Labari Media Podcast

About Labari Media Podcast

“The Labari Media Podcast” is a podcast show which discusses technology and different sectors in media, business, and others shaping in Ghana and Africa.In this show, we interview tech entrepreneurs, innovators, and experts in Ghana and Africa. We will explore a wide range of topics including fintech, e-commerce, mobile payments, artificial intelligence, experiences, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

Tech Labari

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

8 Sept 2023

Latest episode

27 Jan 2026

Latest episodes

3 of 34 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   27 Jan 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Cross Border Payments with Austin Okpagu, Country Manager of Verto

   Host Austin Okpagu, Country Manager of Verto, discusses Verto's role in revolutionizing cross-border payments in Africa with fintech solutions and stablecoins.

2. 

   12 Dec 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Investing In Startups from The Diaspora With Kanessa Muluneh

   Host Joseph Kuuire interviews Kanessa Muluneh, founder of Nyle, about her journey and the realities of investing in African startups.

3. 

   11 Aug 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Helping African SMEs Grow Using AI and Digital Tools with Gori Yahaya (Upskill Universe)

   Today, we spoke to Gori Yahaya (https://www.linkedin.com/in/goriyahaya/?originalSubdomain=uk), an entrepreneur, learning specialist, keynote speaker, and diversity and inclusion evangelist. He is the founder and CEO of UpSkill Universe (https://upskilluniverse.com/), a digital training and transformation consultancy that develops and delivers learning programs to help organisations' workforce adapt to change at scale. We discussed how digital skills, tools, and platforms like AI and e-commerce can help SMEs grow sustainably. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Inside a recent episode

Cross Border Payments with Austin Okpagu, Country Manager of Verto

Published 27 Jan 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Right. I think that if you look at the state of play of cross-border payments, within the last, let's say five years, you would notice a significant change in terms of what cost of payments is about from businesses moving away from, you know, traditional banking systems to, you know, leveraging technology like virtual or I mean, trying to work with fintechs like virtual, you know, to solve one of the biggest pain points that you see in cost of payments today, which is in terms of delays and settlements, cost of fees and all of that. And so the state of play here is we're moving away, we're moving into a place where back in the days when it takes two to three days or five days before payment is settled to a state where payment has settled almost near instantly. […]

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

3,399

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 36 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

35

Social presence

0

YouTube

68

Engagement

27

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