Samee Zahid

Samee Zahid, director of engineering at Chipper Cash, discusses Chipper Cash's revolutionary AI-driven KYC platform, Chipper ID, which reduces fintechs' customer acquisition costs. They also explore real-time face-matching technology for tackling account fraud in Africa and the importance of data security. Zahid mentions their recent partnership with Visa for card issuance and emphasizes the significance of proprietary data and human insight in the evolving tech industry.

Topics discussed in this podcast include JP Morgan's investment in Brazilian digital bank C6, Goldman Sachs' sale of its personal financial management unit, African startups raising $2.7bn in VC funding, Safaricom's mobile money rollout in Ethiopia, a new fintech accelerator called Archie launching in London, X gaining payment licenses in seven US states, open banking reaching 11 million+ payments, and Venmo allowing users to gift money using Hallmark greeting cards.