CBN upgrades Fintechs

CBN upgrades Fintechs

From The Open Africa Podcast by Open Africa Podcast

February 19, 2026 · 1h 29m · Season 5 · Episode 2

About this episode

The episode discusses the CBN's upgrades of fintechs and various developments in the African startup ecosystem.

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.  This episode is sponsored by Busha — Nigeria’s licensed digital assets exchange for businesses looking to move money across borders. If you are running a business exploring fast cross-border payments, stablecoin and FX liquidity, and easy treasury management, get started at busha.io/business, and for individuals? You can buy, sell, and send digital assets anywhere in the world, and also save in naira or dollars, with up to 20% annual interest. Download the Busha App and use code OPENAFRICA or visit https://surl.li/jvbwvt to get started. _ We love hearing your thoughts! Find us on X (@TheOAPod) and Instagram (@openafricapod) and tag us in your conversations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Laolu, Furo, Nosa

Topics covered

  • Fintech upgrades
  • National MFB licences
  • Crypto-backed loans
  • African startups
  • Cross-border payments
  • Digital assets

Keywords

  • CBN
  • Fintech
  • MFB licences
  • crypto loans
  • African startups
  • cross-border payments
  • digital assets

Sponsors

Busha

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CBN, OPay, Moniepoint, Kuda, Paystack, The Stack Group, Raenest

Places: India

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