Podcasts by Accion VentureKast
VentureKast is the podcast about fintech and financial inclusion. Hosted by Vikas Raj, Managing Director of Accion Venture Lab, VentureKast features the stories of the entrepreneurs and investors who are using inclusive fintech to serve the three billion people around the world who are underserved by the mainstream financial system.
Accion Venture Lab is a global venture fund at Accion that invests in fintech for financial inclusion.
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Growing digital tools to match workers’ needs: An interview with SmartMEI’s Carlos Dejavite from 2020-12-17T15:42:12
“Most microentrepreneurs here in Brazil… don’t have a lot of the tools that a bigger business would get. And they were struggling a lot,” says Carlos Dejavite, co-founder of SmartMEI, on the final ...
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Deepening support for farmers in East Africa: An interview with Apollo Agriculture's Eli Pollak from 2020-12-09T17:07:24
Apollo Agriculture co-founder and CEO Eli Pollak joins VentureKast to share how Apollo is staying focused on helping their small-scale farmer customers improve their incomes. Apollo Agriculture emp...
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Engaging existing users to drive growth: An interview with Advance's Jaime de los Angeles from 2020-12-01T16:39:50
An interview with Jaime de los Angeles, CEO of Advance, a salary-on-demand platform in the Philippines that is engaging directly with users in order to “win from within."
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Three ways startups can grow by focusing on existing users from 2020-11-24T14:13:55
Accion Venture Lab's Amee Parbhoo joins the first episode of a four-part mini-series of VentureKast to discuss insights and strategies from Accion Venture Lab's latest publication, which explores h...
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"The pandemic is a moment to get in touch" — Creditas’ Ann Williams from 2020-08-27T03:55:25
In episode ten of VentureKast: Rebuild, Creditas COO Ann Williams explains how Creditas has reached out to their customers during COVID-19 to find out how they can help. The company’s digital platf...
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"We need collaboration and a multi-stakeholder approach" — CFI’s Mayada El-Zoghbi from 2020-08-20T04:29:09
In episode nine of VentureKast: Rebuild, managing director of the Center for Financial inclusion Mayada El-Zoghbi explains how COVID-19 has impacted different populations and sectors of the economy...
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“More solutions focused on fluidity, solving for rigidity in our system" LendStreet's Jerry Nemorin from 2020-08-13T03:00:13
In episode eight of VentureKast: Rebuild, co-founder and CEO of LendStreet Jerry Nemorin explains that customers of traditional lenders struggle to cope with financial shocks caused by events like ...
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“The pandemic provides lots of new problems for entrepreneurs to solve" – Field's Michael Moreland from 2020-08-06T03:00:12
In episode? seven? of ?VentureKast:?Rebuild, Co-Founder and CEO of Field Intelligence Michael Moreland explains how his pharmaceutical supply chain company leverages tech and data to help keep loca...
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“Everyone is out there reassessing how much liquidity they have” – Toffee Insurance’s Rohan Kumar from 2020-07-30T03:00:16
In episode six of VentureKast: Rebuild, Co-Founder and CEO of Toffee Insurance Rohan Kumar explains how the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a “mass behavioral change” in the form of increased demand...
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"There is much more empathy across the globe"—Anthemis's Vica Manos from 2020-07-23T10:31:42
In episode ?five of ?VentureKast: Rebuild, Anthemis Partner Vica Manos describes how the COVID-19 crisis has accelerated the shift to innovative, inclusive and digital financial services and how en...
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“A great company going into COVID is invariably a great company coming out”–QED’s Nigel Morris from 2020-07-16T12:11:52
In episode four of VentureKast: Rebuild, Managing Partner at QED Investors and co-Founder of Capital One Nigel Morris describes how his fintech portfolio is navigating the challenges presented by C...
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"Access to digital finance is a lifeline" — NOW Money’s Katharine Budd from 2020-07-09T03:00:11
In episode three of VentureKast: Rebuild, NOW Money’s Katharine Budd explains how her UAE-based startup is accelerating its offerings to its underserved migrant worker customers to help them cope w...
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"Return to a better tomorrow" — Flourish Ventures’ Tilman Ehrbeck from 2020-07-02T03:00:11
In episode two of VentureKast: Rebuild, we spoke with Flourish Ventures’ Tilman Ehrbeck on the repercussions of the COVID-19 crisis for fintech investors and entrepreneurs. Tilman offers an optimis...
