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Aug 2021
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The future of digital payments and movin...

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About this episode
Today’s episode is with Asim Janjua, Co-Founder of MamoPay. As CXO he drives and leads organizational-design, operations, growth, and expansion with a human-first approach. Before MamoPay, Asim spent over six years working as a Technical Design Lead for Google Switzerland.

We talk about:

✅ Why he started the company and why he chose to solve a problem in the payment industry
✅ The journey he went on to create a product in a highly antiquated and regulated industry
✅ The product roadmap for MamoPay and how that fits into the digital payments ecosystem
✅ How the pandemic impacted his business
✅ What he sacrificed to start the company and how he stays motivated

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