Empire and Legacy: African Business Chronicles
Uncovering the epic boardroom battles and game-changing innovations behind Africa’s greatest business empires. New episodes every week.
Episodes
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.
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Ready 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.
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🔎 What shaped thei...
What 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 ban...
From 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.
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After 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:
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Marcus Swanepoel – the South African inclusion evangelist who built Luno from trust and education
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Richard Teng – the regulator-turned-Binance CEO, balancing compliance, scale, and ambition
What you’ll discover:
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How their pasts shaped their business DNA
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The values pow...
In 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:
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Kenya’s paused VASP Bill and Binance’s lobbying war
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Nigeria’s Binance tax standoff and ...
Beyond 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.
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🔥 What story should we unpack next?
What 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 boa...
The 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 flashpo...
As 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. 🌍🔥
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👇 Which global or African rivalry should we break down next? Drop it in the comments.
Dive 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.
Africa’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.
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Season 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. 🎧🔥
Season 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. 🎧
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AI. 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!
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BONUS 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.
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Uber 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! 🎧
🎧 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?
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🎙️ 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.
Mo 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.
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