thoughts and outlook. This episode was recorded on Mar 7, 2021.

Companies discussed: Nubank, TymeBank, Kuda Bank, Umba, DoPay, Zazu, PiggyVest, Cowryrise, Risevest & Bettr

Business concepts discussed: Retail banking strategy, African customer segmentation strategy & low-end disruption

Conversation highlights:

  • (01:00) - Neobanks context and background
  • (02:20) - Why we’re discussing neobanks
  • (03:20) - The Nubank story: Brazil background, growth, strategy and fundraising
  • (17:09) - Context and background on banking in Africa
  • (17:40) - Banking context in Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya
  • (23:50) - Opportunities and challenges for Africa’s neobanks
  • (34:54) - Neobank startups in South Africa
  • (35:40) - Tyme Bank deepdive
  • (44:25) - Neobank startups in West Africa
  • (45:10) - Kuda Bank deepdive
  • (53:40) - Neobank startups in East Africa
  • (56:40) - Neobank startups in North Africa
  • (1:01:30) - International candidates to create neobanks in Africa
  • (1:05:40) - Bankole’s overall thoughts and outlook
  • (1:18:10) - Olumide’s overall thoughts and outlook
  • (1:28:56) - Recommendations, small wins and open questions

Olumide’s recommendations, small wins & open questions:

Bankole’s recommendations, small wins & open questions:

We’d love to hear from you. Please email [email protected] to share feedback or propose topics you’d like to hear.

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Overview: Today we’re going to discuss cryptocurrency trading in Africa. We start with the global context of cryptocurrency, review crypto trading exchanges in Africa & end with our overall outlook. This episode was recorded on Mar 21, 2021.

Companies discussed: Coinbase, BitPesa, Xend, BuyCoins, eToro, Luno, Paxful, Quidax & Coinmama

Business concepts discussed: Asset allocation strategy, decentralized networks, cryptocurrency innovation, Fintech customer acquisition strategy, investment regulation & open-source decentralization

Conversation highlights:

  • (01:30) - Why we’re talking about Cryptocurrency in Africa
  • (03:20) - Background and context: Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin and Altcoins
  • (12:20) - Potential downsides of cryptocurrencies; Stablecoins background
  • (22:40) - Rise of cryptocurrency in Africa
  • (28:52) - Use cases for cryptocurrency in Africa
  • (36:15) - Africa’s regulatory environment for cryptocurrency
  • (40:30) - Crypto startups in West Africa
  • (49:36) - Crypto startups in Southern Africa
  • (55:20) - Crypto startups in East Africa
  • (59:59) - Crypto startups in North Africa
  • (1:07:44) - Bankole's overall outlook
  • (1:18:03) - Olumide’s overall outlook
  • (1:27:50) - Recommendations and small wins

Olumide’s recommendations, small wins & open questions:

Bankole’s recommendations, small wins & open questions:

We’d love to hear from you. Please email [email protected] to share feedback or propose topics you’d like to hear.

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Overview: Today, we're going to talk about Sendwave - the mobile remittances service that was acquired by WorldRemit in 2020-Aug. We start with the context of African remittances, discuss Sendwave's early history, growth, acquisition by WorldRemit & end with our overall outlook. This episode was recorded on May 2nd, 2021

Companies discussed: Sendwave (Remittances), Wave (Mobile money / Consumer FinTech), WorldRemit (Zepz), Chipper Cash, Transferwise, Remitly, Western Union, MoneyGram & Safaricom

Business concepts discussed: African remittances, personal finance OS, neobanks, Market expansion entry & Consumer Fintech (WealthTech) entry strategy

Conversation highlights:

  • (01:15) - What is Sendwave and why we’re talking about it
  • (05:10) - Global Remittances context, size and trends
  • (11:30) - Remittances in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • (21:00) - Sendwave founding and early history
  • (25:15) - Product strategy - UX, fees, disbursement speed, integrations
  • (31:12) - Fundraising - Seed, series A and expansion
  • (43:20) - WorldRemit's $500M acquisition
  • (49:40) - Bankole’s overall thoughts and outlook
  • (58:30) - Olumide’s overall thoughts and outlook
  • (1:09:38) - Recommendations and small wins

Olumide’s recommendations, small wins & open questions:

Bankole’s recommendations, small wins & open questions:

We’d love to hear from you. Please email [email protected] to share feedback or propose topics you’d like to hear.

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Overview: Today we’re going to talk about WealthTech & the rise of retail investing platforms in Africa. We’ll start with some context of stock market trading, review investment platforms in India & China & then dive into Africa's personal investing landscape. This episode was recorded on Feb 21, 2021.

