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The FlipHow Moniepoint Powers Millions of Businesses Across NigeriaThere are millions of Moniepoint point-of-sale terminals in use across Nigeria. These point-of-sale devices power Nigeria’s offline economy, and while there are many competitors in this space, Moniepoint appears to beating them all. How did they do it? How did Moniepoint grow so quickly? And why has it become the preferred choice for agents and merchants across Nigeria?In this episode, we hit the streets of Lagos with Ezekiel Sanni, Moniepoint's Senior Vice President of Distribution Network Sales.Moniepoint has been recognized as Afr...2024-08-2906 min
The FlipTackling Africa’s $330 Billion Credit GapThere is a $330 billion credit gap, according to the IFC. But why is it so hard to lend in African markets? We explore that question with Chijioke Dozie, Co-founder and CEO of Carbon, and Mark Straub, CEO of Smile Identity.This episode was recorded live from the FT Partners Fintech in Africa Summit in New York City. Download their FinTech in Africa research report, published in March 2024.00:00 - Introduction01:36 - The credit infrastructure problems in Africa02:28 - Carbon's approach to lending03:51...2024-05-3020 min
The FlipNigerian Neobank Roundtable: Moniepoint, Kuda, FairMoneyIn this episode, we're joined in a panel conversation with the CEOs of three of Nigeria's biggest digital banks: Moniepoint's Tosin Eniolorunda, Kuda's Babs Ogundeyi, and FairMoney's Laurin Hainy.This episode was recorded live from the FT Partners Fintech in Africa Summit in New York City. Download their FinTech in Africa research report, published in March 2024.00:00 - Intro01:18 - Moniepoint's distribution-first strategy02:45 - FairMoney's credit-led approach04:46 - Kuda's neobank strategy06:48 - Banks, product, competition, expansion25:45 - Growth, VC returns33:56 - What does success...2024-05-0943 min
Built ToughS2, EP5 - Laurin Hainy, CEO & Co-founder - FairMoney - Building a credit-first neobank for AfricaBorn in Germany to a Nigerian father and German mother, Laurin began his entrepreneurial journey in 2015 by launching a food delivery company in Sweden. He then founded Le Studio VC, a Paris-based startup studio and €15 million fund he ran as CEO. Laurin realized that investing was not for him, and in 2017, he launched his next venture: FairMoney. Laurin witnessed the rise of neobanks like Revolut and N26 across Europe and recognized the urgent need for a similar solution in Nigeria where more than 60 million adults do not have a bank account. Laurin made a bet: FairMoney would adop...2023-09-2530 min
Génération Do It Yourself#159 Arthur Waller - Pennylane - Réconcilier la data, la technologie et l’humain
La disruption du métier d’expert-comptable, tout le monde en parle et tout le monde veut le faire depuis quelques années. Et là, selon moi on est sur le bon projet, la bonne équipe. Quand on les écoute, ils donnent envie. À la fois technique, expert et compréhensible, Arthur nous explique ‘simplement’ comment avec ses associés ils transforment la data et la place au service du quotidien.Leur objectif ? Proposer une offre de tenue comptable qui mêle l’humain et la tech. TIMELINE : 8' Un panel d’étude très large2020-11-222h 16
Radical Departures#34: Laurin HainyMy guest today is Laurin Hainy, CEO and co-founder of Predictus. Predictus is a mobile lending platform for emerging markets that draws on users’ data to help give them access to loans where and when they’re needed. Laurin has lived, worked, and studied in numerous countries, and is now building and expanding Predictus here in Paris, currently for the Nigerian market. In this episode, we talk about how Predictus uses a combination of machine learning and human intelligence to determine how and to whom they give loans, where their next markets will be, challenges they’ve faced, and much, much m2018-06-0500 min