EPISODE · Feb 5, 2022 · 25 MIN

Swahilies

from Startup Couches · host lotanna Nwose

John is the CEO of this amazing fintech startup in Tanzania building payment solutions for businesses in Africa to accept mobile money and international card payments. Swahilies already has 7,000 customers and 70 businesses up to $8k/mo. They have almost gotten their Payment infrastructure license in Tanzania and plan to raise VC money and target 500k people by expanding to Kenya this year. John also shares about challenges faced by founders in East Africa and how peculiar and distinct these problems are compared to other markets in Africa.

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