Companies discussed: RobinHood, Zerodha, Futu, Ant Financial / AliPay, Bamboo, Chaka, Trove, Abacus, ARM Pensions, eToro, AvaTrade, Thndr, EasyEquities, Wealth.ng, RiseVest, PiggyVest & Cowrywise

Business concepts discussed: Personal finance strategy, retail investment strategy & wealth management

Conversation highlights:

  • (00:40) - WealthTech & InvestTech context
  • (03:40) - Stock trading & Brokerages context
  • (15:40) - Indian investment platforms: Zerodha
  • (20:40) - Chinese investment platforms: Futu & AliPay
  • (28:52) - African retail investment context
  • (30:08) - Currency risks and devaluation in Africa
  • (42:26) - Retail investing stories
  • (50:00) - WealthTech in West Africa
  • (56:20) - WealthTech in East Africa
  • (1:00:15) - WealthTech in Southern & Northern Africa
  • (1:15:50) - Bankole’s overall thoughts and general outlook
  • (1:24:22) - Olumide’s overall thoughts and general outlook
  • (1:31:15) - Recommendations and small wins

Olumide’s recommendations, small wins & open questions:

Bankole’s recommendations, small wins & open questions:

If you have feedback or just want to say hello, please email [email protected]

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Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about uLesson - the African EdTech platform. We'll start with some context about education in Africa & Nigeria, talk about uLesson's early history, fundraising, product strategy & end with our views on its future outlook. This episode was recorded on Jan 24, 2021.

Companies discussed: uLesson, Byju’s, School Visual, WhiteHat Jr, Yuanfudao & Owl Ventures

Business concepts discussed: Education technology, monetization strategy, African expansion, product localization, new product development, growth/profitability trade-offs & equity fund raising

Conversation highlights:

  • (01:30) - Why we are talking about uLesson
  • (04:15) - Nigerian / African educational context
  • (22:08) - Sim Shagaya background, work experience
  • (24:20) - Entrepreneurial ventures: e-Motion, DealDey, Konga
  • (32:16) - uLesson founding and seed round
  • (40:02) - $7.5M Series A overview
  • (45:30) - Expansion to other African countries
  • (50:45) - uLesson product & pricing strategy
  • (1:02:45) - uLesson user growth and engagement
  • (1:03:26) - uLesson competition across Africa
  • (1:18:14) - Bankole’s overall thoughts and outlook
  • (1:28:45) - Olumide’s overall thoughts and outlook
  • (1:36:55) - Recommendations, small wins & open questions

Olumide’s recommendations, small wins & open questions:

Bankole’s recommendations, small wins & open questions:

We’d love to hear from you. If you have feedback, topics you’d like to hear, or just want to say hello, please email [email protected] Find more episodes at Afrobility.com

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Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about Paga, the fintech payments company. We'll discuss its founding, early history, growth, impact & end with our overall outlook. This episode was recorded on May 30, 2021.

Companies discussed: Paga, Safaricom (M-Pesa), bKash, GTBank, First Bank, Chipper Cash, MTN, Airtel, FairMoney, Flutterwave, Paystack, Interswitch (Quickteller) & OPay

Business concepts discussed: Unbanked population, Financial inclusion, Mobile money, Payment platforms, government regulation, global expansion & telco competition

Conversation highlights:

  • (00:40) - What Paga does and why we’re talking about it
  • (04:27) - Founder background, Paga founding
  • (07:20) - Payments context at the time of Paga’s founding
  • (19:40) - Fundraising - Seed, Series A, B, B2
  • (24:30) - Expansion plans to Ethiopia, Mexico, Philippines
  • (26:30) - Product strategy and features
  • (40:50) - Monetization and user growth over time
  • (50:46) - Olumide’s overall thoughts and outlook
  • (58:13) - Bankole’s overall thoughts and outlook
  • (1:09:00) - Recommendation and small wins

Olumide’s recommendations, small wins & open questions:

Bankole’s recommendations, small wins & open questions:

We’d love to hear from you. Please email [email protected] to share feedback or propose topics you’d like to hear.

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How many episodes does Afrobility: Africa Tech and Business have?

Afrobility: Africa Tech and Business currently has 80 episodes available.

What topics does Afrobility: Africa Tech and Business cover?

The podcast is about Podcasts and Technology.

What is the most popular episode on Afrobility: Africa Tech and Business?

The episode title '#29: bKash - How the FinTech payments platform became Bangladesh’s largest tech company' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Afrobility: Africa Tech and Business?

The average episode length on Afrobility: Africa Tech and Business is 104 minutes.

How often are episodes of Afrobility: Africa Tech and Business released?

Episodes of Afrobility: Africa Tech and Business are typically released every 14 days, 3 hours.

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The first episode of Afrobility: Africa Tech and Business was released on Apr 19, 2020.

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