Start Up #19: Quarta - Student-led Rural FinTech

Clarence Nieva, a student from Bicol University, is the CEO and co-Founder of Quarta. Rena Nario, also a student from Bicol University, is the Lead Tech of Quarta.Quarta is a student-led, FinTech startup leveraging technology to bring banking and financial literacy to the rural Philippines. Quarta won in a number of competitions: the Financial Literacy Innovation Challenge by PhilDev Foundation and Cebuana Lhuillier Foundation Inc., and the National S!NERGY Competition by the International Association of Youth and Students for Peace - Pilipinas.We talk about Quarta, their quirky culture, why bring financial literacy to the rural Philippines, and their lives as student startup founders at Bicol university winning competitions after competitions.In this episode:00:40  Ano ang Quarta?04:45  Why do you want to bring financial literacy to the rural Philippines?07:37  What does Quarta’s product look now? Can you describe how the app looks?10:18  Quarta won a number of competitions: Financial Literacy Innovation Challenge and National S!NERGY Competition 2021. Can you share about these?13:25  “One night, I prayed to God, ‘Lord, help me become a trophy wife.’ He misheard it and gave us trophies instead.” What is the culture of Team Quarta like?15:06  How did you two become student startup founders? How do you manage to balance schoolwork and startup work?16:38  What really made you want to build this startup? What keeps you motivated to build this startup?20:42  What is your vision for Quarta?22:20  If people want to know more or partner up with Quarta, how can they find you or connect with you?QUARTAFacebook: www.facebook.com/quarta.phSTART UP PODCASTYouTube: www.youtube.com/c/StartUpPodcastPHSpotify: open.spotify.com/show/6BObuPvMfoZzdlJeb1XXVaApple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/start-up-podcast/id1576462394Facebook: www.facebook.com/startuppodcastphThis episode is edited by the team at: tasharivera.com