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The Change Officer: Future of Financial Services

If change is the only constant, we need to understand how our industries are evolving, and how we can be a part of the transformation that is taking place. In this series, we deep-dive into some of the hottest and most pivotal topics in the financial services industry right now, including personalisation in financial services, embedded financial services and the mobile payment revolution. To gain an informed and accurate perspective, we speak to innovative individuals from banking institutions, insurance carriers, retailers, regulatory bodies and fintechs who are spearheading change in their industries.

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The Change Officer: Future of Financial Services

EP4 "How Fintech Empowers The Unbanked" | Ziina Co-Founder Andrew Gold On Simplifying Finance For Everyone

July 26, 2022 • Vuk Zlatarov • Season 1 • Episode 4

One of the financial services spaces that fintech is most effectively disrupting is payments. Fintech innovation is making it easier than ever to make payments and get paid, eliminating the need for the clumsy and outdated systems involving IBANs and SWIFT codes that have dominated these processes for far too long.

In this episode, we are unpacking the need for this revolution with Andrew Gold. Andrew previously worked for heavy-hitters such as Apple and Coinbase and he is now the Co-Founder and Head of Engineering at Ziina, the UAE’s first peer-to-peer payment app.

Ziina is on a mission to simplify finance for everyone, allowing their customers to send and receive payments with just a phone number, with no IBAN or SWIFT code required. They offer bank-grade security and end-to-end encryption, delivering a next-generation financial services product that even the most sceptical customers can trust.

In this highly informative conversation, Andrew shared his perspective on:

The biggest problems with the financial services sector in the MENA region that have yet to be solved
The barriers to entry that result in a large population of unbanked individuals and how fintech can connect them with essential financial services
How traditional financial institutions and fintechs can and should partner for mutual benefit
His top 3 key learnings about fintech customers in the MENA region and what they expect from fintech products

Host: Vuk Zlatarov

Find Ziina online: https://ziina.com

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