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Healthy Mind, Healthy LifeMoney, Burnout, and Meaning: Arunjay Katakam on Inclusive Economics and Inner WealthIn this episode of Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, host Sana sits down with Arunjay Katakam—former investment banker, author of Generation Hope, and founder of Inclusive Action Lab—to explore the overlooked connection between finances, burnout, and well-being. Arunjay shares how his journey from chasing millions to seeking deeper meaning transformed his health and perspective. He dives into the toxic illusion of the "self-made" myth, the societal pressure to overperform, and why inclusive economics is essential for collective healing. With honesty about his own burnout and insights on redefining productivity, this conversation offers both reflection and a roadmap for thos...
2025-07-0427 minHealthy Mind, Healthy LifeMoney, Burnout, and Meaning: Arunjay Katakam on Inclusive Economics and Inner WealthIn this episode of Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, host Sana sits down with Arunjay Katakam—former investment banker, author of Generation Hope, and founder of Inclusive Action Lab—to explore the overlooked connection between finances, burnout, and well-being. Arunjay shares how his journey from chasing millions to seeking deeper meaning transformed his health and perspective. He dives into the toxic illusion of the "self-made" myth, the societal pressure to overperform, and why inclusive economics is essential for collective healing. With honesty about his own burnout and insights on redefining productivity, this conversation offers both reflection and a roadmap for thos...
2025-07-0427 min
FI for KidsIn a World Where You Can Be Anything, Be Kind – Inclusive Economics and Financial Independence with Arunjay KatakamIn this episode, Dominic DeLaquil interviews Arunjay Katakam, author of 'Generation Hope: How Inclusive Economics Can Help Us All Thrive.' They discuss the importance of inclusive economics, the impact of childhood experiences on money mindset, and the journey from a scarcity to an abundance mindset. Arunjay shares insights on parenting, financial education for children, and the significance of generosity in business. The conversation emphasizes the need for conscious parenting and the influence of societal norms on financial decisions.TakeawaysMoney mindset is shaped by childhood experiences and societal...
2025-07-0346 minFI for KidsIn a World Where You Can Be Anything, Be Kind – Inclusive Economics and Financial Independence with Arunjay KatakamIn this episode, Dominic DeLaquil interviews Arunjay Katakam, author of 'Generation Hope: How Inclusive Economics Can Help Us All Thrive.' They discuss the importance of inclusive economics, the impact of childhood experiences on money mindset, and the journey from a scarcity to an abundance mindset. Arunjay shares insights on parenting, financial education for children, and the significance of generosity in business. The conversation emphasizes the need for conscious parenting and the influence of societal norms on financial decisions.TakeawaysMoney mindset is shaped by childhood experiences and societal...
2025-07-0346 min
#12minconvosArunjay Katakam: On How to Build a Thriving Business Without Being Pushy or Aggressive /Ep 4033Arunjay Katakam is the author of Generation Hope: How Inclusive Economics Can Help Us All Thrive. He is a writer, speaker, thinker, serial entrepreneur and recovering wealth-chaser, having realized in May 2020 that by wanting to be super rich, he was part of the problem. Arunjay left a career in investment banking and has spent over a decade in international development, working with the GSMA and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, among other development agencies, to increase financial inclusion through cross-border payments and digital public infrastructure. In a previous life, he mentored over 20 inclusive fintech startups with DFS Lab...
2025-06-0614 min
Joey Pinz Discipline Conversations#619 Arunjay Katakam: From Chasing Millions to Creating Change 💡🌍Send us a textWhat if the path to fulfillment isn’t found in wealth—but in impact?In this deeply personal and eye-opening episode, Joey Pinz speaks with Arunjay Katakam—author, thinker, and self-proclaimed "recovering wealth-chaser." Arunjay recounts his journey from investment banking to becoming a global advocate for Inclusive Economics, revealing how a mindset shift—sparked by a shocking metaphor involving his grandmother’s gold teeth—set him on a new course.He shares how the dream of being a millionaire was slowly replaced by a mission to help the world's most vulnerable, and how fina...
