Best Chandrima Das Podcasts (2024)

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Wealth Tech for Legacy Planning with Chandrima Das of Teleskop 51:03

1h ago51:03

51:03

In this episode, I speak with Chandrima Das, Co-Founder and CEO of Teleskop, a wealth tech that helps people track their family assets today and plan for their legacies in the future. Chandrima has had an illustrious career in asset management, working at Prudential, ING, and Bank of Singapore in several countries, where she had a front-row seat to…

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On-Chain Business Banking with Sharon Paul of HQ.xyz 45:59

1M ago45:59

45:59

In this episode, I speak with Sharon Paul, Co-founder of Headquarters (HQ.xyz), an on-chain business account. Sharon is a Singaporean entrepreneur and has spent many years advancing the Web3 and payments infrastructure space. She is a founding member of StraitsX, a leading stablecoin issuer and fiat-crypto ramp and now serves on the Singapore Finte…

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From SuperApp to web3 Remittances Hussain Elius of Wind 49:40

2M ago49:40

49:40

In this episode, I speak with Hussain Elius, Founder and CEO of Wind, a fintech that is enabling instant cross-border payments built on blockchain rails. Elius has been a career entrepreneur, starting with building an event management business in university. Once he graduated, Elius took an experimental approach to developing the business model tha…

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Shariah Microfinance in Malaysia with Nuraizah Shamsul Baharin of MADCash 41:43

3M ago41:43

41:43

In this episode, I speak with Nuraizah Shamsul Baharin, Founder and Managing Director of MADCash, a fintech that drives financial inclusion through Shariah compliant microfinance and data analytics in Malaysia. Nuraizah, who goes by Aizah, started her career as an engineer, working for companies like Nokia and Motorola in the 1990s and 2000s. Aizah…

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Neobanking Across Continents with Rachel Freeman of Tyme 48:36

5M ago48:36

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In this episode, I speak with Rachel Freeman, Chief Growth Officer of Tyme, a neobank that began operations in South Africa and has recently been making waves in the Philippines as GoTyme. Rachel has lived in every corner of the world and has been a pioneer of inclusive financial services. She speaks fluent Russian and spent her early career in Rus…

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Income Smoothing for Gig Workers with Maria Hoyos of GoNSave 52:31

6M ago52:31

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In this episode, I speak with Maria Hoyos, co-founder and CEO of GoNSave, a fintech focused on income smoothing for gig workers in Southeast Asia. Maria started her career in microfinance in Latin America. She brought her experience to Asia when she pursued her Master’ of Science in Innovation at Singapore Management University. We talked about the…

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Pay-As-You-Sell Advance for SMEs with Ritwik Ghosh of Seedflex 54:39

6M ago54:39

54:39

In this episode, I speak with Ritwik Ghosh, co-founder of Seedflex, a brand new embedded SME lending fintech. Ritwik started his career in banking but quickly moved into consulting at Oliver Wyman, where he focused on retail and SME financial services across South and Southeast Asia. For the last 5 years, Ritwik served as the Regional Head of Lendi…

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Season 5 Trailer 0:50

6M ago0:50

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Happy new year everyone, and welcome back to the Green Room! In this podcast, we go behind the scenes with fintech entrepreneurs and thought leaders in Asia about their careers, impact, and industry insights. I'm your host, Amrita Vir. This is now season 5 of the Green Room. This season we’re covering some fintech basics - income smoothing, SME len…

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Cross-Border B2B Payments Infrastructure with Malini Kannan of Thunes 51:07

8M ago51:07

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In this episode, I speak with Malini Kannan, CEO Office of Thunes, a global B2B cross-border payments infrastructure company. Malini grew up in India and started her career in Singapore, working in research and strategy across a diverse set of sectors. After her MBA from INSEAD, Malini focused more directly on the fintech space, working across the …

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Women-Centered Finance in India with Aditi Sholapurkar of SALT 1:01:59

11M ago1:01:59

1:01:59

In this episode, I speak with with Aditi Sholapurkar, Co-Founder of SALT, a savings and investment fintech in India that puts women at the center of its product and strategy. Aditi grew up in India and began her career in banking and has spent time working at some of the most well known fintechs in India and Singapore, including Paytm and Nium. She…

