Listen "Reinventing Banking: Tyme’s CEO on Scale, Strategy & Survival"
Episode Synopsis
Phygital is the new digital.On Episode 2 of Couchonomics with Arjun Season 4, we sit down with Coenraad Jonker — Founder & Group CEO of Tyme — a digital banking pioneer who’s built real scale across emerging markets.Tyme raised $250M in Series C. Reached a $1.5B valuation. Signed up 17M+ customers across South Africa and the Philippines. All while keeping CAC at one of the lowest levels globally.This isn’t hype. This is hard-earned traction. We break down regulation, scale, AI-native banks & why incumbents can't keep up.If you want to understand the next decade of retail banking — this is the conversation.📺 Watch the full episode now on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.Couchonomics with Arjun Season 04 is brought to you by our partners:Adyen https://www.adyen.com/Thunes https://thunes.com/Mastercard https://mastercard.com/E& https://www.eand.com/Digit9 https://www.digitnine.com/SC Ventures https://scventures.io/Hala https://hala.com/Chapters:00:00 Episode Highlights01:00 Introduction to the Guest and Tyme Group01:46 Overview of Tyme Bank's Operations02:46 The Growth of Digital Banking04:33 Challenges and Failures in Digital Banking08:54 Secrets to Tyme Bank's Success16:28 Future Plans and Strategies22:29 The Role of Digital Banks in the Financial Ecosystem25:14 The Future of Digital Banks27:10 Investor and Regulatory Perspectives29:51 Challenges for Traditional Banks39:38 Emerging Technologies and Their Impact45:26 The Importance of Ecosystems49:15 Future Expansion PlansOur website 👉 https://bit.ly/3jk7UH0Find us on our social media platforms: Arjun's LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/arjunvirsingh/ CCN LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/couchonomics-with-arjun-singh/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/couchonomics/ Twitter https://twitter.com/Arjun_Vir_Singh?s=20 TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@couchonomics Subscribe to Arjun's LinkedIn newsletter, Couchonomics Crunch: https://bit.ly/3WI4A6E
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