The Open Africa Podcast

The Ripple Effects of the [Unified] Exchange Rate

The Open Africa Podcast

Show Notes

On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa recap the events of the past month, discussing Bundle and Pillow in the retail crypto space, FX policies in Nigeria, GTBank’s new app rollout, and the purported CBN's social media for KYC requirement.

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