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SPOOKS 5: FAN FEVER 15:31

1y ago15:31

15:31

Most of us think Himesh Reshammiya’s popularity was fuelled by his baseball cap, signature nasal twang and proficiency with mixing qawwali and modern beats. But some say the actual cause… is ghosts. Why did multiple villages in Gujarat ban his song ‘Jhalak Dikhla ja’? Did they really believe it caused listeners to become possessed by spirits? One s…

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SPOOKS 4: TAKEN AT MIDNIGHT 17:36

1y ago17:36

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Back in 1983, Pavagada taluk in Karnataka was shaken by a horrifying series of child abductions. Children sleeping right next to their parents were taken from their beds in the middle of the night. Their remains would later be found at the edge of town. Who took these children? And why? What really happened? Let’s dive into the unsolved mystery of …

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SPOOKS 3: UNHOLY HOURS 17:06

1y ago17:06

17:06

Day or night, The Three Kings chapel in Goa remains shrouded in silence. But the peace of daytime transitions to eeriness after sundown. Visitors often experience an uneasy feeling or see creepy shadowy figures. If a legend attached to this church is to be believed, this was once the site of violence and bloodshed. What if the violence and bloodshe…

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Navigating Fintech in Uncertain Times in Myanmar with The Noe San of MO 44:57

1y ago44:57

44:57

In this episode, I speak with The Noe San, Founder and CEO of Modus Operandi, or MO, a digital financial solutions provider in Myanmar, offering services like wallet transfers, bill pay, earned wage access, cash withdrawal, and more. The Noe grew up in Myanmar and Australia and started her career in law. She moved back to Myanmar in 2020 and got in…

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SPOOKS 2: FOWL PLAY 18:14

1y ago18:14

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The village of Jatinga in Assam is haunted by a deadly secret. Every year, at the end of the monsoons, Jatinga turns into a site of mass bird suicides, earning this quaint mountain hamlet an ominous title: “The Valley of Death.” Why do hundreds of birds swarm the skies above Jatinga and plunge to their deaths? Do birds intentionally come here to di…

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SPOOKS 1: COME TOMORROW 16:38

1y ago16:38

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A knock on the door in the middle of the night. A voice, sounding suspiciously like someone you know, calls out your name. And if you open the door, that’s the end of you. This is how the ‘Nale Baa’ lore from Karnataka plays out. Who is this female spirit that hunts men? How did the ‘Nale Baa’ legend originate? One strange story. One disturbed plac…

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BNPL and GMV Financing for SMEs with Vikram Kotibhaskar of Credilinq.AI 44:57

1+ y ago44:57

44:57

In this episode, I speak with Vikram Kotibhaskar, co-founder and CEO of Credlinq.AI, which provides embedded finance products to digital e-commerce players using alternative data. Vikram was born and raised in India, completed his Master’s in the US, and then spent many years working across diverse banking roles in Asia. Vikram made the jump to fin…

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Equitable Transportation in Pakistan with Maha Shahzad of BusCaro 40:34

1+ y ago40:34

40:34

In this episode, I speak with Maha Shahzad, Founder and CEO of BusCaro, a mobility startup in Pakistan that is changing the way that commuters travel. Maha grew up between the US and Pakistan and has worked at many well-known startups in Pakistan inluding FoodPanda, Careem, and Swvl. Maha has seen first-hand the financial, accessibility, and securi…

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Pioneering Open Finance in Asia with Diego Rojas 53:55

1+ y ago53:55

53:55

In this episode, I speak with fintech pioneer, Diego Rojas. He has been at the cutting edge of fintech across the globe. Diego is from Argentina and started coding when he was 8 years old. He joined LendingClub in its very early days in 2011 and then moved to DianRong, another pioneer in fintech in China. He founded a fintech consulting firm called…

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Payments and Remittances for Overseas Filipino Workers with Rebecca Kersch of TANGapp 58:51

