XR Today's Demond Cureton hosts Eden Yago, Cheerleader-in-Chief, Sovryn

In our interview, we discuss the following,

-The reasons for creating Sovryn and how it differs from traditional decentralised finance (DeFi)
-How Sovryn empowers its users in emerging markets
-Current and potential use cases
-Analyses of the ongoing SEC crackdown on cryptocurrencies

Hosted by Demond Cureton, Senior Journalist, XR Today #defi #crypto #web3

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In episode 73 of The Payments Show Podcast, I spoke to Aron Alexander who is the Founder of Runa.

Runa enables businesses to seamlessly send digital value to anyone, anywhere, instantly. The platform helps companies to build embedded rewards and incentive experiences.

VIDEO
Watch the Video version here: https://youtu.be/dhF331n_JBI

CHAPTERS
Click through the Chapters Menu at the top of the episode webpage here: http://thepayments.show

Summary of topics discussed:
1.  Low Value, High Velocity Payments
2.  Gig and Remote Work in a Globalised World
3.  The Runa Network: 3 Benefits for Merchants and Consumers
4.  Why Use Runa Instead of Going Direct as a Merchant?
5.  Use Cases: Vodafone, Halfords, Samsung and More
6.  Freeing Up Working Capital and Reducing Operational Processes
7.  API Instead of Full Integration
8.  Evolving from WeGift to Runa
9.  Building the Merchant + Network + Customer Flywheel
10.  Offer Instant, Frictionless Experiences to Customers
And much more…

Details:
- Recorded on 15 Jun 2023
- Host: Satwant Phull, Founder of Digital Money Lab
- Guest: Aron Alexander, Founder, Runa

[Next Steps]
- Get in touch with Satwant: digitalmoneylab.com
- Runa: runa.io | @runapay

Building any ecosystem from scratch is hard but a financial ecosystem is doubly difficult. There are many factors at play and each component must grow together in tandem, carefully giving and taking from other participants to support the growth of all. It's a delicate task yet it's one our very own Lisa Nestor is keen and capable to tackle. Tune in this week to catch her history and roll in fostering the complex ecosystem developing around Stellar.

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About Simon Lim

Simon Lim is a long-time entrepreneur, digital marketing and IT consultant who discovered a market niche and high demand for better cross border payments to China. Since then Simon moved into the Fintech and payment industry and is today located in Hong Kong and Shenzhen. He is the founder and CEO of GoRemit.HK - a leading cross border payment service provider to transfer money from Hong Kong to China and southeast asia based in Hong Kong. Founded in 2016, GoRemit.HK is a registered and licensed Money Service Operator (MSO) - 17-01-02074 in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region serving Hong Kong SME and individuals targeting China and SouthEast Asia. He started his business with helping friends and customers to pay suppliers in China and with growing volume and demand he transformed the operations into a full cross border payment platform.

Episode Content:

• What is GoRemit.HK and how does GoRemit.hk help SME and Startups to remit money to China and southeast Asia today?
• What are the current trends in the HK and China FinTech sector?
• How are HK consumers embracing new payment solutions like WeChat Pay or Alipay?
• How does the new virtual bank licence in Hong Kong help FinTechs?
• What are the challenges for FinTechs to grow in Hong Kong compared to China?
• Why is it easier to open a bank account in China than in Hong Kong?

Episode Mentions:

• Reach out to Simon via email: Simon@goremit.hk or Wechat: goremithk
• Website: GoRemit.hk, Neat Mobile Banking, Virtual Bank Licence in HK, WeChat Pay Hong Kong, AliPay Hong Kong, AliPay Global
• Find Jons on LinkedIN
• Find Simon on WeChat: goremithk
• Join China Business Cast WeChat group

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Due to Covid-19 many consumers have fled to online marketplaces, so how do you manage fraud in a Post-Covid online world?
 
Frontline workers can no longer wait two to four weeks for their pay period, so what are ISVs doing to help meet the needs of everyday employees?

Our expert guest Jim Battista, Founder of MAPP Advisors, gives us insight on how portfolio optimization is more critical now than ever.

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