EP #5 - HOW MICROCREDT CAN TRANSFORM LIFES: INSIGHTS FROM AN EXPERT (w/ Tirso Figueira)

Tirso Figueira is the Head of Partnerships at Kixicrédito, a Microcredit company in Angola.

🎬 Full video: https://youtu.be/_rtn49goOYw

00:00 Intro | Microcredit: A Product of the Microfinance Industry
04:19 What is Microcredit
07:00 The Microfinance realm
09:40 New legislation
12:50 To really financially include someone
18:56 How impactful are partnerships in the Microcredit realm
25:20 The tech impact on Microcredit and it's challenges
31:20 Legal aspects of Microcredit and its challenges
39:45 Social media as a way to spread information about finance
43:00 Tirso's professional insights
53:30 Tech opportunities for Microcredit's development

🗣️More about our guest:

He’s studying for a Msc in Finances and Investment Management by Robert Kennedy College and a MsC in Finances and Investment Management by the The University of Salford, recently he coursed in Harvard Business School where he studied Strategic Leadership In Inclusive Finance.


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