Rebuilding Africa’s Tech Stack: Kamal Budhabhatti on Voice, AI, and the Future of Little

What happens when one of Africa’s top engineers sets out to rebuild a fintech and mobility platform—this time using AI?In this episode of the F-Squared Podcast, Samora Kariuki sits down with Kamal Budhabhatti, CEO of Little, to unpack how he’s applying LLMs, voice commands, and platform-first thinking to transform the next phase of African digital infrastructure. This is a deep dive into technical decisions, architectural trade-offs, and why Kamal believes voice—not buttons—is the future interface for fintech and mobility.🎙 Guest Kamal Budhabhatti, CEO @ Little Builder of systems used by banks, telcos, and now millions of users across Africa.📩 Subscribe to the Frontier Fintech Newsletter for more operator-driven insights. 🔗 Follow us @f.squared.podcast on all platforms.