Twitter vs Meta

This episode is also available on YouTube - https://youtu.be/Lpr-9Przc0s

Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast we look at policies, initiatives, reports, rumours and banter that made the news in the African tech space this week.

The stories:

CBN directs banks to obtain customers' social media handles
Uganda to provide Internet access to over 1.5 million refugees
Eyowo's reported shutdown
PalmPay reportedly hits 25m users, unveils savings plan with 20% annual interest

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Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

01:46 - Elon Musk vs Mark Zuckerberg

09:30 - CBN's social media KYC regulations

16:54 - Ugandan refugees to get Internet access

23:54 - Eyowo's reported shutdown

32:48 - Palmpay's interesting numbers

Useful links

CBN could face legal action if it doesn't withdraw regulations on social media handles
Uganda to provide Internet access to over 1.5 million refugees to help them develop digital skills
What's going on at Eyowo?
PalmPay reportedly hits 25m users, unveils savings plan with strange 20% annual interest
inDrive gets licence to operate in Kenya
CBN sets transaction caps for contactless payments

This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Gracious Sede

Email us your feedback at podcast@techpoint.africa. Visit www.techpoint.africa/ for more stories.

Music - Beach by MBB - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk

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