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Empire and Legacy: African Business Chronicles🎧 Old Guard vs. New Wave – Zenith Bank vs. OPayWho controls Nigeria’s wallet: the boardroom or the backstreet? In this explosive episode of Empire & Legacy, we dive into the war between Zenith Bank, the corporate powerhouse of Nigerian banking, and OPay, the Chinese-backed fintech titan reshaping street-level commerce and digital money. 🔍 What caused Zenith’s 19% drop in e-banking revenue? 📱 How did OPay scale to 50M users across peri-urban markets? 🧠 What does this battle say about the future of banking in Africa? We go deep into data, distribution, legacy systems and loyalty—and unpack what every business leader needs to know about Afri...2025-07-2922 min

Empire and Legacy: African Business ChroniclesGlobal Perspectives | The Fintech Battle Goes Worldwide 🌍💸Africa’s Kuda vs Carbon was just the beginning. This bonus episode uncovers how their story mirrors fintech rivalries across the US, Europe, LATAM, Asia, and MENA. Real CEOs. Real strategy. Global stakes. 📥 Download the free Season 1 recap: https://linktr.ee/legacyandempire 💬 Tell us what story you want next. 2025-07-2514 min

Empire and Legacy: African Business ChroniclesBonus: Meet the CEOs Behind Carbon & KudaReady for the real story behind Nigeria’s digital banking revolution? In this bonus content for Season 2, Episode 4 of Empire & Legacy, we peel back the curtain on the people in charge: Co‑founders Chijioke & Ngozi Dozie of Carbon, & Babs Ogundeyi & Musty Mustapha of Kuda. These are not just CEOs—they’re visionaries with driving values, edge, ambition and raw leadership muscle. You’ll hear: 🔎 What shaped their strategies and risk appetite 🧩 How their personalities influenced every decision ⚔️ Why their differences created one of Africa’s greatest fintech rivalries 💡 Lessons for leaders, founders & disru...2025-07-2421 min

Empire and Legacy: African Business Chronicles🎙️ S2 E4: From Challenger to Champion – Carbon vs. Kuda: The Battle of Nigeria’s Digital-Only BanksWhat happens when a bootstrapped lending app meets a venture-fueled neobank on a mission to disrupt African finance? 📱 In this cinematic episode of Empire & Legacy, we trace the fierce rivalry between Carbon and Kuda, two of Nigeria’s biggest digital-only banking disruptors. One monetised early. The other prioritised scale. Now, they’re racing to own Nigeria’s mobile-first generation—with trust, traction, and the future of banking on the line. 💣 High-stakes. Real quotes. Deep research. Told in the immersive, high-drama style of Business Wars. 🎧 Listen now – and witness the battle shaping Africa’s fintech future. 📥...2025-07-2219 min

Empire and Legacy: African Business ChroniclesGLOBAL PERSPECTIVES: The Crypto War Across ContinentsFrom Nigeria to New York, this bonus episode tracks the 6 fintech titans redefining global finance. We unpack shifting strategies, bold bets and the CEOs who played the long game. 🎧 Listen now. 📥 Get the free recap of Season 1: https://linktr.ee/legacyandempire 💬 Tell us which CEO’s story you want next. 2025-07-1816 min

Empire and Legacy: African Business ChroniclesMeet the CEOs Behind Crypto’s African ShowdownAfter the dust settles in “Crypto & New Finance: Luno vs. Binance in Africa”, the story goes deeper—into the minds of the men at the center: Marcus Swanepoel – the South African inclusion evangelist who built Luno from trust and education Richard Teng – the regulator-turned-Binance CEO, balancing compliance, scale, and ambition What you’ll discover: How their pasts shaped their business DNA The values powering their boldest decisions A visceral, behind-the-scenes look at two leaders colliding over Africa’s financial future ▶️ Listen now on Empire & Legacy 📥 FREE...2025-07-1713 min

Empire and Legacy: African Business Chronicles🎧 Crypto and New Finance: Luno vs Binance in Africa – S2 E3In this explosive episode of Empire & Legacy, we dive deep into the crypto battlefield unfolding across Africa. It’s Luno, the Africa-born exchange backed by regulation and trust… vs Binance, the global crypto juggernaut embroiled in legal drama, tax battles, and regulatory pushback. 🔥 From Nairobi to Lagos to Cape Town, we uncover: Kenya’s paused VASP Bill and Binance’s lobbying war Nigeria’s Binance tax standoff and executive arrests South Africa’s hardline crypto compliance rollout Strategy breakdowns, power plays, and executive insights 🎧 This is Africa’s wild west of finan...2025-07-1516 min

