Rinse Jacobs on Building a Financial Platform for Africa's SMEs

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Frontier Fintech is a podcast about the business of fintech in Africa. We speak with founders, executives, investors, and regulators who are shaping financial services across the continent—helping you connect the dots in Pan-African fintech.

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Rinse Jacobs on Building a Financial Platform for Africa's SMEs

F-Squared Podcast

54 minutes

5 months ago

Rinse Jacobs on Building a Financial Platform for Africa's SMEs

What does it take to build a digital bank that truly solves the problems of small businesses in Africa? In this episode, Samora Kariuki sits down with Rinse Jacobs, CEO of Zazu, a neobank moving beyond the account and card to build the foundational financial hub for Africa's entrepreneurs.

Topics covered include:

● Why traditional banking consistently fails the modern SME;

● The "rebundling"strategy vs. the single-product fintech wedge;

● Combining incorporation, banking, and bookkeeping into one seamless workflow;

● Why transparent subscriptions build more trust than complex hidden fees;

● Using AI to create a"CFO-in-your-pocket" for founders;

● The blueprint for a Pan-African business banking network;

For fintech builders, investors, and entrepreneurs seeking to understand the future of SME banking, this episode offers a clear playbook on building a platform that goes beyond the basics.