Mariana Franza, Uala - If you are not in the traditional banking system, you cannot have Netflix (S2E46)

In this episode, we explore the Latin American FinTech ecosystem through a conversation with Mariana Franza, Chief Operating Officer at Uala, a fintech app focused on driving financial inclusion. Founded in 2017 in Argentina, Uala started as a payment wallet, and has just obtained a banking license in its home market. Uala expanded to Mexico in 2020, where it is also currently in the process of acquiring a bank, and to Colombia in 2022, where it applied for a banking license organically. "65% of our active users have never had a credit history." "Cash is our worst enemy since it does not allow an economy to develop." "In 2021, we digitalized USD 1bn in Argenina." "Our lending facility grew 24 time year-on-year, even in a high inflationary environment." "Of Latin America's 650m population, 25 percent are deemed as 'young', and approximately 50% are unbanked." Produced in collaboration with Tokyo FinTech. If you have an interesting story to share with our audience, and would like to appear on the podcast, please contact us via [email protected] You can also find us on.... Home Page: https://tokyofintech.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tokyofintech/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TokyoFinTech Medium: https://medium.com/tokyo-fintech YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/tokyofintech Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/tokyofintech/