The Sound of Accra Podcast
Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/qHdoyy_5Cxk [https://youtu.be/qHdoyy_5Cxk] In this snippet, Adrian sits down with the team behind PawaPay to unpack one of the most underrated stories in African fintech: how mobile money, starting with M-Pesa in 2007, quietly became the blueprint for everything the crypto world now calls "stablecoin." The core idea is when mobile penetration grew across Africa, people were already handing over shillings, kwacha and cedis to mobile network operators to buy airtime and data. That created a digital store of value, held in custody outside the traditional banking system, instantly transferable and natively digital. Sounds familiar? That's the exact pitch for stablecoin today. Key Topics * How M-Pesa turned mobile airtime infrastructure into Africa's first digital store of value * Why mobile money is "Africa's original stablecoin" held outside banks, instantly transferable more secure * How the continent was 20 years ahead of the global crypto and Web3 conversation * How payment aggregators like PawaPay connect mobile money ecosystems to local, Pan-African and international merchants * Why stablecoins are the natural next step: more speed, more security, lower cost and less friction * How PawaPay has used stablecoins in its settlement flow for years, before the trend caught on * The compliance and jurisdictional realities of building stablecoin infrastructure responsibly across Africa Special thanks to our Partners Send money to your loved ones. You should try Sendwave! Use our code TENI0 to get a £10.00 credit towards your first transfer: https://try.sendwave.com/kjap/3gju22h [https://try.sendwave.com/kjap/3gju22ha] Supercharge your media with AI thanks to Castmagic: https://www.castmagic.io/?via=adrian-daniels [https://www.castmagic.io/?via=adrian-daniels] Want to start your own podcast? We recommend Buzzsprout!: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=957388 [https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=957388] Connect with Us Website: https://thesoundofaccra.com [https://thesoundofaccra.com/] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thesoundofaccrapodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@thesoundofaccrapodcast ] Social Media: https://linktr.ee/thesoundofaccrapod [https://linktr.ee/thesoundofaccrapod] 📧 [https://emojipedia.org/e-mail] Contact Email: info[at]thesoundofaccra.com 🔗 Connect with Adrian 👥 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielsadrian/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielsadrian/] 🎙 About the Podcast The Sound of Accra Podcast was established six years ago by Adrian Daniels in January 2020, on the back of running networking events in Accra and launching a failed online platform for Ghanaian tourists, visitors and business people. The mission is to showcase Global Ghanaian Excellence by spotlighting top Ghanaian leaders, founders and executives from the Global Ghanaian Community. This episode is essential listening for fintech builders, payments professionals, investors and anyone trying to understand where Africa's digital money story is really headed next.
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