Empire and Legacy: African Business ChroniclesGlobal Perspectives: The Power Moves Behind Pan-African BankingBeyond Ecobank vs. Standard Bank lies a deeper truth — the global power shifts, winning strategies, and CEOs who moved early and won big. From China to the UAE, Latin America to the US, discover the strategic shockwaves that changed the game. 📥 Download the FREE Season Recap: https://linktr.ee/legacyandempire 🔥 What story should we unpack next? 2025-07-1124 min

Empire and Legacy: African Business Chronicles🎧 Bonus Episode Title: Meet the CEOs – Behind the Banking BattleWhat really drives Africa’s banking titans? In this special bonus content from Empire & Legacy, we take you behind the suits and press releases to uncover the personalities, values, and leadership styles of Jeremy Awori (Ecobank) and Sim Tshabalala (Standard Bank). How did their backgrounds shape their approach? What core beliefs guide their leadership? And how did their differences set the stage for one of Africa’s biggest boardroom showdowns? Get up close and personal with the minds behind the empire moves. 🎧 Listen now 📥 Get your FREE Season 1 Recap: htt...2025-07-1019 min

Empire and Legacy: African Business Chronicles🎙️ Empire & Legacy – S2 E2: Ecobank vs. Standard Bank — Pan-African Banking BattlesThe biggest boardroom war in African banking just went global. In this episode of Empire & Legacy, we dive into the titanic rivalry between Togo's Ecobank and South Africa’s Standard Bank, two financial giants battling for dominance in 30+ African markets. 💥 Cross-border acquisitions 💥 Competing for corporate clients 💥 Power plays from Côte d’Ivoire to Kenya With exclusive insights, strategic breakdowns, and historic flashpoints, we ask: who’s shaping the future of African finance—and what’s at stake for the continent? 🎧 Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. 📥 Download our free Season 1 Recap: h...2025-07-0828 min

Empire and Legacy: African Business Chronicles🎧 BONUS: Global Perspectives – What the World Was Doing While Africa Went DigitalAs Flutterwave and Paystack rose, Stripe scaled globally, Ant Group got censored, and Nubank rewired Latin America. This is the untold global backdrop of Africa’s fintech rivalry. Listen now for the full reset. 🌍🔥 📥 Download Season 1 recap free: https://linktr.ee/legacyandempire 👇 Which global or African rivalry should we break down next? Drop it in the comments. 2025-07-0415 min

Empire and Legacy: African Business ChroniclesMeet the CEOs – Fintech Frenemies: Flutterwave vs. PaystackDive into a visceral CEO showdown. This bonus episode explores the personalities of two African fintech founders—Olugbenga “GB” Agboola and Shola Akinlade. Uncover how their unique values, strengths, and vulnerabilities became the superpower behind each company’s strategy and legacy. Feel the tension. Hear the ambition. Understand why their story is more than fintech—it’s about purpose, grit, and building Africa’s future. 📘 Download Season 1 Recap FREE: https://linktr.ee/legacyandempire #EmpireAndLegacy #FintechFrenemies #Flutterwave #Paystack #Podcast #CEOStories #Values #Leadership #Grit #Unicorn #Africa #Innovation #Startup #Drama #BehindTheScenes #ListenNow #FOMO #BonusEpisode #AfricaRising 2025-07-0222 min

Empire and Legacy: African Business Chronicles🎧 Empire & Legacy: Fintech Frenemies – Flutterwave vs. PaystackAfrica’s fintech revolution began with two giants. One joined Stripe. The other became a $3B unicorn. This is the true story of ambition, money, and a rivalry that changed the continent. Download bonus content: https://linktr.ee/legacyandempire 2025-07-0116 min

Empire and Legacy: African Business ChroniclesSeason 2 Highlights - What's in StoreSeason 2 of Empire & Legacy drops you into the heart of Africa’s fintech revolution. From Paystack vs. Flutterwave to Opay vs. Zenith Bank, we decode the bold rivalries shaping the future of money, power, and innovation across the continent. Listen now. 🎧🔥 2025-06-248h 30

Empire and Legacy: African Business ChroniclesEmpire & Legacy End of Season Recap. Let's unpack the knowledgeSeason 1 of Empire & Legacy uncovered how telecom titans like MTN, Globacom, and Safaricom reshaped Africa’s digital landscape. We explored real stories of leadership, innovation, strategy—and the clashes that defined an era. If you missed it, now’s your time to catch up. 🎧 📌 Subscribe now to be the first to hear Season 2! 2025-06-1725 min

