PitchIt Podcast 90 - José Carlos, Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Palenca

On today's episode, I am joined by José Carlos, Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Palenca.

José and I talked about the differences between the US and LatAm fintech markets, how hard it is for lenders to get an accurate picture of a borrowers income, Palenca's pivot from a lender to a data provider, Mexico's fintech journey and where fintech is today in Mexico, tae kwon do, raising capital, and much more.

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Without further ado, José Carlos, Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Palenca. I hope you enjoy the episode.

Episode highlights include:

• Palenca's founding story
• José's time at Uber
• Why they pivoted away from lending
• The differences between the US and LatAm fintech markets
• Open banking
• Financial inclusion
• Raising capital
• Tae kwon do
• Recommended reading - The Cold Start Problem: How to Start and Scale Network Effects by Andrew Chen 
• And much more…

Connect with José Carlos Aguilar on LinkedIn
Connect with Palenca on LinkedIn

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Until next time.