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Podcast: Wharton FinTech Podcast
Episode: Driving Innovation for Inclusion – Irene Arias Hofman, CEO of IDB Lab
Description: Miguel Armaza sits down with Irene Arias Hofman, CEO of IDB Lab, the innovation laboratory of the Inter-American Development Bank Group, the leading source of development finance for Latin America and the Caribbean. The purpose of IDB Lab is to drive innovation for inclusion by supporting early-stage entrepreneurial solutions capable of transforming the lives of vulnerable populations.
Previously, Irene worked for 20 years at the IFC, the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, where she managed the Financial Institutions Group and also the LAC region with its 16-billion- dollar portfolio. Her focus has been on innovation and technology, venture...