The Trillion Dollar Opportunity: Financial Inclusion | Emerging Markets | FinTech
Episodes
Linda Yu: How Embedded Finance is Reshaping Emerging Markets
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Linda Yu, Growth Partner at Quona Capital and formerly at SoftBank and Warburg Pincus, shares her journey to becoming an investor deploying billions i...
Thank a Trucker – And Embedded Finance – for Supporting Global Supply Chains
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How did the coffee you drink get to your local cafe? Or the flour that went into your breakfast pastry? Or the latest electronic gadget delivered to y...
BONUS: Advice for Founders Building in Tough Times
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How can entrepreneurs in Africa navigate today's challenging fundraising environment? Hosts Shannon and Johan, joined by Adrienne Henderson from Quona...
How Can Africa Build Its Own 'Fintech Stack'?
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 2023, India accounted for nearly 25% of all global IPOs with 340 public offerings, while the entire Middle East and Africa combined had just 50 IPO...
BONUS: Insurtech Innovators Share Advice For Founders
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does it really take to disrupt traditional insurance markets in emerging economies? In this special minisode of The Trillion Dollar Opportunity, ...
More than paperwork and policies: Innovating Insurtech in India & Southeast Asia
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Forget everything you thought you knew about insurance—it's not just paperwork and policies, it's a financial lifeline keeping millions from falling...
BONUS: From Toxic Debt to Building Financial Resilience with Fabio Zveibil of Creditas
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Brazil, high interest rates and revolving credit lines can trap borrowers. So how can borrowers break free of these toxic cycles? This week, hosts ...
Backing Everyday Brazilians: How Creditas Uses Asset-Based Loans to Empower Consumers
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Brazil is one of the most expensive countries to access credit. Credit cards can have 400 percent interest rates. Even business owners face loans with...
PART 2: How Brazil’s Real Time Payments Create Real World Financial Inclusion
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Five billion transactions are made each month with Pix, Brazil’s real time payment system, which was launched by the Central Bank of Brazil in 2020....
PART 1: The Power of Pix: How Brazil Built a Revolutionary Real-Time Payment System
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Brazil has one of the most successful real-time payment systems in the world. This week on the podcast, we share a fireside chat with the man who lead...
This is Not An AI-Generated Podcast About Emerging Markets
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Where are the opportunities for artificial intelligence to transform FinTech startups in emerging markets? And how are startups already taking advant...
The Thing About Assumptions
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Information is crucial to any investor. But what happens when assumptions hide the truth about market opportunities? This week on The Trillion Dollar ...
Global and Local: Quona’s Approach to Emerging Markets
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Where are the opportunities in emerging markets? This week, Quona’s three founders, Monica Brand Engel, Jonathan Whittle, and Ganesh Rengaswamy, sha...
From Biryani to Big Impact: Quona's Origin Story
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How did Quona Capital come to identify and pursue the trillion-dollar opportunity in emerging markets? This week, hosts Shannon Austin and Johan Bosin...
Introducing: The Trillion Dollar Opportunity
12 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The world as we know it is changing. As the global economy continues to grow and expand, investors will be missing out on opportunities if they hold a...