1+ y ago58:51

58:51

In this episode, I speak with Rebecca Kersch, Founder and CEO of TANGapp, a remittance and payments company that helps overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the US send money to the Philippines. Rebecca grew up in the US and the Netherlands, spent many summers visiting her family in the Philippines, and has studied and lived all over the world. Rebec…

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Season 4 Trailer 1:03

1+ y ago1:03

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Welcome back to season 4 to the Green Room, a podcast where we go behind the scenes with fintech entrepreneurs and thought leaders in Asia about their careers, impact, and industry insights. I'm your host, Amrita Vir. I’m excited to be back sharing my fintech conversations with you. This season, we’ll go back to some fintech basics like payments, l…

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12. CURSED GROUND 30:47

1+ y ago30:47

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Bhangarh Fort, once renowned for its grandeur, is now infamous for a lover’s curse that continues to haunt it to this day. But Bhangarh in not the only place in Rajasthan associated with curses and resulting ghost sightings. Kuldhara and Kiradu also have similar rumors attached to them. The stories of all three places warn of dire, and supernatural…

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11. POSSESSED BY DANCE 26:58

1+ y ago26:58

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The word "bhoot" is typically associated with ghosts and hauntings. However, among Tulu-speaking communities on the southwestern coast of India, bhootas are revered as deities who bless the land and its people. Bhoota Kola is a ritualistic dance in which a bhoota is believed to possess the body of a human performer. But where did the bhootas come f…

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10. FOREST OF DISENCHANTMENT 26:39

1+ y ago26:39

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Nestled in the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas, Kurseong town in North Bengal is famous for its lush tea gardens. But the people of Kurseong have also been growing a crop of terrifying ghost stories! Today, it’s become known as the most haunted hill station in India. What is it about Kurseong that brings out the ghosts… or the love of ghost stor…

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9. SHAPESHIFTING SNAKES 24:19

1+ y ago24:19

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From taking the form of beautiful human beings to avenging the death of their loved ones, Indian folklore grants snakes a lot of natural and supernatural powers. We love the icchadhari naagin so much that our popular culture just can’t stop spinning stories around her. So where did the icchadhari naagin come from? Did she always exist in this form?…

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8. SPIRIT IN CHAINS 24:22

1+ y ago24:22

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Stories from the Raj usually focus on how the British empire exploited the people of the sub-continent. But some stories look into the oppression of trees! Why were banyan trees in places as far off from each other as Pakistan and Kerala kept in chains during those times? Why have people still not removed those chains so long after independence? Do…

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7. SHADOWS OF SUNDARBANS 25:39

1+ y ago25:39

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The rivers Ganga, Brahmaputra and Padma mingle and create the ever-changing delta known as the Sundarbans. This wild country of mangrove forests is like no other on earth. And its folklore is just as unique. Ghostly lights, a shapeshifting were-tiger who may be a god or a demon… and a benevolent lady of the forest. Why are so many strange tales bor…

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6. MAGIC: BLACK OR WHITE? 25:03

1+ y ago25:03

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For hundreds of years, Mayong village in Assam was known as India’s ‘black magic capital’. The village was once thronged by mystics, sadhus, and seekers of truth, but also by tantriks, aghori babas and seekers of power. They came here drawn by magical stories of armies disappearing into thin air, or men being turned into animals. Who built this ter…

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5. PHANTOM TRAINS 30:29

1+ y ago30:29

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As children, the most common way many of us experienced the world outside our hometowns was through train journeys. During these trips, snacks were shared to pass the time and so were ghost stories. From a tunnel in the hills of Himachal Pradesh to an abandoned railway station in rural West Bengal, wherever the Indian railways go, ghost stories see…

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4. TILL DEATH DO US PART 26:05

1+ y ago26:05

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Dona Paula in Goa is not just a tourist attraction. It is also the backdrop of a folk story about star-crossed lovers that has been haunting these rocky cliffs for hundreds of years. How did a folk legend turn Dona Paula into a symbol of love and of longing for honeymooners? Does the shine and glory of this well-told folk story end up obscuring act…

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3. GORA GODS 21:05

2y ago21:05

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Two hundred years after British rule ended in the Indian sub-continent, some colonial-era English men and women are still celebrated, but not as historical figures. They are worshipped as deities. What was so special about them that the locals turned them into gods? Why do people continue to believe in them even today? Just like Rumors, Bound helps…

