Omair Ansari is the co-founder and CEO of Abhi, one of the fastest-growing fintech companies in South Asia and the Middle East. Timestamps: (1:36) Quick background on Omair and Abhi (2:32) Abhi's performance in numbers (4:12) Dirtiest MVP and figuring out the market need (6:12) Early Wage Access is a tax on the poor? (08:19) The moment when numbers went exponential (11:58) Does SME lending scale? (13:34) Key factor for a successful market expansion (15:44) Preferring mercenaries over missionaries (18:37) From equity to off-balance sheet lending (19:22) Structuring debt instruments in emerging markets (21:52) Winning market share in down markets (23:15) Early mistakes: no more missionaries (25:07) Bottleneck for growth and Abhi2.0 References: Figopara - https://www.t-vine.com/turkiyes-risin... Creditas - https://techcrunch.com/2022/01/25/bra... LendingTree - https://www.cnbc.com/2014/08/01/lendi... Listen on other platforms: Apple: coming soon Spotify: coming soon Where to find Omair: LinkedIn:   / omair-ansari-40494329   Where to find Kyane: Twitter:   / kyanekassiri   Linkedin:   / kyanekassiri   Learn more about Rally Cap: https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/05/ral... Check out our Climate Newsletter:   / rallycapclimate