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Yinka Adegoke

@yinkawrites
21 posts
2023-02-07
In African markets there's a fine line between quick and convenient mobile loans and predatory loan sharks... Google, more so than local authorities, is effectively Africa's super-regulator https://www.semafor.com/...
2023-02-07 View on X
Semafor

Google Play began requiring local regulatory approval for loan apps in Nigeria and Kenya on January 31, matching rules in India, Indonesia, and the Philippines

Alexander Onukwue / Semafor :

2022-07-27
For @restofworld, @IAtalkspace dug through Kenyan regulators' filings on fraud claims against Nigeria's Flutterwave Even after a c-suite overhaul, pressure is mounting on CEO GB Agboola's tenure https://restofworld.org/...
2022-07-27 View on X
Rest of World

Nigerian payments startup Flutterwave, which is valued at $3B, is facing allegations of a money laundering scheme worth up to $215M in Kenya

Abubakar Idris / Rest of World : Tweets: @restofworld , @restofworld , and @yinkawrites Tweets: @restofworld : Months after accusations of mismanagement and sexual harassment rock...

2022-06-26
Nigerians are learning to buy now and pay later as BNPL startups help plug a gaping hole in consumer credit, by @IAtalkspace https://restofworld.org/... via @restofworld
2022-06-26 View on X
Rest of World

A look at the rise of BNPL services in Nigeria as some doubt the success of local startups amid weak ID verification systems and scant consumer credit records

Abubakar Idris / Rest of World : Tweets: @restofworld and @yinkawrites Tweets: @restofworld : Only 2% of Nigeria's 106 million adults have access to bank credit, and credit cards ...

2022-06-20
“I'd rather have a digital asset whose price goes up and down than a currency whose only real trend is down.” Bitcoin's story in economies like Argentina and Venezuela's is more complicated than in the West , finds @leomschwartz https://restofworld.org/...
2022-06-20 View on X
Rest of World

Despite rocketing inflation and a cratering crypto market, many Latin American traders still see crypto as a way to circumvent unstable or stagnant economies

“I'd rather have a digital asset whose price goes up and down than a currency whose only real trend is down.” Bitcoin's story in economies like Argentina and Venezuela's is more complicated than in the West , finds @leomschwartz https://restofworld.org/...
2022-06-20 View on X
The Block

After suspending withdrawals on Friday, Babel Finance says it has reached “preliminary agreements” on repayments of “some debts”, helping ease its liquidity

- Babel Finance says it has reached “preliminary agreements” with major counterparties “on the repayment period of some debts.”

2022-06-19
“I'd rather have a digital asset whose price goes up and down than a currency whose only real trend is down.” Bitcoin's story in economies like Argentina and Venezuela's is more complicated than in the West , finds @leomschwartz https://restofworld.org/...
2022-06-19 View on X
Rest of World

Despite a cratering crypto market, many traders in Latin America still see crypto as a way to circumvent unstable or stagnant economies where they live

Caught between rocketing inflation and a cratering crypto market, many stick with Bitcoin.  —  • MEXICO CITY, MEXICO

2022-04-16
'ish getting real.... https://twitter.com/...
2022-04-16 View on X
New York Post

Sources: Elon Musk is speaking to investors, including Silver Lake, to partner with him on a Twitter bid; a plan with partners could be announced within days

Elon Musk is speaking to investors who could partner with him on a bid for Twitter, sources close to the matter told The Post.

'ish getting real.... https://twitter.com/...
2022-04-16 View on X
Axios

Twitter adopts a “poison pill” to thwart Elon Musk's $43B takeover, giving shareholders time to purchase additional shares at a discount to dilute 15%+ stakes

Twitter's board on Friday enacted a defensive measure meant to deter Elon Musk's $43 billion hostile takeover bid.

2021-12-02
Here's a helpful graphic to understand the end-to-end impact of Chinese entrepreneurs and firms at times back by state-owned bank loans in building African countries' digital ecosystems - @restofworld + researcher @motolani_agbebi https://restofworld.org/... https://twitter.com/...
2021-12-02 View on X
Rest of World

A look at China's extensive tech investments in Africa, including undersea cables, data centers, and fintech apps, as part of its “Digital Silk Road” initiative

from e-commerce, smart cities, and fintech apps to big data, internet of things, smartphones, and undersea cables — is a growing point of concern https://restofworld.org/... Peter ...

2021-09-06
“Music fans in the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Latin America will drive more than 70% of streaming subscriber growth by 2028,” says @Mark_Mulligan's @midiaresearch https://restofworld.org/... https://twitter.com/...
2021-09-06 View on X
Rest of World

Profile of Abu Dhabi-based music streaming service Anghami, which has 1.4M paying subscribers and 70M total users, as it goes public via a $220M SPAC merger

the business model and the music we listen to https://restofworld.org/... via @restofworld Yinka Adegoke / @yinkawrites : @Mark_Mulligan ... As Universal Music digital EVP Michael ...

@Mark_Mulligan ... As Universal Music digital EVP Michael Nash told me: “There's a huge two-way opportunity for us now. It's not just about taking Drake and Taylor Swift out to the global market.” UMG, Warner, Sony opening offices, A&R teams, partners in these markets https://restofworld.org/...
2021-09-06 View on X
Rest of World

Profile of Abu Dhabi-based music streaming service Anghami, which has 1.4M paying subscribers and 70M total users, as it goes public via a $220M SPAC merger

the business model and the music we listen to https://restofworld.org/... via @restofworld Yinka Adegoke / @yinkawrites : @Mark_Mulligan ... As Universal Music digital EVP Michael ...

