How can African creators turn a $3.1 billion creator economy into actual revenue in their local bank accounts? In this episode of Into the Podverse, host Tony Doe explores the "plumbing" of podcast monetisation in Africa and the structural challenges holding the sector back. We examine the recent PayPal and Paga partnership in Nigeria and why podcast hosting companies must look beyond current spreadsheets to see the "first-mover opportunity" in the African market.

Instead of hosting companies building their own financial tools, we discuss the power of fintech partnerships to create compliant payment rails across Nigeria, Ghana, and South Africa. We also tackle the "Spotify dilemma," critiquing new features like the podcast ad skip button ...