About this episode

Ali Mazanderani discusses building Lesaka, a leading fintech in Southern Africa, and the opportunities in the region.

Send us Fan Mail I sat down with Ali Mazanderani, Chairman of Lesaka, a nasdaq traded, leading fintech in Southern Africa with over $400 million in revenue and 2 million active customers. Ali is a fintech veteran investor and builder, who’s been closely involved with several multi-billion dollar fintechs in emerging markets, including Stone, Pine Labs, Kushki, Thunes and is also a co-founder of Teya. ‌ We discussed why Southern Africa is one of the most exciting fintech opportunities in the w...

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Host: Miguel Armaza

Guest: Ali Mazanderani

Topics covered

• fintech
• Southern Africa
• publicly traded companies
• emerging markets
• investing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lesaka, NASDAQ, Stone, Pine Labs, Kushki, Thunes, Teya

Places: Southern Africa

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