Fintechs are making the headlines this week

Show Notes

Download the Nigerian Insurance Industry report by Intelpoint here: https://intelpoint.co/report/the-nigerian-insurance-industry/

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

Subscribe to The Modern Workplace - https://techpoint.africa/series/the-experts/

and

Fintech Today - https://techpoint.africa/subject/fintech/

and

Techpoint Digest - https://techpoint.africa/subject/techpoint-digest/

and

Intelpoint's newsletter - https://intelpoint.co/

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

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

Find us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok @TechpointAfrica

Show Notes

Other Episodes

Episode 158

Nigeria made ₦‎125 billion from transfer fees, Kuda in Pakistan, debt funding in Africa

Episode 0

African women are winning, Nigeria's journalism woes, Quickteller and Ecommerce

Episode

Online transactions in Nigeria dropped by $10 billion during the lockdown