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The Lagos startup scene is on the up. It's the #1 ranked startup ecosystem in the best funded country in Africa. One of the leading commercial cities in an emerging market crying out for tech solutions to infrastructural deficits, Lagos is an exciting prospect in the global startup scene. To learn more about the Nigerian startup ecosystem, I spoke to Nigerian digital banking app, Kuda, and VC Target Global.
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Jamie Walker
23.08.2023
As part of our QFQ - or Quick Founder Questions - series we spoke to Babs Ogundeyi, co-founder and Group CEO at Kuda, the full service money app for Africans about providing accessible and affordable financial services, serving the majority, and opening over 6 million bank accounts.
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Babs Ogundeyi
22.08.2023
As part of our quick founder questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Daniel Baeriswyl, CEO and founder of Science Card, about the responsibility banks have in society, emphasising focus, and offering customers the chance to fund groundbreaking scientific research through everyday spending.
15.08.2023
As part of our quick founder questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to John Downie, CEO of SteadyPay about income smoothing, growing in the fintech ecosystem and the difficulties of finding the founder work-life balance.
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John Downie
12.08.2023
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Max Faldin, founder of Silverbird about online banking for international SMEs, the critical importance of customer discovery and the potential for global trade.
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Max Faldin
03.08.2023
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Peter Briffett, CEO of Wagestream about tackling injustice for frontline workers, financial wellbeing and eradicating the need for payday loans.
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Peter Briffett
26.07.2023
Fintech has changed how we transact, from digital payments and cross-border transfers to market-stall traders taking card, it has revolutionised the world in uncountable ways. Everything from proptech platforms to personal investment portals, they are all fintechs, they manage money - quickly, cheaply and efficiently.
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Nuno Godinho
26.07.2023
AI is taking over the spotlight. And unlike many fleeting hype trends, it will stay for long disrupting numerous industries and Fintech is no exception.
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Andriy Bas
14.07.2023
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Meeri Savolainen, cofounder and CEO of INZMO on pivoting the business, the burden of rental deposits and the importance of creating a seamless and user-friendly customer experience.
06.07.2023
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Melanie Vala, Chief Commercial Officer at Deko about checkout finance, improving customers’ ecommerce journeys and keeping the startup mindset after a decade in the industry.
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Melanie Vala
28.06.2023
Fintech investment in the capital recently plummeted. Yet despite the doom and gloom, Andzejevski sat down with us to explain why the slump is actually a blessing in disguise. He is confident it will force fintech startups to grow organically, and become less reliant on venture capital firms for funding.
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Rafal Andzejevski
21.06.2023
Last month, the Together Through This Crisis initiative published a worrying piece of research that revealed nearly 40% of people in the UK end the month with no money left. That same report found that most months, nearly a quarter of Britons now also run out of money for everyday essentials. The harrowing information compounds further research from the Office for National Statistics, which recently found that more than half of renters would be unable to afford an unexpected £850 bill.
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Pawel Oltuszyk
13.06.2023
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Maysam Rizvi, CEO and founder of Elifinty about helping businesses improve how they engage with their borrowers, and creating a better way to manage debt.
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Maysam Rizvi
06.06.2023
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Jesse Hemson-Struthers, CEO and cofounder of BVNK about experimenting with crypto, rapid global expansion and a hunger for uncovering efficiency gains.
13.05.2023
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