From Nigeria to Fintech Unicorn: Wemimo Abbey on Building Financial Inclusion with Esusu

23/07/2024 41 min Temporada 1 Episodio 4
From Nigeria to Fintech Unicorn: Wemimo Abbey on Building Financial Inclusion with Esusu

Listen "From Nigeria to Fintech Unicorn: Wemimo Abbey on Building Financial Inclusion with Esusu"

Episode Synopsis

Join the MIT New Colossus Project for a fascinating conversation with Wemimo Abbey, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Esusu, a unicorn fintech company focused on building financial inclusion for immigrants and marginalized groups.In a conversation with Raafet Azzouz, MIT New Colossus Project founder and MIT Sloan Fellow, Wemimo shares his remarkable journey from growing up in Nigeria to co-founding one of the first Black-owned unicorn fintechs in the USA. This episode explores the power of embracing the outsider mindset to drive innovation, the significance of hybrid identities in today's world, and Wemimo's groundbreaking work in advancing financial inclusion.