Chowdeck and the cost of a Super App

Chowdeck and the cost of a Super App

From The Open Africa Podcast by Open Africa Podcast

May 18, 2026 · 1h 12m · Season 5 · Episode 5

About this episode

The episode discusses Chowdeck's super app strategy and various fintech developments in Nigeria.

On this episode, Laolu, Furo, and Nosa talk about Chowdeck using its $9 million Series A to chase a superapp strategy and whether that ambition risks diluting the operational focus that made it Nigeria's best food delivery app, ARCON arresting small business owners for running Instagram ads without prior approval under the 2022 ARCON Act, the CBN's 2026 Guide to Charges, Airtel Money’s IPO, and other news in Nigeria’s Fintech ecosystem. 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

  • super app strategy
  • food delivery
  • ARCON Act
  • fintech news
  • cross-border payments

Keywords

  • Chowdeck
  • super app
  • ARCON
  • fintech
  • Busha
  • Airtel Money
  • food delivery
  • cross-border payments

Sponsors

Busha

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Chowdeck, ARCON, CBN, Airtel Money

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