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[Operator Stories] Omair Ansari (Abhi) on tackling access to credit in Pakistan and going multi-product and multi-country early on
On this episode Mikal Khoso joins Pat to chat with Omair Ansari, Founder and CEO of Pakistan Fintech Abhi about his journey into the world of entrepreneurship, scaling the company, going multi-product early on in the company's lifecycle as well as the expansion into the UAE and neighbouring Bangladesh.
You will learn about:
- The state of the financial services industry in Pakistan
- Where Abhi fits into the market
- Scaling in a frontier ecosystem and going against the common wisdom
- Strategies on expansion across the region.
You can find Omair on LinkedIn here and make sure to check out Mikal's newsletter Emergent here.