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2. WITCH HUNT 30:12

2y ago30:12

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Popular culture is overrun by stories of the witch. But South Asia has its own homegrown stories of feminine supernatural creatures with evil powers: from Pakistan, to Bengal, to Maharashtra. Do these witches really exist? And are they being hunted even today? Let’s explore the many faces, and the unfortunate consequences, of the Chudail lore. Just…

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1. GHOSTS OF WAR 26:39

2y ago26:39

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Captain Harbhajan Singh remained a serving member of the Indian army for over 40 years, even after his death in 1968. 70 years after World War II, soldiers buried at Digboi war cemetery are still whispering and plotting against the enemy from their graves. Can the call of duty influence soldiers even after death? Why do these ghost soldiers continu…

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Rumors Trailer 1:40

2y ago1:40

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‘Rumors’ is a brand new podcast that shines a light on the darkest corners of India, where fact and fiction combine into magical and haunting stories. Join bestselling author and storyteller Chandrima Das as she navigates the murky worlds of myths, superstitions, and horror stories. And find out how real people, places and creatures from history ha…

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Stablecoins for Emerging Markets with Sherry Jiang of Bluejay 52:32

2y ago52:32

52:32

In the last episode of Sesason 3 of The Green Room, I speak with Sherry Jiang, Co-founder and CEO of Bluejay, a web3 startup that uses a decentralized stablecoin protocol to issue stablecoins pegged to non-US currencies. Sherry is from California, spent her early career in big tech and social impact, and moved to Singapore in 2018 with Google. She …

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Building Fintech DNA for Banks with Ankur Joshi of Nuclei 48:51

2y ago48:51

48:51

In this episode, I speak with Ankur Joshi, founder and CEO of Nuclei, a B2B SaaS fintech that helps banks deliver consumer-centric experiences to their customers. Ankur grew up in India, is an IIT grad, and has been a serial entrepreneur for more than 10 years. He’s worked in startups covering everything from e-commerce to quick serve restaurants t…

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NFTs for South Asian Representation with Ananya Sinha of Brown Baddies 57:32

2y ago57:32

57:32

In this episode, I speak with Ananya Sinha, the founder of Brown Baddies, an NFT project focused on elevating South Asian women. Ananya was born in New Zealand, grew up in Australia, and is now telling the stories of South Asian women all over the world via NFTs. Ananya is relatively new to web3, but has been an entrepreneur since her uni days at t…

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Alternative Data for MSMEs in SEA with Kunal Goel of PowerCred 40:55

2y ago40:55

40:55

In this episode, I speak with Kunal Goel, co-founder of PowerCred, which provides alternative data APIs for the MSME market, giving third party lenders real-time access to MSME business data to improve underwriting. Alternative data has been common in consumer credit in emerging markets for years, but the ability to access SME and microSME data fro…

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Loyalty and Rewards in Vietnam with Lan Doan of TAPTAP 49:54

2y ago49:54

49:54

In this episode, I speak with Lan Doan, CEO of TAPTAP, which provides loyalty and rewards programs to consumers in Vietnam. Lan grew up in Hanoi and then studied and worked in the US, including getting her MBA from Harvard Business School. Seeing the economic potential of Vietnam after graduation, Lan decided to come back to Vietnam to actually be …

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Stablecoin-based Credit in Emerging Markets with Aaron Collett of Goldfinch 1:04:16

2y ago1:04:16

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In this episode, I speak with Aaron Collett, Senior Credit Manager at Goldfinch, a decentralized credit protocol that connects investors and fintechs in emerging markets to provide stablecoin based credit. Aaron grew up in Indonesia but has worked all over the world, including Singapore, Hong Kong, London, and New York, on various areas of structur…

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SME Financing in Indonesia with Windy Natriavi of AwanTunai 51:29

2y ago51:29

51:29

In this episode, I speak with Windy Natriavi, co-founder and Chief Product Officer of AwanTunai, which provides supply chain and financial services to micro-merchants in Indonesia. Windy is also the founder of WomenWorks, a “connectivity” marketplace that supports women’s network-building in Indonesia. Windy was named a Forbes 30 Under 30 for Finan…

