Benjamin Fernandes, CEO of NALA - From Africa to the World, The Power of Perseverance, From TV Host to Fintech Founder

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Miguel Armaza interviews Benjamin Fernandes, CEO & Founder of NALA, a global, cross-border payments company that helps customers send money in and out of Africa.
Founded in 2018, NALA today is profitable and has raised over $50 million from Accel, Acrew, Amplo, Bessemer, DST, and NYCA.
We discuss:

• Why NALA built their own infrastructure and stopped relying on local African incumbents
• Challenges of going through a company pivot from local to cross-border payments
• The important role that VCs can have on founders, positively and negatively
• How Benjamin’s background as a TV host led him to payments… and a lot more!

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