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Tassos Stassopoulos
Jun 8, 20203 min read
Facebook/Gojek: Desperate Catch-up or a Formidable Player?
Facebook and Paypal announced on June 3rd the investment of undisclosed amounts into Gojek, the Indonesian ride-hailing, delivery and...
Tassos Stassopoulos
Jun 23, 20194 min read
Libra: Will it really cut it in EM?
Facebook’s announcement of the formation of the Libra Association, along with 26 other partners, feels to us more like a desperate last...
Tassos Stassopoulos
May 22, 20192 min read
Podcast 3: When Statistics Lie
In this podcast we discuss why statistics can lie, the importance of culture, and the impact that fintech from Emerging Markets will have...
Tassos Stassopoulos
Jan 17, 20191 min read
The EM Smartphone Gold Rush is Commoditising
The difficulties faced by US and Korean mobile phone brands in Emerging Markets should come as no surprise to those who listen to their...
Tassos Stassopoulos
Nov 5, 20184 min read
Fintech: Turbocharging the silent revolution of female homepreneurs in Emerging Markets
Rural electrification is already having a major impact on society and female empowerment in emerging markets. We believe that in some...
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Jul 18, 20183 min read
WHITE PAPER: Developed world legacy systems are no match for China's innovative Fintech
In the opening scenes of the 1972 documentary “Future Shock”, based on the bestseller by Alvin Toffler, Orson Welles walks on a...
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Jan 25, 20183 min read
Digital Payments: race to the bottom
In the past, innovation flowed from the West to the East. China, seen for years as an imitator rather than an innovator, is streets ahead...
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