Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about MFS Africa. We’ll explore the MFS Africa story across the following 5 areas:

African payments context
MFS Africa’s early history
Product & monetization strategy
Competitive positioning & potential exit options
Overall outlook.

This episode was recorded on Jan 29, 2023

Companies discussed: Onafriq (MFS Africa), Safaricom (M-Pesa), Opay, Flutterwave, Paystack, MTN, Airtel, Orange, Chipper Cash, Ecobank, Safaricom, Homesend, TransferTo, MasterCard & Visa

Business concepts discussed: Financial interoperability, mobile money (agency banking), banking regulation, acquisition strategy, payment processing, payment gateways & closed-loop payment networks

Conversation highlights:

(09:50) - Africa payments context and background
(20:26) - MFS Africa founding and early history
(22:06) - Founder background
(31:40) - Fundraising and early growth
(38:44) - Partnerships and M&A
(1:02:15) - Product Strategy
(1:06:30) - Monetization Strategy
(1:13:59) - Competition and Options for Exit
(1:28:51) - Olumide’s overall thoughts and outlook
(1:34:00) - Bankole’s overall thoughts and outlook
(1:47:00) - Recommendations and small wins

Olumide’s recommendations & small wins:

Interested in investing in Africa Tech with Olumide: Read about Adamantium fund & contact me at olumide@afrobility.com
Founders looking for funding: If you're a B2B founder working on Education, Health, Finance or food, please contact me for funding at olumide@afrobility.com
Recommendation: Be Happy 35 Powerful Methods for Personal Growth & Well-Being. Talks about practices for a positive mental health. Fun short read that you can refer to time and time again
Small win: Birthday celebrations with friends in Miami, NYC & SF. It was epic!

Bankole’s recommendations & small wins:

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Investors: It would be great to link up with you. Contact us at info@afrobility.com

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