In this episode we speak to Odun the co-founder of PiggyVest a micro-savings and micro-investment platform with a focus on building affordable micro-financial products for millennials. When people think of Nigerian FinTech founders Odun is always one person that is mentioned and PiggyVest currently helps its over 2 million customers save well over a billion naira per year. We hear about

0:00 - Introduction of Odun & Odun’s journey & learnings pre PiggyVest;

5:04 - Product development & future product plans - microinsurance, SMEs & more;

12:40 - How to build a product that can adapt to regulatory changes;

16:47 - Growth hacks & how PiggyVest uses social media to grow a strong community;

22:16 - PiggyVest & other markets;

23:48 - Problems with current conceptualisations of financial inclusion;

27:09 - Odun’s hopes for the evolution of the Nigerian fintech scene;

28:32 - Odun’s newest endeavor, FirstCheck - a female-focused angel fund.