Tap to pay on Danfo? The future of payments on public transport

<p>Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast we discuss how to enable a cashless economy in Africa, using Lagos, Nigeria as an example. <br /><br />Our guests, Co-founders of Touch and Pay (TAP), Afolabi Olamide (CEO) and Micheal Oluwole (Chief Growth Officer), explain how a single card could disrupt the future of payments, starting with the Lagos transport system.<br /><br />To advertise or promote your brand, visit <a href="https:/techpoint.africa/advertise">this link</a> or send an email to <a href="mailto:business@techpoint.africa" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">business@techpoint.africa</a><br /><br />Follow <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whistler.whistler">this link</a> to download the Whistle app on the Google Play Store&nbsp;<br /><br />Explore the <a href="https://techpoint.africa/2022/08/18/explore-the-fintech-in-everything-at-the-fintech-summit-2022">fintech in everything at The Fintech Summit 2022</a>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Timestamps</strong></p> <p>00:00 - Intro<br />00:20 - We meet Olamide and Michael <br />02:47 - What Touch and Pay (TAP) is<br />06:25 - How TAP has evolved over time<br />10:24 - How this can help financial inclusion<br />17:33 - Are there enough people using this solution?<br />24:12 - Is this payment solution scalable to all forms of transportation?<br />28:03 - Let's talk numbers<br />29:53 - Will this work with other transactions?<br />35:19 - Why use a Cowry card when you have other options?<br />40:30 - What are the biggest challenges in payments in Nigeria?<br />46:04 - How has adoption been like?<br />48:58 - What's the future for this?<br /> <br /><strong>Useful link</strong><br />How Touch and Pay (TAP) got <a href="https://techpoint.africa/2022/01/10/touch-and-pays-1-5-million-users">1.5 million Lagosians to adopt cashless bus rides</a>&nbsp;<br /><br />This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Gracious Sede<br /><br />Email us your feedback at <a href="mailto:podcast@techpoint.africa" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">p