Abeg becomes Pocket

Techpoint Africa Podcast

Abeg becomes Pocket

Jun 28 2022 | 00:32:24

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Show Notes

If you are a Big Brother Naija fan (BBN), then you should know one of the headline sponsors for last year’s edition, Abeg.

Well, on today’s edition of the Techpoint Africa Podcast, we talk about its rebrand to Pocket and its approval in principle of a Mobile Money Operator (MMO)License.

2:09 - Abeg rebrands to Pocket

11:18 - Kune Food shutdown

25:01 - Kenyan president rejects ICT Bill

Useful links

Scaling with stellar communication technologies at the Termii Elevate 1.0 Conference
Kune Food shuts down barely a year after starting Kenya operations
Annie Njanja
Kenya’s President rejects controversial ICT Practitioners Bill

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