[Investor Stories] Jonathan Whittle (Quona) on why and when it pays to become a bank, parallels to previous bust cycles and Brazil's fintech masterplan

The Enthusiast: Founders and VCs beyond the Valley

On this episode Pat sits down with Jonathan Whittle, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of emerging markets fintech inclusion fund Quona Capital. We dive into his journey from operator to VC, lessons learned from the dot-com bust and what it means for today's market correction, the status of Fintech in emerging markets and why it pays to become a bank at the final stage of a B2C fintech's growth journeyOn this episode you will learn about: Jonathan's journey into VC and long time engag...

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1. [Investor Stories] Jonathan Whittle (Quona) on why and when it pays to become a bank, parallels to previous bust cycles and Brazil's fintech masterplan (00:00:00)

2. Jonathan's journey into investing (00:03:13)

3. Parallels to past bust cycles (00:08:06)

4. Next steps for Entrepreneurs to manoeuvre the current situation (00:12:13)

5. What does this mean for Fintech? (00:14:54)

6. Waves of Fintech Adoption (00:18:25)

7. How important is regulation? (00:22:10)

8. Do you have to be a bank? (00:26:28)

9. If you were an entrepreneur today which business would you start? (00:30:00)

10. Quona's new 300M fund (00:32:18)

11. Fundraising lessons (00:35:45)

12. Fast Speed Round (00:38:32)