Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, we discuss some of the hot topics in the African tech space. The stories: Owing salaries in Nigeria could become a crime Google partnering with Coinbase to accept crypto as payment for cloud services Namibia to get central bank digital currency NALA launches a new product that allows the Kenyan diaspora to pay bills on M-PESA To advertise or promote your brand, visit this link or send an email to business@techpoint.africa Explore the fintech in everything at The Fintech Summit 2022 Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 01:30 - Owing salaries in Nigeria 11:01 - Google to start accepting cryptocurrency for cloud services 18:30 - Namibia is launching a central bank digital currency 30:11 - Kenyan diaspora can now pay for bills directly Useful links Owing salaries is about to become a crime in Nigeria Google will start accepting crypto payments for its cloud services next year Namibian Central Bank Announces Plan to Launch CBDC Tanzanian fintech, NALA, launches a new feature for Kenyan diaspora customers This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Gracious Sede Email us your feedback at podcast@techpoint.africa. Visit www.techpoint.africa for more stories. Music - Beach by MBB