Accion

VentureKast is the podcast about fintech and financial inclusion. Hosted by Vikas Raj, Managing Director of Accion Venture Lab, VentureKast features the stories of the entrepreneurs and investors who are using inclusive fintech to serve the three billion people around the world who are underserved by the mainstream financial system.

Accion Venture Lab is a global venture fund at Accion that invests in fintech for financial inclusion.

Accion’s tracks

• Growing digital tools to match workers’ needs: An interview with SmartMEI’s Carlos Dejavite by Accion
• Deepening support for farmers in East Africa: An interview with Apollo Agriculture's Eli Pollak by Accion
• Engaging existing users to drive growth: An interview with Advance's Jaime de los Angeles by Accion
• Three ways startups can grow by focusing on existing users by Accion
• "The pandemic is a moment to get in touch" — Creditas’ Ann Williams by Accion
• "We need collaboration and a multi-stakeholder approach" — CFI’s Mayada El-Zoghbi by Accion
• “More solutions focused on fluidity, solving for rigidity in our system" LendStreet's Jerry Nemorin by Accion
• “The pandemic provides lots of new problems for entrepreneurs to solve" – Field's Michael Moreland by Accion
• “Everyone is out there reassessing how much liquidity they have” – Toffee Insurance’s Rohan Kumar by Accion
• "There is much more empathy across the globe"—Anthemis's Vica Manos by Accion