Abi Okeowo is an experienced Strategic Adviser and currently, a General Manager at Capital One. In this episode, they discuss innovation through the lens of internal and external facing aspects of Fintech.
More about our guest:
Abi is an experienced Strategic Adviser that leverages over 15 years of experience from McKinsey and bulge bracket Investment banks (Goldman Sachs, Citi & Morgan Stanley).
Through her company Okeowo & Company, she acts as a strategic & financial partner in quantitative, strategic, and execution oriented roles with Senior Executives and start-up CEOs. Her clients have ranged from large Fortune 100 organizations to small socially focused start - up enterprises that differ in size, maturity, geography and industry.
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Episode Guide:
2:25 - Difference between Digital and Technical Fintech
5:01 - External Innovation in Fintech
6:50 - What is Innovation?
8:10 - Improvement or Innovation: A consumer standpoint
10:39 - Internal Innovation
14:23 - Facial Recognition: A value-add?
16:13 - Shampoo lather: external vs internal innovation
17:04 - Technology: Driving external innovation
23:15 - Innovation vs Invention
24:28 - Advice to Innovators
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