2025-05-211h 11
Welcome To A Better LifestyleInclusive Economics - Arunjay KatakamIn this episode, we dive into the world of inclusive economics, exploring how economic systems can be designed to work for everyone, not just the privileged few. We unpack the principles of economic equity, community wealth building, and policies that close opportunity gaps.Arunjay Katakamwebsite: https://arunjay.com Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arunjayMy Men Richard/Richard Lesperancerichard.lesperance@gmail.comhttps://linkedin.com/in/richardlesperancehttps://www.youtube.com/@mymenrichard
2025-05-0127 min
The Next Chapter Experience with Janette BlissettArunjay Katakam-Fintech Visionary & Impact Driven EntrepreneurToday’s guest is a former wealth-chaser turned global changemaker. Arunjay Katakam grew up dreaming of being super-rich—but his journey took him far beyond financial ambition. From his entrepreneurial childhood in India to a career in investment banking, and eventually into the world of international development and social impact, Arunjay’s story is one of awakening, service, and radical purpose.After decades of working on financial inclusion and development projects across the world, Arunjay realized that the existing systems weren’t working—at least not fast enough or equitably. That realization during the pandemic l...
2025-04-2930 min
The Social Impact Journal#48 - How Inclusive Economics can help us ALL thrive with Arunjay KatakamDate - Monday 22nd July 2024Arunjay Katakam joins Jack Farren on The Social Impact Journal to discuss his new book 'Generation Hope: How Inclusive Economics can help us all Thrive.'Over the last two decades, Arunjay has had a front row seat in development and finance, both on the rich and poor side of the coin. He believes that our current economic system is broken and growth at all costs is unsustainable.Arunjay shares why he left investment banking for international development, why he decided to write the book and why he...
2024-07-2236 min
The MarketingKind podcastArunjay Katakam, author of Generation Hope, on inclusive economicsIn this episode we explore inclusive economics with Arunjay Katakam, digital payments expert, social entrepreneur and author of Generation Hope: How Inclusive Economics Can Help Us All Thrive.
Arunjay tells us of his personal journey from chasing wealth to becoming a social entrepreneur finding ways to help the poorest in the world access digital payments systems.
He was inspired to write the book when during the pandemic he was interviewing gig workers and discovered what he calls 'algorithmic dehumanization', when businesses lure people in and then decide how much...
2024-05-0649 min
Frances Fogel - Story StrategistGet Rich Quick with Aranjay KatakamWhen my friend Aranjay was young, he wanted to be super rich.
Growing up in India, though, he was also acutely aware of the unfairness of it all.
So he decided he was going to change the world instead.
He got really good at Economics, sailed the choppy seas of corporate life, helping great people and organisations along the way - like the UN - and is now enjoying family life (in the UK) with a kiddie like mine who has allergies.
2024-03-2156 min
Last billion12. Season 3: Ep 2 - Data science and social work with Ronda Zelezny-GreenWith data science strengthening its power and influence over us, a certain community is growing
increasingly curious: why do most data collected belong to White or Asian persons? Why are data
analysis and research highly limited to user experience improvement? Why, despite the private
sector utilising data so well to improve their business, are public sector organisations, NGOs, and
social enterprises unable to use data science to do something good for humanity?
Ronda Zelezny-Green has spent years researching ways to bridge this gap between the usage of
data between the private and public sectors and highlighted four different pathways for...
2022-11-1526 minLast billion12. Season 3: Ep 1 - AgTech and insurance, helping farmers but resilienceWhat advancements could the agricultural sector anticipate due to the developments in the mobile industry?
The mobile revolution has favoured many sectors of the economy, with industries as varied as fashion, gaming and real estate, to name but a few, all finding innovative ways to leverage its growth. One industry sector that's worth taking a closer look at is agriculture.
As Arunjay speaks with our guest for today's episode Rishi Raithatha, who's a financial specialist and writer, you'll learn how the agricultural industry can team up with mobile network operators and mobile money technology to...
2022-08-1823 minLast billion11. The state of fintech and mobile money in a COVID world
With the ongoing pandemic calling out for increased mobility in every industry, the mobile money and fintech sectors are moving fast to cater to its diverging market. Director of Strategic Projects at MFS Africa, Nika Naghavi, joins hosts Janet Shutlist and Arunjay Katakam on the Last Billion podcast to offer her extensive knowledge about the past, present, and future of mobile money.
