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Crypto HipsterHow to Architect a Decentralized Global Data Marketplace for the AI Era, with Brendan Playford @ MasaBrendan Playford is the co-founder of Masa, a leading innovator in decentralized AI and blockchain technology. With a dynamic background in the tech industry, Brendan has founded multiple successful ventures, including Constellation Labs, where he served as CEO, and Pngme, where he was the co-founder and CEO. He also held significant roles at The Bureau, a blockchain incubator, and DroneDeploy, where he led demand generation. Brendan’s journey into web3 began with a personal exploration of Bitcoin mining in 2013, which led him to recognize the transformative potential of decentralized technologies. He utilized his self-taught computer science skills and a Ph...2024-10-1839 min
CRYPTO 101Ep. 533 Supporting the Developers Who are Building Web3 Infrastructure with Masa FinanceIn this episode of Crypto 101 we talk to Brendan Playford who helps us learn how Masa is executing their vision to bring humanity on-chain by giving developers the tools needed to build thriving web3 communities.Sponsored link:http://www.netsuite.com/cryptohttps://backblaze.com/crypto101Get your FREE copy of "Crypto Revolution" and start making big profits from buying, selling, and trading cryptocurrency today: https://www.cryptorevolution.com/freeSubscribe to YouTube for Exclusive Content:h...2023-05-0442 min
The DIVI Crypto PodcastCreating Value For the Majority with Brendan PlayfordOn this episode of the DIVI Crypto Podcast our host Steve McGarry is joined by Brendan Playford, the Founder of Masa Finance. To start the show Brendan talks about how a lack of access to finance and credit throughout his life shaped his vision for Masa Finance. They dive into the use cases for Masa today, and how it could evolve in the future as well. Steve asks about the token “Masa”, and Brendan discusses how it assists people with new opportunities in a decentralized society by creating value for a majority instead of the minority.
Masa is a decentralized fina...2022-09-2825 min
Fuse ShowEp. 109 A Fireside Chat with the founder and CEO of Pngme - Brendan PlayfordBrendan Playford is the founder and CEO of Pngme. Pngme provides mission-critical data infrastructure and machine learning, models for the next generation of financial services. Pngme provides developer-friendly data infrastructure, out-of-the-box machine learning models, insights, and data science tools. The platform gives anyone the building blocks to create innovative financial products and personalized user experiences.2021-11-1151 min
The FlipAfrica StackThis episode concludes our three-part fintech series this season. In the first two episodes, we tackled payments. In this episode, we explore the other layers of the financial services stack - namely, identity and data. Africa Stack is a play on India Stack - India's pioneering platform of open APIs and digital infrastructure that underpins the country's rapid move towards a paperless, cashless, and digital future. But whereas India Stack was built in one market, with one currency and one regulator, and with significant government investment, how does Africa Stack get built across a fragmented continent? ...2021-10-2133 min
Tearsheet Podcast: Exploring Financial Services Together'There are 400M people in Africa that don't have formal credit files': Pngme's Brendan PlayfordWelcome to the Tearsheet Podcast. I’m Tearsheet editor in chief, Zack Miller.
2020 was an interesting year for African financial services. We saw Stripe buy Nigeria’s Paystack, its largest acquisition anywhere, and other firms raise significant venture capital. Pngme is one of the firms contributing to the next stage of growth on the continent. Brendan Playford is founder and CEO of the firm which offers a unified financial data API for Africa. As financial services mature, the various platforms, networks and institutional ecosystems need a way to standardize and share their customers’ financial data.
Brendan joins us on the podcas...2021-01-0320 minTearsheet Podcast: Exploring financial services together'There are 400M people in Africa that don't have formal credit files': Pngme's Brendan PlayfordWelcome to the Tearsheet Podcast. I’m Tearsheet editor in chief, Zack Miller.
2020 was an interesting year for African financial services. We saw Stripe buy Nigeria’s Paystack, its largest acquisition anywhere, and other firms raise significant venture capital. Pngme is one of the firms contributing to the next stage of growth on the continent. Brendan Playford is founder and CEO of the firm which offers a unified financial data API for Africa. As financial services mature, the various platforms, networks and institutional ecosystems need a way to standardize and share their customers’ financial data.
Brendan joins us on the podcas...2021-01-0320 min
Unbounded ConversationsWhat's Pngme and Why Pngcoin? with Brendan PlayfordIn an interview with Pngme Co-founder Brendan Playford, we dive into the mission of Pngme, the use of the Pngcoin token, the philosophy behind the Pngcoin token distribution. The technical decisions for building on Ethereum and the vision for the long term governance of Pngcoin are also covered.Website: Pngme.comTelegram Group: https://t.me/pngmecommunityPngme is a mobile finance platform connecting lenders with borrowers using our decentralized financial marketplace and digital credit score. The materials provided are for information only and do not constitute as an offer. F...2019-08-1940 min
ART ON THE BLOCKCHAIN PodcastAOTB EPISODE 6 - BLOCKCHAIN NEWS RECAPPEDFollow us on our new twitter account @AOTB_PODCAST
1. Protostarr.io shut down after less than a month of fundraising on August 31. According to their press release, they were contacted by the SEC on August 24 regarding their ICO and decided to cease operations. They are returning funds received starting on September 2.
https://protostarr.io/press-releases/protostarr-shutting-down/
https://protostarr.io/
2. Artist T.I. joined FLiK as co-owner on August 20. FLiK is touted as a video streaming platform that “gives creatives the ability to self-distribute their film or television show to a global audience” according to their website. Using their blockchain-based ecosystem, film...2017-09-1600 min