
Abeg becomes Pocket
Jamie Lim
Description
<p>If you are a Big Brother Naija fan (BBN), then you should know one of the headline sponsors for last year’s edition, Abeg.</p> <p>Well, on today’s edition of the Techpoint Africa Podcast, we talk about its rebrand to Pocket and its approval in principle of a Mobile Money Operator (MMO)License.</p> <p>2:09 - Abeg rebrands to Pocket</p> <p>11:18 - Kune Food shutdown</p> <p>25:01 - Kenyan president rejects ICT Bill</p> <h4>Useful links</h4> <ul> <li>Scaling with stellar communication technologies at the <a href="https://techpoint.africa/2022/06/08/scaling-with-stellar-communication-technologies-at-the-termii-elevate-1-0-conference" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Termii Elevate 1.0 Conference</a></li> <li>Kune Food <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2022/06/22/kune-food-shuts-down-barely-a-year-after-starting-kenya-operations/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shuts down</a> barely a year after starting Kenya operations<br />Annie Njanja</li> <li>Kenya’s President <a href="https://itweb.africa/content/DZQ58MV86ZkvzXy2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rejects controversial ICT Practitioners Bill</a></li> </ul>