Arunjay Katakam, author of Generation Hope, on inclusive economics

In this episode we explore inclusive economics with Arunjay Katakam, digital payments expert, social entrepreneur and author of Generation Hope: How Inclusive Economics Can Help Us All Thrive. Arunjay tells us of his personal journey from chasing wealth to becoming a social entrepreneur finding ways to help the poorest in the world access digital payments systems. He was inspired to write the book when during the pandemic he was interviewing gig workers and discovered what he calls 'algorithmic dehumanization', when businesses lure people in and then decide how much they should earn, even though they are technically self employed. Steve Cook from The Undaunted also contributes significantly to this discussion. Arunjay is the author of two books Generation Hope and The Power of Micro Money Transfers. He is a digital payments expert, who until recently consulted for the United Nations. He is the founder of Inclusive Action Lab and has previously co-founded several start ups, one of which sold to Twitter. All profits from the sale of Generation Hope go to the non-profit Acumen, which is working to change the way the world tackles poverty. This episode is hosted by Anna Mullenneaux, co-founder of the MarketingKind community.