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[Investor Stories] Jonathan Whittle (Quona) on why and when it pays to become a bank, parallels to previous bust cycles and Brazil's fintech masterplan
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On this episode Pat sits down with Jonathan Whittle, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of emerging markets fintech inclusion fund Quona Capital.
We dive into his journey from operator to VC, lessons learned from the dot-com bust and what it means for today's market correction, the status of Fintech in emerging markets and why it pays to become a bank at the final stage of a B2C fintech's growth journey
On this episode you will learn about:
- Jonathan's journey into VC and long time engagement in LatAm
- Why the waves of fintech adoption is a model that simplifies to great degree the evolution fintech has been going through especially in emerging markets
- Why does it pay to become a bank at the final stage
- Quona's new 300M fund of fresh capital
You can find Jonathan on LinkedIn here.
Chapters
1. [Investor Stories] Jonathan Whittle (Quona) on why and when it pays to become a bank, parallels to previous bust cycles and Brazil's fintech masterplan (00:00:00)
2. Jonathan's journey into investing (00:03:13)
3. Parallels to past bust cycles (00:08:06)
4. Next steps for Entrepreneurs to manoeuvre the current situation (00:12:13)
5. What does this mean for Fintech? (00:14:54)
6. Waves of Fintech Adoption (00:18:25)
7. How important is regulation? (00:22:10)
8. Do you have to be a bank? (00:26:28)
9. If you were an entrepreneur today which business would you start? (00:30:00)
10. Quona's new 300M fund (00:32:18)
11. Fundraising lessons (00:35:45)
12. Fast Speed Round (00:38:32)
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