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Play-to-Earn, Gaming Guilds and Financial Inclusion in the Philippines with Luis Buenaventura of Yield Guild Games 58:05

2y ago58:05

58:05

In this episode, I speak with Luis Buenaventura, Philippines country manager for Yield Guild Games, or YGG, which is a play-to-earn gaming guild, giving metaverse players opportunities to earn in blockchain-based currency. Luis has also been a pioneer of web3 in the Philippines. He has founded several businesses, including syndeo media, Infinite.ly…

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Season 3 Trailer 0:50

2y ago0:50

0:50

Welcome to the Green Room, a podcast where we go behind the scenes with fintech entrepreneurs and thought leaders about their careers, impact, and industry insights. I'm your host, Amrita Vir. In season 3 of the Green Room, we’ve expanded our scope beyond Southeast Asia to all of ASEAN and will spend some time going down the web3 rabbit hole with p…

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Ep 8: Readers' Road to Writing ft. Chandrima Das 1:11:19

2+ y ago1:11:19

1:11:19

The final episode in our mini-series called the Joys of Reading. Quite a journey it has been for us so far covering the various reading stages & levels - whether you are personally just getting started, or trying to make time out of your busy lives to keep that passion going... or if you're an absolute swotter, gorging on paper. Well today, we look…

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Hacking Green Finance with Tek Yew Chia of Oliver Wyman and Puneet Chaddha, Winner of Singapore Fintech Fest Hackcelerator 49:45

2+ y ago49:45

49:45

In this final episode of Season 2 of The Green Room podcast, we’re going to be talking about green finance with those involved in this year’s Global Fintech Hackcelerator. For those not familiar, the Global Fintech Hackcelerator is a hackathon that happens in the lead up to Singapore Fintech Fest every year. If you listened to our episode with Pat …

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Finance for Freelancers with Nirali Zaveri of Friz 36:26

2+ y ago36:26

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In this episode, I speak with Nirali Zaveri, co-founder and CEO of Friz, a fintech for freelance workers. Nirali, who previously worked at Mastercard, talks about starting Friz after realizing that freelance workers are completely undserved by banks due to their project-based income. We talk about Friz’s word of mouth go-to-market strategy across S…

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Fighting Financial Crime with Regtech with Abhishek Chatterjee of Tookitaki 49:41

2+ y ago49:41

49:41

In this episode, I speak with Abhishek Chatterjee, Founder and CEO of Tookitaki, a regtech startup that is focused on delivering a full suite of machine learning-based compliance solutions to banks and fintechs who are vulnerable to financial crime and increasingly subject to strict compliance regulation. Abhishek talks about the fact that only 1% …

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Behind the Scenes of Singapore Fintech Festival with Pat Patel of Elevandi 54:41

3y ago54:41

54:41

This week, we have a special Green Room episode for you. We are going behind the scenes of this year's Singapore Fintech Festival with Pat Patel, General Manager of Elevandi, the Singapore Fintech Festival's new parent company. We also have a discount code for those of you who still haven't gotten your SFF tickets. Use The Green Room's promo code G…

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Ep 7: 4 Decades, 3 Cities, 2 Libraries, and One Book-loving Family ft. Krishnamoorthy V 29:14

3y ago29:14

29:14

We are now into the third episode of the Joys of Reading series - and in this episode, we take it up a notch - Let's enter the world of the avid reader AKA the bookworm! Unless you are trying to describe piranhas in the Amazon, growing up we have learnt to associate a word for such people - voracious! But seriously, what do they read? How do they f…

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BNPL for Factory Workers in Cambodia and Laos with Pablo Alonso Caprile of iCare Benefits 46:55

3y ago46:55

46:55

In this episode, I speak with Pablo Alonso Caprile, CFO of iCare Benefits, which provides buy now pay later services to low-income factory workers, particularly women, in Cambodia and Laos. This isn't your typical point of sale BNPL model, but for iCare's customer base, this model makes a huge difference in their monthly purchasing power. Pablo tal…

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