For the final episode of Season 2 of the Decode Fintech podcast, we decided to switch things up and have a listener call-in. Emeka, a fan of the podcast from Yaba, Lagos, had an interesting question - what would it take to get the majority of people to spend cryptocurrencies in daily life like they do with regular currencies?

To answer that question, we reached out to Timi Ajiboye, CEO of BuyCoins, a cryptocurrency exchange headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria.

IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT

0:00 — Introduction

1:02 — Emeka's question

2:11 — Status update - the crypto ban in Nigeria

3:04 — Introducing Timi Ajiboye - CEO of BuyCoins

3:34 — The network effect

5:35 — Enabling the transition from fiat currency to a digital currency

7:05 — [Paystack Product Alert] Introducing Paystack's verification service paystack.com/verify

8:17 — Building a borderless economy in Africa and the world

LINKS

• Check out Sendcash
• Purchase The Little Bitcoin Book from Amazon and Audible 

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