Resources

What China Taught Me About Global Trade

September 17, 2026

Vincent Yang, Stablecoins, Cross-Border Payments, China, Obita,

What Vietnam’s Gold Shops Taught Me About Money

July 30, 2026

Khoa Do, Stablecoins, Parallel Economy, Currency Devaluation, Gold, Peer-to-Peer, AlphaTrue,

How to Fund a Hospital in a Warzone

June 2, 2026

Ibrahim Abdulhuseyin, Tori Samples, disbursement, Digital Payments, Cross-Border Payments, Stellar Disbursement Platform, Hawala, Digibank, Stellar Development Foundation,

Inside Africa's $16 Billion Waste Economy

April 30, 2026

Boluwatife Arewa, Robin Kariuki, Climate, Climate Change, Waste Management, Recycling, Clean Cooking, Scrapays, Plas-Tech,

I Went to Nigeria to Explore How Global Trade Really Works

April 1, 2026

Ife Johnson, Stablecoins, Fintech, Nigeria, Trade, Cross-Border Payments, Juicyway,

Why Getting Paid Costs More in Emerging Markets

January 29, 2026

Ruben Galindo Steckel, Stablecoins, Fintech, Remote Work, Digital Payments, Cross-Border Payments, Future of Work, Platforms, Airtm,

I Went to Bolivia Where Businesses Survive on Stablecoins

December 2, 2025

Carlos Neira, Stablecoins, Bolivia, Stablecoin Cards, Dollar Access, Meru,

Inside Argentina's $300 Billion Parallel Economy

November 4, 2025

Manuel Beaudroit, Stablecoins, argentina, Informal Markets, informal economy, inflation, Belo,

What If You Could Send Money Across Borders as Fast as a Text?

September 16, 2025

Manuel Godoy, Farooq Malik, Stablecoins, Remittances, Félix, Rain, Stellar Development Foundation,

NBA Africa's Biggest Success | The Khaman Maluach Story

June 26, 2025

, Talent, Sports, Khaman Maluach, NBA Africa, Basketball Africa League,

The Real Reason People Are Using Stablecoins

May 29, 2025

Zach Abrams, Barbara Iyayi, Justin Norman, Stablecoins, Dollar Access, Cross-Border Payments, Trade, Remittances, Bridge, Liquid Credit,

Why the NFL is Bringing American Football to Africa

April 23, 2025

Osi Umenyiora, Sports, NFL, Football, Talent, Talent Development, Talent Academies, NFL, The Uprise,

How We're Helping African Farmers Grow

February 25, 2025

Wissal Ben Moussa, Samuel Rigu, Francis Nderitu, Justin Norman, Climate, Climate Change, Agriculture, Agritech, Post-Harvest Loss, Regenerative Agroforestry, Farming, Sand to Green, Safi Organics, Keep IT Cool,

What We Get Wrong About Climate Financing

February 6, 2025

James Mwangi, Linda Davis, Bogolo Joy Kenewendo, Justin Norman, Renewable Energy, Climate, Climate Change, Fundraising, Venture Capital, Debt, Private Equity, Grants, Blended Finance, Cost of Capital, Sovereign Debt, Africa Climate Ventures, Giraffe Bionenergy,

Can Solar Power Solve Nigeria's Energy Crisis?

January 21, 2025

Bim Adisa, Rotimi Thomas, Chidalu Onyenso, Justin Norman, Renewable Energy, Decentralized Renewable Energy, Off-Grid Solar, Climate, Climate Change, Beacon Power Services, SunFi, Earthbond,

How Africa’s Green Industries Could Save the Planet

December 10, 2024

Bilha Ndirangu, Duncan Kariuki, Hiro Iwanaga, Justin Norman, Climate, Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Green Industries, Direct Air Capture, Manufacturing, Great Carbon Valley, Octavia Carbon, Talus Renewables,

This Funding Model is Helping Fight Climate Change

November 11, 2024

James Mwangi, Lyndsay Holley Handler, Maxime Bayen, Justin Norman, Climate, Venture Building, Venture Capital, Africa Climate Ventures, Delta40 Studio, Catalyst Fund,

How Moniepoint Powers Millions of Businesses Across Nigeria

August 29, 2024

Ezekiel Sanni, Justin Norman, Point of Sale, Point of Sale Devices, Informal Markets, Informal Merchants, Fintech, Moniepoint,

How Africa's Fastest-Growing Company is Helping Retailers Grow

July 25, 2024

Deepankar Rustagi, Justin Norman, Retail, Inventory Management, Working Capital, Informal Markets, Informal Merchants, Credit, Credit Infrastructure, Nigerian Economy, Currency Devaluation, OmniRetail,

An African Tech Exit - Selling Sendwave for $500 Million

June 13, 2024

Sidharth Sridhar, Justin Norman, Mobile Money, M&A, Wave, Sendwave, WorldRemit,

Tackling Africa’s $330 Billion Credit Gap

May 30, 2024

Mark Straub, Chijioke Dozie, Justin Norman, Credit, Fintech, Credit Infrastructure, Smile Identity, Carbon,

African Small Businesses Have Many Challenges. Can These Platforms Help?

May 23, 2024

Ibi Cookey, Chris Maclay, Justin Norman, Jobtech, Platforms, Verticalization, Vertical SaaS, Fitted, JobTech Alliance,

Why Are Cross-Border Payments So Hard?