Empire and Legacy: African Business ChroniclesBonus: Global Perspectives for Ride-Hailing RivalriesAI. Gig work rebellion. Data wars. The Uber vs Careem fight wasn’t just local — it was global. In this bonus edition, we unpack the CEOs, trends, and market shifts that shaped the future of mobility. Listen to how AI, ethics, and local power disrupted a $3.1B deal. What rivalries should we cover next? Drop your ideas! #EmpireAndLegacy #Podcast #UberVsCareem #GlobalBusiness 2025-06-1313 min

Empire and Legacy: African Business ChroniclesBonus Episode: Meet the CEOs of Uber and CareemBONUS deep dive! 🚖✨ Who really drove Uber vs Careem? Go behind the billion-dollar headlines as we unpack how Dara Khosrowshahi & Mudassir Sheikha’s values, personalities & life stories shaped this epic rivalry—and the $3.1bn outcome. Leadership, vision, failure & triumph in one gripping bonus episode. Listen now! 🎧🔥 2025-06-1221 min

Empire and Legacy: African Business ChroniclesSeason I, Episode VI: Ride-Hailing Rivalry: Uber vs. Careem in North AfricaUber vs. Careem. $3.1B at stake. Cairo’s streets. A modern business war that changed how Africa & MENA move. Silicon Valley clashed with local grit — and the region’s tech future was transformed. Listen to Empire & Legacy S1E6: Ride-Hailing Rivalry: Uber vs. Careem in North Africa. Now live! 🎧 2025-06-1022 min

Empire and Legacy: African Business ChroniclesBonus Episode: Global Perspectives and the Celtel Story🎧 BONUS: Global Perspectives from 2020–2025. What made or broke companies while Celtel was building Africa’s future? Mo Ibrahim’s ethos vs. Altman’s AI, Nadella’s empathy, and Huang’s GPU empire. 👇 Which story do you want us to explore next? #EmpireAndLegacy #CEOTrends 2025-06-0610 min

Empire and Legacy: African Business ChroniclesBonus Episode: Meet the CEOs in the Celtel vs. MTN story🎙️ Bonus Drop: Meet the CEOs – Dig into the minds behind Celtel & MTN. Explore how Mo Ibrahim’s ethics and Phuthuma Nhleko’s ambition shaped a telecom revolution. This is the story behind the boardroom battles. Listen now. 2025-06-0511 min

Empire and Legacy: African Business ChroniclesSeason 1, Episode 5: The Celtel Story: Mo Ibrahim vs. the Odds – CeltelMo Ibrahim was told Africa couldn’t sustain telecom. He proved them wrong. This episode reveals how Celtel connected 13 countries, fought corruption, outsmarted giants, and sold for $3.4B. A dramatic, high-stakes story of vision and grit. 🎧 Listen now. 2025-06-0314 min

Empire and Legacy: African Business ChroniclesBonus Ep: Strive Masiyiwa’s Battle and Global Perspectives🌍 Bonus Episode – Global Perspectives What was happening in Silicon Valley, Mexico City, and Beijing while Econet was fighting for survival? This episode dives into the 90s global telecom wars, bold CEOs, risky plays, and shifting customer demands that made or broke empires. 🎧 Which stories should we tell next? 2025-05-3016 min

Empire and Legacy: African Business ChroniclesBonus Ep: Meet the CEOs behind Econet's expansion in AfricBONUS: The CEOs Behind Econet You've heard the fight. Now meet the minds behind it. This bonus dives into the personalities, values, and leadership styles of the executives who built Econet. Strive Masiyiwa, Mboweni, Pemhiwa — leaders with vision, faith, and grit. 2025-05-2912 min

Empire and Legacy: African Business ChroniclesS1 E4: Strive Masiyiwa’s Battle: Econet vs. the MonopolyStrive Masiyiwa’s Battle: Econet vs. the Monopoly A David-and-Goliath story from Zimbabwe. Entrepreneur Strive Masiyiwa fought the government telecom monopoly for years to secure a mobile license. After a four-year court battle, Masiyiwa’s Econet Wireless finally won the license in 1998voanews.com, breaking the state’s stranglehold. This episode would be a dramatic narrative of perseverance: courtroom showdowns, political pressure, and the eventual launch of Econet – which became Zimbabwe’s leading mobile company. It’s a tale of how one man’s vision and refusal to give up opened an industry, with Econet later expanding to other count...2025-05-2715 min

Empire and Legacy: African Business ChroniclesBonus Ep: Homegrown vs Global - The Global ContextWhat was happening globally while Glo & MTN battled in Nigeria? In this bonus episode, Empire & Legacy uncovers how CEOs across Asia, Europe & the US responded to digital shifts, risk, and demand. Which global stories should we explore next? Listen now. 2025-05-2319 min

