This Week in Startups: #681: Tala Founder & CEO Shivani Siroya
Transforming lending in emerging markets
Discussion
Jacqui Deegan
@jacqkd
Shivani Siroya is the CEO and founder of Tala, a company is tackling a massive problem: there are 3 billion people around the world that are currently underserved from financial services—they don’t have bank accounts, access to formal credit options, traditional loan products, small business loans, or insurance products. Tala makes micro-loans in Kenya, Tanz… See more
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Kwame Som-Pimpong
@kwamesompimpong · Manager, Africa Business Fellowship
Real interesting product. @jason A year or so ago, you did a nice interview with Jalak Jobanputra. I thought that interview might have done the trick in exposing you to emerging markets, including Africa. You made some comments about being scared to travel to Africa. As this episode with Shivani came together, I was discouraged to hear you speak from essenti… See more