This episode is also available on YouTube - https://youtu.be/HtNJXbIJANk

Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, we discuss several hot topics sweeping the African tech space this week. The stories: * Payday suspends partnership with Mastercard * South Africa's Information Regulator fines the Department of Justice R5 million * PoS users in Lagos to pay more in transaction charges * OPay caps free transfers to other banks to three daily

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Useful links * Meta’s Threads app launches in 100 countries, hitting 10 million users in 7 hours * Payday suspends virtual card partnership with Mastercard, directs users to Visa * Payday Co-founder to step down after 18 months * South Africa's Department of Justice fined R5 million over ransomware attack * PoS users to pay more in Lagos * Nigeria's competition regulator bars PoS operators from increasing transaction fees * OPay caps free bank transfers to 3 per day as economic realities set in * MultiChoice Kenya to increase DStv and GOtv prices again

This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Gracious Sede

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Music - Beach by MBB - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk