#80: The End of the Afrobility Podcast

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Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about Afrobility. We’ll explore the Afrobility story across the following areas: 1. Why we started Afrobility 2. Lessons from past episodes 3. Behind the scenes of Afrobility 4. Future plans after Afrobility 5. Closing thoughts This episode was recorded on June 8 & 14, 2025 Companies discussed: All of them [http://afrobility.com] :) - Jumia, Flutterwave, Paystack, Andela, Chipper Cash, Safaricom (M-Pesa), Wave, Reliance Health, M-Kopa, Naspers, Interswitch, Kuda, Yoco, Tyme Bank, Twiga Foods & many more… Business concepts discussed: Market Creation, Business Model Innovation, Cross-border Expansion, Fintech Infrastructure, Informal Economy Digitization, Agent Networks, Platform vs Vertical Strategy, Talent and Outsourcing, Unit Economics, Scalability, Offline-to-Online (O2O), Acquisition & Exit Strategies Conversation highlights: * (05:50) - Afrobility Founding Story * (19:07) - Review of all Afrobility episodes * (03:50:12) - Lessons across episodes * (4:00:10) - Bankole’s overall thoughts * (4:05:00) - Olumide’s overall thoughts * (4:10:00) - Recommendations Olumide’s recommendations: * Interested in investing in Africa Tech with Olumide: Read about [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ogXZWWuBOQQJRRI29kNgbA7BLT3MFzQc4uLan9Z4GoI/edit] Adamantium fund & contact me at olumide@afrobility.com. Founders looking for funding: If you're a B2B founder working on Education, Health, Finance or food, please contact me for funding at olumide@afrobility.com * Checkout my FIREDOM book = FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) + Freedom = personal finance and financial independence book. Website [https://www.myfiredom.com/], Read: Substack Newsletter [https://firedom.substack.com/] & Buy: Print, eBook or Audiobook [http://www.books2read.com/firedom]) * Recommendation: How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World (Harry Browne) [https://www.amazon.com/How-Found-Freedom-Unfree-World-ebook/dp/B00M20I134]- Independent thinking and freedom * Recommendation: FIREDOM: Financial Independence stories of immigrants, expats, underdogs, outsiders, nomads or minorities (Olumide Ogunsanwo & Achani Samon Biaou) [https://www.amazon.com/Firedom-Financial-Independence-Stories-Immigrants/dp/B0BZK2JJ9N?crid=2RSVI3JI9XRSO&s=books&sprefix=firedom+olumide%2Cstripbooks%2C124&sr=1-1]- Book about creating and living the life you want. I love it because I wrote it. * Recommendation: Maximum Achievement (Bryan Tracy) [https://www.amazon.com/Maximum-Achievement-Strategies-Skills-Succeed/dp/0684803313] - Self belief & Self development Bankole’s recommendations: * Recommendation: Anything you want (Derek Sivers) * Recommendation: Book of Why (Dana Mackenzie & Judea Pearl) Listeners: We’d love to hear from you. Email info@afrobility.com [info@afrobility.com] with feedback! Founders & Operators: We'd love to hear about what you're working on, email us at info@afrobility.com [info@afrobility.com] Investors: It would be great to link up with you. Contact us at info@afrobility.com [info@afrobility.com] Join our insider mailing list where we get feedback on new episodes & find all episodes on Afrobility.com [http://afrobility.com/]

#78: MNT-Halan - How the lending platform is providing financial services across Egypt and other developing markets

Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about MNT-Halan, the Egyptian lending & financial services company. We’ll explore the MNT-Halan story across the following areas 1. African and Egyptian financial sector context 2. MNT-Halan’s early history 3. Product & monetization strategy 4. Competitive positioning & potential exit options 5. Outlook This episode was recorded on Dec 11, 2024 Companies discussed: MNT-Halan, Mashroey, Tasaheel, Halan, Raseedy, Talabeyah, Advans Pakistan, Fawry, Swvl, Gojek, Paymob, & Tam Finans Business concepts discussed: Asset-backed Financing, Microfinance Lending, Super App Strategy, Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL), Digital Wallets and Payment Solutions, B2B E-commerce, Corporate Venture Capital, Incubation, Financial Inclusion, Banking Infrastructure, Payroll Lending, Salary Advances, Agent Banking Networks, Revenue Models in Fintech, International Expansion Conversation highlights: * (00:00) - Intro and why we're talking about MNT-Halan * (06:46) - Egypt country context * (16:17) - The opportunity for African neobanks * (26:15) - MNT Halan Founding and Early History * (57:55) - Growth and Geographical Expansion * (1:14:50) - Product Strategy and Monetization * (1:35:52) - Competition and options for exit * (1:47:20) - Bankole's overall thoughts and outlook * (1:54:22) - Olumide's overall thoughts and outlook * (2:06:32) - Recommendations and small wins Olumide’s recommendations & small wins: * Interested in investing in Africa Tech with Olumide: Read about [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ogXZWWuBOQQJRRI29kNgbA7BLT3MFzQc4uLan9Z4GoI/edit] Adamantium fund & contact me at olumide@afrobility.com. Founders looking for funding: If you're a B2B founder working on Education, Health, Finance or food, please contact me for funding at olumide@afrobility.com * Checkout my FIREDOM book = FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) + Freedom = personal finance and financial independence book. Website [https://www.myfiredom.com/], Read: Substack Newsletter [https://firedom.substack.com/] & Buy: Print, eBook or Audiobook [http://www.books2read.com/firedom]) * Recommendation: The Intel Trinity: How Robert Noyce, Gordon Moore, and Andy Grove Built the World's Most Important Company [https://www.amazon.com/Intel-Trinity-Robert-Important-Company/dp/0062226762]: Solid book about the story of Intel, the microprocessor, and the Silicon Valley industry, focusing on Robert Noyce, Gordon Moore, and Andy Grove * Recommendation: Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI (by Yuhal Noah Harari) [https://www.amazon.com/Nexus-Brief-History-Information-Networks-ebook/dp/B0CRP6SPL1?crid=39X8QH0H0157R&s=books&sprefix=nexus+yuval+noah+harari%2Cstripbooks%2C119&sr=1-1]: Nexus is a solid book that I would recommend, especially if you enjoyed his previous works like Sapiens. While it may not appeal to everyone, particularly those who didn’t enjoy his other books, it's an engaging read that offers a counterpoint to views like Marc Andreessen's, particularly on AI’s future impact. * Recommendations: Awardtool [http://awardtool.com] and PointsYeah [http://www.pointsyeah.com]: Help you find award bookings but with a better user experience. For example, if you want to fly from Lagos to Paris, you might use Google Flights or Kayak for cash fares, but for award bookings with points, you'd traditionally need to visit individual airline sites like United. * Small win: I found a way to host my website on GitHub pages for free instead of paying Squarespace outrageous fee. Started doing yoga and stretching exercises every morning Bankole’s recommendations & small wins: * Recommendations: Article [https://sashachapin.substack.com/p/buying-experiences-probably-doesnt?__readwiseLocation=] about research challenging the common belief that "buying experiences makes you happier than buying possessions" & YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hM2-d0PrkMI] 41-shot rally video from Commonwealth Games featuring Chagun Toriola (Nigerian table tennis player) * Small win: Finally set up my home office with a streamlined single-cable setup for multiple computers Listeners: We’d love to hear from you. Email info@afrobility.com [info@afrobility.com] with feedback! Founders & Operators: We'd love to hear about what you're working on, email us at info@afrobility.com [info@afrobility.com] Investors: It would be great to link up with you. Contact us at info@afrobility.com [info@afrobility.com] Join our insider mailing list where we get feedback on new episodes & find all episodes on Afrobility.com [http://afrobility.com/]

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#80: The End of the Afrobility Podcast - Until We Meet Again…

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