On this episode, Laolu, Furo, and Nosa talk about CBN upgrading OPay, Moniepoint, and Kuda to national MFB licences, Paystack turning 10 and launching The Stack Group, Busha launching crypto-backed loans, Raenest expanding into India, and a deep dive into why African startups have a numbers problem; with Moniepoint as case study.&nbsp; This episode is sponsored by Busha — Nigeria’s licensed digital assets exchange for businesses looking to move money across borders, access stablecoins and FX liquidity, or manage their treasury. Download the Busha App and use code OPENAFRICA or visit busha.io to get started!

CBN upgrades Fintechs

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 Fintech product names, Glovo’s call out by Corporate Ewa, and Moniepoint trying to recover a ₦2.4 billion loan from ShopRite. —

Flutterwave acquires Mono

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! _We love hearing your thoughts! Find us on X (@TheOAPod) and Instagram (@openafricapod) and tag us in your conversations.

2025 in Review

On this episode, Laolu, Furo, and Nosa break down some recent and interesting moves in Africa’s fintech industry.&nbsp;We explore LemFi’s FSCS-protected savings launch in the UK and what it means for retention beyond remittances. We also discuss Nomba’s remittance-first expansion into the DRC and Nigeria’s new National Payment Stack, built to modernise instant transfers and onboarding.&nbsp;Finally, we unpack South Africa’s Discovery Bank adding crypto integration via Luno, Chowdeck’s new airtime feature, and Wave’s evolving journey from mobile money to full bank ambitions. _P.s: you’ll find a suprise if you listen to the end! _We love hearing your thoughts! Find us on X (@TheOAPod) and Instagram (@openafricapod) and tag us in your conversations.

Chowdeck is Selling Airtime too

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 tighter fraud controls, new cash limits, and exclusivity rules. We also discuss the ATM exposure draft, unpack media reporting standards in fintech, the $20B remittance market boom, and how startups like Lemfi are evolving with credit-based and stablecoin models. _ We love hearing your thoughts! Find us on X (@TheOAPod) and Instagram (@openafricapod) and tag us in your conversations.

On Media Reporting Standards and Remittances

On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa talk about recent developments across the continent! They start off by discussing Kredete’s recent $22 million series A funding raise, Rulebase raising $2.1 million to automate financial services compliance, new regulations for e-hailing services in South Africa, and other news. _ We love hearing your thoughts! Find us on X (@TheOAPod) and Instagram (@openafricapod) and tag us in your conversations.

Kredete, Rulebase & News across Africa

On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa talk about Chowdeck’s growth and recent $9 million series A funding raise, Nedbank’s acquisition of iKhokha, and Nomba’s industry presence and new multi-currency wallet for businesses. _ We love hearing your thoughts! Find us on X (@TheOAPod) and Instagram (@openafricapod) and tag us in your conversations.

Chowdeck’s Raise, Nomba, Nedbank & iKhokha

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 the ecosystem, then take a closer look at Magic Beans, the first chapter of Foodpod – a limited series about Technology eating food in Africa – by Osarumen. _ We love hearing your thoughts! Find us on X (@TheOAPod) and Instagram (@openafricapod) and tag us in your conversations.&nbsp;

The Food Episode

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 to Raise, and other alleged Industry news. _ We love hearing your thoughts! Find us on X (@TheOAPod) and Instagram (@openafricapod) and tag us in your conversations.

Fincra’s Expansion, Palmpay’s plan to Raise, and Alleged Industry News

_ We love hearing your thoughts! Find us on X (@TheOAPod) and Instagram (@openafricapod) and tag us in your conversations.

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On this podcast 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa talk about technology, startups, and issues across the African banking and technology ecosystems.

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