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Afrobility: Africa Tech & Business

Olumide Ogunsanwo & 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

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Shammi’s recommendations & small wins:

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05/16/21 • 115 min

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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

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06/14/21 • 82 min

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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

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Bankole’s recommendations, small wins & open questions:

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04/05/21 • 80 min

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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

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04/19/21 • 80 min

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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:

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03/08/21 • 94 min

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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:

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03/22/21 • 90 min

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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:

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05/03/21 • 75 min

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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:

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02/22/21 • 99 min

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Overview: Today we’re going to talk about African Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) using Softbank as a reference point. We'll talk about Softbank's early history, transition from operational to investment company, and finally dive into the current state and future potential of CVC in Africa. This episode was recorded on Feb 7, 2021

Companies discussed: Softbank, Naspers / Prosus, MTN, Nedbank, Safaricom, Orange, Stripe, Visa, MasterCard, Tencent & Alibaba

Business concepts discussed: Corporate Venture Capital (CVC), M&A strategy, Internal vs External innovation & developing market investment strategy

Conversation highlights:

  • (01:05) - Why we’re talking about Corporate Venture Capital
  • (03:50) - Why we picked Softbank as a reference point
  • (07:30) - Masayoshi Son background Softbank History
  • (16:14) - Softbank acquisitions, investments & the Vision Fund
  • (28:24) - Southern Africa CVCs - current & potential candidates
  • (36:40) - West Africa CVCs - current & potential candidates
  • (43:00) - East Africa CVCs - current & potential candidates
  • (51:56) - North Africa CVCs - current potential candidates
  • (53:40) - Non-African CVCs investing in Africa
  • (59:30) - Bankole’s closing thoughts
  • (1:11:55) - Olumide’s closing thoughts
  • (1:23:38) - Recommendations and small wins

Olumide’s recommendations, small wins & open questions:

Bankole’s recommendations, small wins & open questions:

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02/08/21 • 89 min

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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:

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05/31/21 • 75 min

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

Afrobility: Africa Tech & Business currently has 72 episodes available.

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

The average episode length on Afrobility: Africa Tech & Business is 102 minutes.

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Episodes of Afrobility: Africa Tech & Business are typically released every 14 days, 1 hour.

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