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“Time to shine for innovative fintech lenders” — CIM’s Jacob Haar from 2020-06-25T10:00:22
On the season premier of VentureKast: Rebuild, we spoke with Community Investment Management's Jacob Haar about the challenges that lenders and borrowers are facing as a result of the COVID-19 pand...
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014 - Developing a Data Protection Strategy (Live Episode) from 2019-08-05T19:21:21
On this special live webinar episode of VentureKast, we’ll discuss how early-stage companies should start designing and implementing data protection strategies. Edward and Corey talk with Earl St. ...
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013 - Lumkani and using fire insurance to protect families in South Africa from 2019-01-24T14:00:13
On this episode, Vikas sits down with David Gluckman, co-founder and CEO of Lumkani. Lumkani pairs a proprietary, Internet-of-Things heat detector with insurance products that protect life, shelter...
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012 - Self Lender and Building Financial Freedom for Low-Income Americans from 2018-10-18T14:14:51
On this episode, Vikas sits down with James Garvey, Founder and CEO of Self Lender. Self Lender helps customers who have damaged credit or limited credit history to improve their scores through an ...
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011 - Pula and protecting smallholder farmers through insurance from 2018-06-21T13:11:54
On this episode, Vikas sits down with Rose Goslinga, Founder and CEO of Pula. Pula is the first Venture Lab company that is providing agricultural insurance to smallholder farmers around the world....
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010 - Lidya and Tech Enabled Lending for Small Businesses in Nigeria from 2018-02-06T15:40:15
On this episode, Vikas sits down with Tunde Kehinde, Founder and CEO of Lidya. Lidya has created a mobile and online platform which allows small businesses to apply for financing, get assessed and ...
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009 - First Circle and Expanding Access to Credit for SMEs in the Philippines from 2017-11-15T15:37:40
On this episode, Vikas sits down with Patrick Lynch, Founder and CEO of First Circle. First Circle uses an all-digital process to lend at scale to small businesses in the Philippines that have hist...
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008 – RevolutionCredit and Proving the Future is Not the Past from 2017-06-05T14:34:29
On this episode, Vikas sits down with Zaydoon Munir, Founder and CEO of RevolutionCredit. RevolutionCredit helps consumers who might otherwise be denied access to loan products prove their creditwo...
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007 – Kopo Kopo and Building on the Rails of Mobile Money in Kenya from 2017-02-22T15:01:20
On this episode, Vikas sits down with Ken Kinyua, CEO of Kopo Kopo. Kopo Kopo was the world’s first platform for helping small businesses accept mobile payments, and has since expanded its offerin...
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006 - DemystData and Data for Financial Inclusion from 2016-12-07T23:41:24
On VentureKast’s sixth episode, Vikas sits down with Mark Hookey, Founder and CEO of DemystData. DemystData helps financial services providers to better assess the risk of potential customers by de...
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005 - Tienda Pago and Financial Access for Small Retailers from 2016-10-26T14:21:37
On VentureKast’s fifth episode, Vikas chats with Dan Cohen, CEO and founder of Tienda Pago. Tienda Pago uses a digital approach and partners with distributors to offer short-term working capital t...
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004 - Aire Labs and Alternative Credit Scoring for Thin-File Customers from 2016-09-26T15:20:01
On VentureKast’s fourth episode, Vikas sits down with Aire Labs CEO Aneesh Varma. Aire is a UK-based fintech startup building an alternative credit score for customers who have little or no existi...
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003 – StreetShares and Creating America's Small Business Funding Community from 2016-03-23T20:33:30
On VentureKast’s third episode, Vikas sits down with StreetShares CEO Mark L. Rockefeller. StreetShares is an online lender which provides access to capital for SMEs using an affinity group lending...
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002 - Konfío And the Future of Small Business Lending in Mexico from 2016-02-02T20:00:06
VentureKast’s second episode features an interview with David Arana, CEO and Co-founder of Konfío. Konfío provides Mexico’s micro and small enterprises with affordable and accessible business loans...
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001 - CreditMantri And Helping Consumers Take Control Of Their Credit Health from 2015-12-04T16:22:33
VentureKast kicks off its very first episode with an interview with Ranjit Punja, CEO and Co-founder of CreditMantri. CreditMantri is a financial technology startup based in Chennai, India, which ...
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