[Operator Stories] Omair Ansari (Abhi) on tackling access to credit in Pakistan and going multi-product and multi-country early on

The Enthusiast: Founders and VCs beyond the Valley

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 PakistanWhere Abhi fits into the marketScaling in a frontier ecosystem and going against the common wisdom Strateg...

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1. [Operator Stories] Omair Ansari (Abhi) on tackling access to credit in Pakistan and going multi-product and multi-country early on (00:00:00)

2. Intro to the Pod - Presenting Mikal (00:00:44)

3. Omair's way into the world of entrepreneurship and founding Abhi (00:06:42)

4. What's the state of the financial services infrastructure in Pakistan (00:14:49)

5. What was the decision making to start with early wage access (00:19:37)

6. Branching out the product suite (00:25:36)

7. Expanding outside Pakistan early on (00:29:22)

8. How to maintain your razor sharp focus (00:34:04)

9. Mixed image of Pakistan and its impact onto founder reality (00:41:15)

10. Fast Speed Round (00:56:47)