Mobile money is ALL the rage these days. In less than ten years, it has grown from an interesting idea to a worldwide phenomenon. In this episode, we explore the latest...
2021-07-0116 min
Indulge In: This Must-Listen Full Audiobook For Busy Professionals.The Power of Micro Money Transfers by Arunjay KatakamPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/42338to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Power of Micro Money Transfers
Author: Arunjay Katakam
Narrator: Stella June
Format: mp3
Length: 4 hrs and 47 mins
Release date: 12-31-20
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 2 ratings
Genres: International
Publisher's Summary:
The Power of Micro Money Transfers is an impeccable resource on fintechs, financial markets, banking, international banking, mobile money transfers - especially micro money transfers - banking reforms, bitcoin, and cryptocurrency. Arunjay Katakam carefully unpacks international money transfers - with a focus on micro money transfers as it applies to the movement of billions of dollars in small...
2020-12-314h 47Step Inside A Full Audiobook That Is Simply Breakthrough.The Power of Micro Money Transfers by Arunjay KatakamPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/40184to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Power of Micro Money Transfers
Author: Arunjay Katakam
Narrator: Stella June
Format: mp3
Length: 4 hrs and 47 mins
Release date: 12-31-20
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 2 ratings
Genres: Banks & Banking
Publisher's Summary:
The Power of Micro Money Transfers is an impeccable resource on fintechs, financial markets, banking, international banking, mobile money transfers - especially micro money transfers - banking reforms, bitcoin, and cryptocurrency. Arunjay Katakam carefully unpacks international money transfers - with a focus on micro money transfers as it applies to the movement of billions of dollars in...
2020-12-314h 47Step Inside: This Immersive Full Audiobook For Thriller Fans.The Power of Micro Money Transfers by Arunjay KatakamPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/42338to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Power of Micro Money Transfers
Author: Arunjay Katakam
Narrator: Stella June
Format: mp3
Length: 4 hrs and 47 mins
Release date: 12-31-20
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 2 ratings
Genres: International
Publisher's Summary:
The Power of Micro Money Transfers is an impeccable resource on fintechs, financial markets, banking, international banking, mobile money transfers - especially micro money transfers - banking reforms, bitcoin, and cryptocurrency. Arunjay Katakam carefully unpacks international money transfers - with a focus on micro money transfers as it applies to the movement of billions of dollars in small...
2020-12-314h 47Absorb A Full Audiobook That Is Simply Sensational.The Power of Micro Money Transfers by Arunjay KatakamPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/40184to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Power of Micro Money Transfers
Author: Arunjay Katakam
Narrator: Stella June
Format: mp3
Length: 4 hrs and 47 mins
Release date: 12-31-20
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 2 ratings
Genres: Banks & Banking
Publisher's Summary:
The Power of Micro Money Transfers is an impeccable resource on fintechs, financial markets, banking, international banking, mobile money transfers - especially micro money transfers - banking reforms, bitcoin, and cryptocurrency. Arunjay Katakam carefully unpacks international money transfers - with a focus on micro money transfers as it applies to the movement of billions of dollars in...
2020-12-314h 47Last billion10. The future of mobile money: battleground or playground?In this episode, host Janet Shulist facilitates a debate between Arunjay Katakam, futurist and entrepreneur and Nika Naghavi, Director of Data and Insights for the Mobile Money Program at the GSMA. Arunjay and Nika debate the future of mobile money in developing countries, with Nika representing the MNOs and Arunjay representing Fintechs and over-the-top players.
Guest bios:
Nika Naghavi is the Data & Insights Director for the Mobile Money Programme at the GSMA. In her role, she provides the programme and its stakeholders with intelligence and analysis on future trends and opportunities within the Mobile Money...
2020-11-1121 minLast billionIntroduction to the Last BillionWelcome to the last billion podcast. This is a regular podcast that shines a light on the people, programs and tools that aim to end poverty for the last billion people in the next 10 years.
