In today’s edition: Kuda Bank’s ambition
My Life in Tech: Ebi Atawodi
Safaricom vs DSTV
YouTube’s new feature
What kind of bank can Kuda become?
The idea that a bank can be wholly digital is unrelatable and unremarkable to most Africans for two reasons:
About 66% of African adults are not banked. Whenever they ask for an account over the counter, they are referred to the customer service contract staff who requests certain credentials the user may not have.
Secondly, cash remains king on the street, the ultimate anchor of trust for everyday microtransactions. “Around 95% of all transactions in Africa are in cash,” says Raghav Prasad, Mastercard’s president for the Sub-Saharan Africa division.
Yet, Babs Ogundeyi, Kuda’s co-founder and CEO, says they want to bank every African on the planet. Ryan Laubscher, the COO, says they will do this by “blowing customers away” with unparalleled customer service.
In this article , Alex writes about how Kuda could spend the $25 million it recently raised to achieve this vision – comparing Kuda with other challenger banks globally. Increase your online sales with a Paystack Storefront – a free, beautiful seller page that helps you bring creative ideas to life. Ebi Atawodi made payments easier at Uber; she’s set to do the same at Netflix
Ebi Atawodi was born in Lagos, Nigeria but due to her father’s work as a fighter pilot in the Nigerian Air Force, she had to move around a lot. Some years were spent in Benue, Nigeria, some in the UK and some others in Pakistan. With each move she had to switch schools.Today, she is in charge of payments for one of Netflix’s largest regions. But before Netflix, there was Uber, Etisalat, some DJing here, some scuba diving there.A lot has been written about Netflix’s incredibly competitive culture but a look at her history with competing against her own self gives one the sense that Atawodi may have just found a home at Netflix.In this week’s edition of My Life In Tech, Edwin talks to Ebi Atawodi, Netflix’s Director of Payments for the Europe Middle East and Africa region. This is not right Safaricom has appealed to a high court to stop the decision to block illegal streaming sites. Backstory: In 2020, MultiChoice, the South African company that manages sports channel Supersport, appealed to the high court to stop Safaricom and Jamii Telecom from […]