The Green Room | Fintech Journeys in Asia
Amrita Vir goes behind the scenes with fintech CEOs, founders, and thought leaders in Asia to talk about their career journeys and industry insights.
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Thursday Jun 24, 2021
Thursday Jun 24, 2021
In this episode, we speak with Taejun Shin, Co-Founder, Representative Director & CEO at Gojo & Company, Inc. about his experiences growing up as an ethnic minority in Japan, starting Gojo and its strategies for supporting Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) in Asia, and the future of the microfinance industry globally, especially in light of Covid-19.
Gojo invests in microfinance institutions across Asia to enable financial inclusion of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises. Gojo was founded in 2014 and closed their series D in 2020. You can learn more about them by visiting gojo.co.
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Thursday Jun 24, 2021
Thursday Jun 24, 2021
In this episode, we speak with Michele Ferrario, co-founder and CEO of Singapore-based wealth management fintech StashAway. Michele talks about how founding StashAway was a blend of his experience in the finance and online retail sectors, the impact of Covid-19 on saving and investment in Southeast Asia, and the importance of culture in a growing fintech startup.
Since interviewing Michele in July of 2020, StashAway has raised two rounds of funding, launched in the UAE and Hong Kong, and rolled out a new life insurance product. You can learn more about them by visiting stashaway.sg.
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Thursday Jun 24, 2021
Thursday Jun 24, 2021
In this episode, we hear from Arvie de Vera, SVP & Fintech Business Group Head of UnionBank, and Todd Schweitzer, CEO & Founder of Brankas about open banking in Southeast Asia, particularly the Philippines. Arvie and Todd talk about key inflection points in their careers that have led them to their current work in fintech, opportunities for banks and fintechs to collaborate, and how Covid-19 has accelerated digital adoption in the region.
The UnionBank Fintech Group is part of Philippines-based UnionBank and seeks to co-create financial solutions with emerging financial technology. You can learn more about them by visiting unionbankph.com.
Brankas is an open banking fintech that provides API solutions to financial institutions and fosters connectivity among financial service providers. Brankas currently operates in the Philippines, Indonesia, and Thailand, and you can learn more about them by visiting brank.as.
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Sunday Jun 13, 2021
Sunday Jun 13, 2021
Welcome to The Green Room, a podcast where we talk to fintech entrepreneurs and thought leaders in Southeast Asia about their careers and industry insights, hosted by Amrita Vir.
Southeast Asia is an incredible theatre for fintech. It's huge, it's diverse, and there's a growing middle class where people are digitizing quickly. This dynamism and potential is what drew me here from the US in 2019, and we'd like to share it with you.
Join us on season 1 of The Green Room where we delve into fintech hot topics like open banking, green finance, crypto, wealth management, and banking the unbanked - as well as some lesser known topics like ethical debt collection, financial empowerment of women, and working with regulators.
We not only talk about the industry, but the unique journeys and decisions that brought these entrepreneurs and thought leaders to where they are today. The Green Room goes behind the scenes of the Southeast Asian fintech stage to understand what motivates them and how they see the future. Finally, we are sponsored by the ASEAN Financial Innovation Network (AFIN), Oxygen by APIX, and open banking fintech Brankas. Big thanks to them for supporting us!
Listen to The Green Room on Spotify, Apple podcasts, or wherever you listen to your podcasts, and make sure hit subscribe to get the latest updates. You can also visit amritavir.com to get more information, join our mailing list, and reach out to us. You can also write to us at greenroomfintech@gmail.com - we would love to hear from you. Happy listening!
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