I wrote about why regional streaming services like Anghami in the UAE, JioSaavn in India and Boomplay in Africa are changing the global music business from the outside — the business model and the music we listen to https://restofworld.org/... via @restofworld
2021-09-06 View on X
Rest of World

Profile of Abu Dhabi-based music streaming service Anghami, which has 1.4M paying subscribers and 70M total users, as it goes public via a $220M SPAC merger

the business model and the music we listen to https://restofworld.org/... via @restofworld Yinka Adegoke / @yinkawrites : @Mark_Mulligan ... As Universal Music digital EVP Michael ...

2021-09-05
@Mark_Mulligan ... As Universal Music digital EVP Michael Nash told me: “There's a huge two-way opportunity for us now. It's not just about taking Drake and Taylor Swift out to the global market.” UMG, Warner, Sony opening offices, A&R teams, partners in these markets https://restofworld.org/...
2021-09-05 View on X
Rest of World

Profile of Abu Dhabi-based music streaming service Anghami, which has 1.4M paying subscribers and 70M total users, as it goes public via a $220M SPAC merger

Anghami is a case study in how the music business is being gradually transformed from outside its core centers of New York, Los Angeles and London. Tweets: @yinkawrites , @yinkawri...

“Music fans in the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Latin America will drive more than 70% of streaming subscriber growth by 2028,” says @Mark_Mulligan's @midiaresearch https://restofworld.org/... https://twitter.com/...
2021-09-05 View on X
Rest of World

Profile of Abu Dhabi-based music streaming service Anghami, which has 1.4M paying subscribers and 70M total users, as it goes public via a $220M SPAC merger

Anghami is a case study in how the music business is being gradually transformed from outside its core centers of New York, Los Angeles and London. Tweets: @yinkawrites , @yinkawri...

I wrote about why regional streaming services like Anghami in the UAE, JioSaavn in India and Boomplay in Africa are changing the global music business from the outside — the business model and the music we listen to https://restofworld.org/... via @restofworld
2021-09-05 View on X
Rest of World

Profile of Abu Dhabi-based music streaming service Anghami, which has 1.4M paying subscribers and 70M total users, as it goes public via a $220M SPAC merger

Anghami is a case study in how the music business is being gradually transformed from outside its core centers of New York, Los Angeles and London. Tweets: @yinkawrites , @yinkawri...

2021-08-11
On one hand US doesn't want African telcos working with China's Huawei to build their 5G networks for security reasons, but on the other Parallel Wireless, which pushes the Open RAN system to counter Huawei, was funded by the CIA 🤔 https://restofworld.org/... - @restofworld
2021-08-11 View on X
Rest of World

How Parallel Wireless, a New Hampshire-based Open RAN vendor, is leading the charge to turn African mobile operators away from China's Huawei and ZTE

Abubakar Idris / Rest of World : Tweets: @yinkawrites , @nicdawes , @yinkawrites , and @restofworld Tweets: Yinka Adegoke / @yinkawrites : The race to build Africa's 5G networks i...

The race to build Africa's 5G networks is entangled in a U.S. push to cut Huawei's dominance, by @IAtalkspace for @restofworld with input from @eolander @gyude_moore @JDevermont @oteniola2 https://restofworld.org/...
2021-08-11 View on X
Rest of World

How Parallel Wireless, a New Hampshire-based Open RAN vendor, is leading the charge to turn African mobile operators away from China's Huawei and ZTE

Abubakar Idris / Rest of World : Tweets: @yinkawrites , @nicdawes , @yinkawrites , and @restofworld Tweets: Yinka Adegoke / @yinkawrites : The race to build Africa's 5G networks i...

2021-07-26
“Belief in yourself is more important than endless worries of what others think of you” - Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o. I borrowed a line from the great Kenyan author to make the case for more local support for Kenyan startup founders vs expats https://restofworld.org/...
2021-07-26 View on X
Rest of World

Kenyan tech founders say there is a funding bias toward North American and European expats in the country; analysis: only one Kenyan founder raised $1M+ in 2019

but their founders are rarely Kenyan https://restofworld.org/... @restofworld : In 2019, only one of the Kenyan startups that raised more than $1 million had a local founder. Four ...

For this column I enjoyed talking with @stkjj whose satirical site “Hire A Mzungu” uses humor to make a serious point on the funding bias for expat-led startups in Kenya https://restofworld.org/...
2021-07-26 View on X
Rest of World

Kenyan tech founders say there is a funding bias toward North American and European expats in the country; analysis: only one Kenyan founder raised $1M+ in 2019

but their founders are rarely Kenyan https://restofworld.org/... @restofworld : In 2019, only one of the Kenyan startups that raised more than $1 million had a local founder. Four ...

2021-06-19
Pres. Buhari is on there now, the govt of Nigeria has joined, and it will soon have five Nigerian languages but India's Twitter-alternative, @kooindia will struggle to catch on with Nigeria's mainstream https://restofworld.org/...
2021-06-19 View on X
Rest of World

Koo, the Indian microblogging app that has positioned itself as a government-friendly alternative to Twitter in India, is taking a similar approach in Nigeria

Rest of World : Tweets: @anirvan , @architmeta , @peterguest , @cengizyar , @nilchristopher , @iatalkspace , @yinkawrites , and @evelyndouek Tweets: Anirvan Chatterjee / @anirvan ...