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GTTW: Insights from Jeremy Quainoo on how to scale digital finance in GHANA


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In this episode, we sit down with Jeremy Quainoo, General Manager, Africa Operations & Partnerships at JUMO, to explore how digital finance is scaling across Africa.What You’ll Learn:✅ How Jeremy transitioned from traditional banking to fintech✅ How Ghana's first Bank-led WhatsApp chatbot was built✅ Key leadership lessons from growing JUMO across 8 African markets✅ The future of fintech in Ghana and beyond✅ Building fintech-bank partnerships for success✅ Jeremy’s thoughts on open banking, innovation, industry recognition & personal brandingWhat’s Happening in Tech?📌 Ghana becomes Africa’s only country with fully interoperable multiple instant payment systems: www.norvanreports.com/ghana-becomes-africas-only-country-with-fully-interoperable-multiple-instant-payment-systems📌 Ghana’s Affinity secures $8M to scale digital banking: www.techcrunch.com/2025/02/11/affinity-bags-8m-to-scale-digital-banking-in-ghana📌 Ministry of Communication inaugurates Inter-Agency Data Pricing Committee to reduce data costs: www.moc.gov.gh/2025/02/15/inauguration-of-inter-agency-data-pricing-committee🔗 Opportunities for Innovators & Startups💡 Investing in Innovation (i3) offers grants up to $225K for African healthtech startups. Apply by Feb 28, 2025: www.vc4a.com/investing-in-innovation/i3-2025💡 Venture for Climate Tech Cohort 5 now open! Grants up to $50K. Apply by March 27, 2025: www.forclimatetech.org/venture-for-climatetech🎙 About Building BytesBuilding Bytes is a podcast dedicated to sharing stories that fuel innovation and drive Ghana’s digital economy forward.📍 Read more at: www.buildingbytes.africa💡 Brought to you by TechLeaders.Africa, with production support from Hubtel Academy.

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