2020-11-0400 minLast billion9. News: Closing the gender gap and Nigeria set to soarOur hosts Janet Shulist and Arunjay Katakam take you through recent news:
1. Tech speeding up aid operations in 2019
http://news.trust.org/item/20191217232954-gshlg/
2. The threat to MNOs is finally here, it's not Banks, it's not Facebook/WhatsApp/Google, etc and it is not mainstream Chinese players Alibaba and Tencent (at least not yet). The treat is coming from other Chinese actors.
https://techcrunch.com/2019/11/17/operas-africa-fintech-startup-opay-gains-120m-from-chinese-investors/
https://techcrunch.com/2019/11/12/palmpay-launches-in-nigeria-on-40m-round-led-by-chinas-transsion/
3. Designing to close the gender gap
https://www.womenandmoney.design/#opportunities
...
2019-12-2414 min
The Global Startup MovementAfrican Fintech Signal Check 2019: What Can Africa Learn From India? (Part 2) feat. Arunjay KatakamSo, unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll have noticed that a 'brick' several hundred million dollars heavy has descended on the continent in an unprecedented period of time, most of it venture capital earmarked for fintech startups in Nigeria.On this episode, Indian tech founder Arunjay Katakam joins Andile Masuku and Osarumen Osamuyi to extend our conversation about the implications of all the hype surrounding Africa's fintech scene and what the broader implications might be for the continent's tech ecosystem at large.We’re still vibing off of our last show, dubbed African Fintech Signal Check 2019: Nigeri...
2019-12-221h 13The Global Startup MovementAfrican Fintech Signal Check 2019: What Can Africa Learn From India? (Part 2) feat. Arunjay KatakamMultimediaLIVE — So, unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll have noticed that a 'brick' several hundred million dollars heavy has descended on the continent in an unprecedented period of time, most of it venture capital earmarked for fintech startups in Nigeria.On this episode, Indian tech founder Arunjay Katakam joins Andile Masuku and Osarumen Osamuyi to extend our conversation about the implications of all the hype surrounding Africa's fintech scene and what the broader implications might be for the continent's tech ecosystem at large.We’re still vibing off of our...
2019-12-2200 min
African Tech RoundupAfrican Fintech Signal Check 2019: What Can Africa Learn From India? (Part 2) feat. Arunjay KatakamSo, unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll have noticed that a 'brick' several hundred million dollars heavy has descended on the continent in an unprecedented period of time, most of it venture capital earmarked for fintech startups in Nigeria.
On this episode, Indian tech founder Arunjay Katakam joins Andile Masuku and Osarumen Osamuyi to extend our conversation about the implications of all the hype surrounding Africa's fintech scene and what the broader implications might be for the continent's tech ecosystem at large.
We’re still vibing off of our last show, dubbed African Fintech Signal Check 2019: Nigeri...
2019-12-201h 13Last billion8. News: MTN Nigeria, EdTech Readiness, Libra and Pooling demand for mobile channelsOur hosts Janet Shulist and Arunjay Katakam take you through recent news:
1. MTN Nigeria launches mobile money agent service
https://www.mobileworldlive.com/featured-content/money-home-banner/mtn-nigeria-launches-mobile-money-agent-service/
2. Thinking through an EdTech Readiness Index
https://blogs.worldbank.org/edutech/new-global-edtech-readiness-index
3. The group overseeing Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency apply for a payments license in Switzerland
https://nextbillion.net/news/the-group-overseeing-facebooks-libra-cryptocurrency-will-apply-for-a-payments-license-in-switzerland/
4. Pooled demand for mobile channels - new DIAL paper
https://digitalimpactalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Mobile-Channels-SSA-final.pdf
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2019-10-2216 minLast billion7. Insights from GSMA m360 AfricaThis week we have a special guest on the show: Nika Naghavi (@naghavinika) to discuss GSMA's m360 Africa conference last month in Kigali, Rwanda.
Nika is the Data & Insights Director for the Mobile Money Programme at the GSMA. In her role, she provides the programme and its stakeholders with intelligence and analysis on future trends and opportunities within the Mobile Money sector with a focus on emerging use cases, business models, disruptive innovation, best practices and social impact opportunities. Nika also led advocacy engagements related to the role of mobile money in reducing the costs of international...
