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Here's what we discussed today:

Kippa's ₦30 milllion internal fraud loss
Iyin Aboyeji's YCombinator for Africa
Access Corp's lending app, Oxygen X

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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
00:57 - Kippa's loss to ₦30 million internal fraud
07:59 - Iyin Aboyeji's YCombinator for Africa
20:47 - Access Corp's Oxygen X

Useful links

Kippa reportedly loses ₦30 million to internal fraud
African neobank Kuda tried to raise $20M at flat valuation in 2023, missed user milestone projection by 3M
South Africa's TymeBank turns first-ever profit nearly five years post-launch
Iyinoluwa Aboyeji is building Africa's Y Combinator but without the money
Access Corp rebrands Quickbucks to Oxygen X, a lending app to rival OPay, Carbon
What Nigerian fintech founders can learn from fraudsters

This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Gracious Sede

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