Ollie Walsh is the co-founder and CEO of Pipit, who are bringing to market the new Konect network that is powering international cash transactions with DeFi and enabling migrants to support their families back home cheaper, safer, and now faster.

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In this episode, recorded live from Web Summit 2022 in Lisbon, Ollie Walsh riffs with Pete Townsend on a recap on Ollie Walsh’s journey as co-founder and CEO of Pipit, a for-profit social impact platform powering international cash transactions and mobile money payments for unbanked migrants.  Ollie and Pete also dive into Ollie's inspiration to bring the Konect network to market leveraging the Pipit tech stack, but with stablecoin rails and USDC, being the same singular mission of Pipit.  Finally, they explore what makes the Western African market so ripe for what Ollie Walsh and Pipit are working on with the Konect network, and how the incumbents’ fees on the $3bn in remittance that goes into Nigeria alone each year being of the magnitude to do far more impactful things in those economies.

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Connect with Ollie Walsh on Linkedin and learn more about Konect and Pipit

Follow Konect on Twitter and LinkedIn

Follow Pipit on Twitter and LinkedIn

Episode title inspired by Connected for Life by Mack 10 ft. Ice Cube, WC and Butch Cassidy

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