Summary: Miguel Armaza sits down with Carl Wazen, Co-Founder & Chief Business Officer at Yoco, South Africa’s leading payments platform for small businesses offering a convenient way to accept card payments in-person or online. Founded in 2012, the company serves over 100,000 small businesses and has received multiple rounds of investment from industry leaders like Quona, Partech, Greyhound Capital, FMO, and many more. We covered a wide range of topics, including: - Carl’s background and his entrepreneurial journey in Cape Town, South Africa as an immigrant outsider - Stories about the early days of Yoco and how they took the company from 0 to 1 - The importance of company culture in the fast moving fintech space - Navigating COVID and Yoco’s meaningful role in helping small businesses during the pandemic - The State of the fintech industry in South Africa and the rest of the continent - Entrepreneurial advice - And a lot more! About Yoco Yoco is an African technology company that builds tools and services to help small businesses get paid, run their business better, and grow. The company believes that by opening up more possibilities for entrepreneurs to be successful, they can help create more jobs, enable people to thrive and help to drive our economy forward.