Empire and Legacy: African Business ChroniclesBonus Ep: Meet the CEOs behind Globacom and MTN's battle for dominance in NigeriaBonus Episode: Dive deeper into the minds of the leaders behind Globacom & MTN. How did Mike Adenuga, Phuthuma Nhleko, Karl Toriola, and Jide Sanwoolu shape the competition in Nigeria’s telecom industry? This bonus content uncovers their personalities, values, and decisions—what worked, what didn’t, and why. Listen now! 2025-05-2212 min

Empire and Legacy: African Business ChroniclesSI E3: Homegrown vs. Global in Nigeria: Globacom vs. MTNIn Nigeria’s booming telecom sector, the early 2000s saw a showdown between MTN (the South African entrant) and Globacom (Mike Adenuga’s indigenous Nigerian network). This episode recounts how Globacom launched as the first Nigerian-owned GSM operator in 2003 and took on the established foreign players with cheaper rates and per-second billing. By offering innovations tailored to Nigerians, “Glo” grew to become the second-largest operator behind MTN, proving a local company could challenge a multinational on home soil. This rivalry highlights themes of nationalism, regulatory influence, and fierce marketing wars for Nigeria’s tens of millions of subscribers. 2025-05-2009 min

Empire and Legacy: African Business ChroniclesBonus Ep: Telecom Titans in Technology: The Global ContextGlobal markets. Giant egos. Telecom wars. In this bonus episode, Empire & Legacy takes you behind the scenes of MTN vs Orange—unpacking global shifts, CEO mindsets, and strategies that shaped Africa’s digital boom. Which stories should we explore next? 🎧 Listen now 2025-05-1622 min

Empire and Legacy: African Business ChroniclesBonus Ep: The CEOs behind MTN vs. OrangeWhat shaped the telecom titans? In this bonus drop, we explore the personal stories, values, and leadership styles of Ralph Mupita and Stéphane Richard. How did their personalities fuel MTN vs Orange—and what legacy did they leave? This is the human side of empire. 🎧 2025-05-1512 min

Empire and Legacy: African Business ChroniclesSI E2: Pan-African Telecom Titans – MTN vs OrangeMTN vs Orange — two titans, one continent. From Nigeria to Côte d’Ivoire, we explore how these telecom giants battled for Africa’s digital future. Boardroom drama, market domination, and the race to 5G — this is the inside story of a rivalry that reshaped African tech. 🎧 2025-05-1317 min

Empire and Legacy: African Business ChroniclesBonus Ep: The Global Showdowns in Tech and TelecomWhat do AT&T vs MCI, Apple vs Google, and PayPal vs Square teach us about Kenya’s mobile money war? In this global edition of Empire & Legacy, we explore the world’s biggest tech rivalries—and how leaders, strategy, and innovation shaped their outcomes. 🎧 👇 Tell us which story you want next! 2025-05-0919 min

Empire and Legacy: African Business ChroniclesBonus Ep: The CEOs behind Safaricom vs. Airtel CEOsBonus Episode: CEOs Unveiled—Michael Joseph & René Meza Go beyond the battle—step inside the minds that shaped Kenya’s mobile money revolution. Hear Michael’s fearless faith in M-Pesa and René’s outsider grit behind Airtel’s zero-fee blitz. Raw ambition, personal values, triumphs & missteps laid bare through candid interviews and dramatic reenactments. Dive deep into the leaders who rewrote the rules. 🎧🔥 2025-05-0815 min

Empire and Legacy: African Business ChroniclesSI E1: The Mobile Money Showdown: Safaricom vs. Airtel in KenyaWe chronicle how Michael Joseph’s leap-of-faith pitch turned a simple SMS service into M-Pesa, and how René Meza’s audacious zero-fee gambit at Airtel ignited a price war that shook a nation. Featuring boardroom reenactments, insider interviews with executives and regulators, and raw ambition, this episode reveals the personal values and high-stakes gambles that reshaped Kenya’s economy. 🎧🔥 2025-05-0618 min

Empire and Legacy: African Business ChroniclesIntroduction to Season 1: Tech & Telecom WarsStep into Africa’s fintech frontline as Safaricom’s M-Pesa and Airtel Money collide in a high-stakes clash for Kenya’s financial future. From jaw-dropping price wars and ecosystem arms races to regulators’ decisive moves, this season combines insider insights that take you into the boardroom. Discover how bold vision and ruthless tactics rewrote the rules of digital payments—tune in and join the revolution! 🎧🔥 2025-04-3007 min