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Podcast: Wharton FinTech Podcast
Episode: Yoco Co-Founder, Carl Wazen - Revolutionizing South Africa's Digital Payments
Description: Miguel Armaza sits down with Carl Wazen, Co-Founder & Chief Business Officer at Yoco, South Africa’s leading payments platform for small businesses offering a convenient way to accept card payments in-person or online.
Founded in 2012, the company serves over 100,000 small businesses and has received multiple rounds of investment from industry leaders like Quona, Partech, Greyhound Capital, FMO, and many more.
We covered a wide range of topics, including:
- Carl’s background and his entrepreneurial journey in Cape Town, South Africa as an immigrant outsider
- Stories about the early days of Yoco and how they took the company from 0 to 1...