2019-08-1916 minLast billion6. Insights: Digitising humanitarian paymentsThis week, our hosts Jenny Frydrych (@jennyfrydrych) and Arunjay Katakam (@arunjay) talk about digitising humanitarian payments, based on a paper Jenny wrote: Humanitarian Payment Digitisation: Focus On Uganda’s Bidi Bidi Refugee Settlement
You can download the full paper here: http://bit.ly/2LQLUl0
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2019-07-3014 minLast billion5. News: Innovations in Governance, Energy Access and GenomicsOur hosts Janet Shulist (@janshu) and Arunjay Katakam (@arunjay) take you through this week's news:
1. Digital governance innovation in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh (India)
https://www.cgdev.org/sites/default/files/digital-governance-krishna-glimpse-future-working-paper.pdf
2. Big Data, Big Opportunity: Is Data Science the Key to Universal Energy Access?
https://nextbillion.net/data-science-and-universal-energy-access/
3. HealthTech on the rise: 54gene funding round in Nigeria
https://qz.com/africa/1660709/nigeria-health-startups-54gene-mdaas-global-raise-big-funding/
4. An update on Facebook's Libra
5. Afro-Asia FinTech fest https://afroasiafintech.net/ and apply for funding at https://matchi.biz...
2019-07-2313 minLast billion4. Insights: Let's talk remittances with Nika NaghaviThis week we have a very special guest on the show: Nika Naghavi
Nika is the Data & Insights Director for the Mobile Money Programme at the GSMA. In her role, she provides the programme and its stakeholders with intelligence and analysis on future trends and opportunities within the Mobile Money sector with a focus on emerging use cases, business models, disruptive innovation, best practices and social impact opportunities. Nika also led advocacy engagements related to the role of mobile money in reducing the costs of international remittances and collaborated with Harvard Business School to publish the first-ever l...
2019-07-0912 minLast billion3. News: Loans, EdTech and DronesOur hosts Janet Shulist and Arunjay Katakam take you through this week's news:
1. Mobile payments are revamping the way that education is financed: https://t.co/fM2b5fwnPI?amp=1
2. UK aid (DFID) partners to launch world's biggest EdTech hub: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-aid-funds-worlds-biggest-educational-technology-research-project
3. Libra currency draws instant response from regulators
4. Pilot on using drones to map farm plots in Benin: https://www.crs.org/sites/default/files/tools-research/uavs_-_walking_vs_flying_-_benin_study.pdf
5. MSMEs are the backbone of developing economies: new...
2019-07-0215 minLast billion2. News: Libra, Huawei, Female focus fintech awards and Insights from the DRCOur hosts Jenny Frydrych and Arunjay Katakam take you through this week's news:
1. Facebook announces its crypto coin: Libra
2. The impact of Huawei ban for Africa
3. Female Focus Fintech prize
https://dfslab.net/f3prize/
https://live.ft.com/Events/FT-IFC-Transformational-Business-Conference-and-Awards-Dinner-2019
and Insights from the DRC: Agent Network Accelerator Research
https://www.microsave.net/2019/02/04/agent-network-accelerator-research-democratic-republic-of-the-congo/
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2019-06-2416 minLast billion1. News: From AI to QR codesOur hosts Janet Shulist and Arunjay Katakam take you through this week's news:
1. Results from the 2019 Global ICT4D Survey
2. LeapFrog breaks impact investing record, with $700M emerging markets fund, surging past its $600m target
3. Facebook picks London to drive WhatsApp mobile payments Globally
4. UN Global Pulse is using AI to analyse radio conversations to give remote communities more of a voice
5. Mastercard and Angaza are partnering to increase access to affordable necessities, like solar home systems, water pumps, by leveraging QR technology
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2019-06-1716 minLast billionIntroduction to M4D InsiderA brief introduction to M4D Insider - a regular podcast covering the latest news, research and analysis of mobile, digital and ICT tools for improving development outcomes around the globe.
2019-06-1701 min