May 16, 2024

Dan Kleinbaum, Benjamin Fernandes, Justin Norman, Fintech, Cross-Border Payments, Regulation, API Infrastructure, NALA, GTXN,

Nigerian Neobank Roundtable: Moniepoint, Kuda, FairMoney

May 9, 2024

Tosin Eniolorunda, Babs Ogundeyi, Laurin Hainy, Justin Norman, Fintech, Credit, Distribution, Point of Sale, Fundraising, Venture Capital, Exits, Regulation, Nigeria, Moniepoint, Kuda, FairMoney,

The Future of Work Will Be Bootstrapped

April 18, 2024

Sayo Folawiyo, Shalom Ishimwe, Imran Manji, Future of Work, Bootstrapping Development, Jobtech, Rwazi, JobTech Alliance, Tendo, African Youth Action Network,

What makes entrepreneurs entrepreneurial? (TFN #1)

April 19, 2020

Tokunboh Ishmael, Entrepreneurship,

, Entertainment, Media, Podcast, The Flip

How We Podcast

March 17, 2020

How These Entrepreneurs are Solving for Africa's Problems

November 25, 2019

Ricky Rapa Thomson, David Gluckman, Onyeka Akumah, Market-Creating Innovations, SafeBoda, Lumkani, Farmcrowdy

In Celebration of Entrepreneurship in Africa

Co-founder, Obita

Obita, Co-founder, , S10E: What China Taught Me About Global Trade

Co-founder

AlphaTrue, Project Manager, , S10E: What Vietnam’s Gold Shops Taught Me About Money

Khoa Do

Project Manager, AlphaTrue

Project Manager

Digibank, Co-founder & CEO, , S10E: How to Fund a Hospital in a Warzone

Ibrahim Abdulhuseyin

Co-founder & CEO, Digibank

Co-founder & CEO

Plas-Tech, CEO, , S8E: Inside Africa's $16 Billion Waste Economy

Robin Kariuki

CEO, Plas-Tech

CEO

Scrapays, Founder, , S8E: Inside Africa's $16 Billion Waste Economy

Boluwatife Arewa

Founder, Scrapays

Founder

Juicyway, Co-founder & CEO, , S10E: I Went to Nigeria to Explore How Global Trade Really Works

Ife Johnson

Co-founder & CEO, Juicyway

Co-founder & CEO

Airtm, Founder & CEO, , S10E: Why Getting Paid Costs More in Emerging Markets

Ruben Galindo Steckel

Founder & CEO, Airtm

Founder & CEO

Meru, Co-founder, , S10E: I Went to Bolivia Where Businesses Survive on Stablecoins

Carlos Neira

Co-founder, Meru

Co-founder

Belo, Co-founder & CEO, , S10E: Inside Argentina's $300 Billion Parallel Economy

Manuel Beaudroit

Co-founder & CEO, Belo

Co-founder & CEO

Rain, Co-founder & CEO, , S10E:

Farooq Malik

Co-founder & CEO, Rain

Co-founder & CEO

Félix, Co-founder & CEO, , S10E:

Manuel Godoy

Co-founder & CEO, Félix

Co-founder & CEO

Liquid Credit, Co-founder & CEO, , The Real Reason People Are Using Stablecoins

Barbara Iyayi

Co-founder & CEO, Liquid Credit

Co-founder & CEO

Bridge, Co-founder & CEO, , The Real Reason People Are Using Stablecoins

Zach Abrams

Co-founder & CEO, Bridge

Co-founder & CEO

NFL, Africa Lead, , Why is the NFL Expanding to Africa?

Osi Umenyiora

Africa Lead, NFL

Africa Lead

Keep IT Cool, Founder & MD, , S8E: Can Africa Feed The World?

Francis Nderitu

Founder & MD, Keep IT Cool

Founder & MD

Safi Organics, Co-founder & CEO, , S8E: Can Africa Feed The World?

Samuel Rigu

Co-founder & CEO, Safi Organics

Co-founder & CEO

Sand to Green, Co-founder & R&D Officer, , S8E: Can Africa Feed The World?

Wissal Ben Moussa

Co-founder & R&D Officer, Sand to Green

Co-founder & R&D Officer

Government of Botswana, Cabinet Minister of Minerals and Energy, , S8E: What We Get Wrong About Climate Financing

Bogolo Joy Kenewendo

Cabinet Minister of Minerals and Energy, Government of Botswana

Cabinet Minister of Minerals and Energy

Giraffe Bionenergy, Founder & CEO, , S8E: Funding Episode

Linda Davis

Founder & CEO, Giraffe Bionenergy

Founder & CEO

Beacon Power Services, Founder & CEO, , S8E: Energy

Bim Adisa

Founder & CEO, Beacon Power Services

Founder & CEO

Earthbond, Founder & CEO, , S8E: Energy

Chidalu Onyenso

Founder & CEO, Earthbond

Founder & CEO

SunFi, Co-founder & CEO, , S8E: Energy

Rotimi Thomas

Co-founder & CEO, SunFi

Co-founder & CEO

Great Carbon Valley, CEO , , S8E: Could Africa Save the Planet?

Bilha Ndirangu

CEO , Great Carbon Valley

CEO

Octavia Carbon, Co-Founder & CPO, , S8E: Could Africa Save the Planet?

Duncan Kariuki

Co-Founder & CPO, Octavia Carbon

Co-Founder & CPO