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Podcast: Payments on Fireâ„¢
Episode: Episode 125 - COVID-19 Relief: Collaboration, Regulation, and Tech Do Good - Roberto Marinho, CEO, César Souto, Conta Zap, Brazil
Description: This illuminating Payments on Fire® episode takes a deep look at a very new Brazilian payments platform called Conta Zap (Zap Account in English) and how a group of community minded people came together with Conta Zap to provide basic income to economically displaced Brazilians during the COVID-19 outbreak. The story illustrates how the combination of entrepreneurial thinking, technology, and right-thinking regulation can make a real impact on even those living at the edge. The Situation This story is about how that wallet was put into the field to serve a particular community i...