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[Investor Stories] Jonathan Whittle (Quona) on why and when it pays to become a bank, parallels to previous bust cycles and Brazil's fintech masterplan
On this episode Pat sits down with Jonathan Whittle, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of emerging markets fintech inclusion fund Quona Capital.
We dive into his journey from operator to VC, lessons learned from the dot-com bust and what it means for today's market correction, the status of Fintech in emerging markets and why it pays to become a bank at the final stage of a B2C fintech's growth journey
On this episode you will learn about:
- Jonathan's journey into VC and long time engagement in LatAm
- Why the waves of fintech adoption is a model that simplifies to great degree the evolution fintech has been going through especially in emerging markets
- Why does it pay to become a bank at the final stage
- Quona's new 300M fund of fresh capital
You can find Jonathan on LinkedIn here.