Video; Interview With Hetal Patel – Head of Venture Growth for Mercy Corps Ventures

On the sidelines of the Africa Tech Summit in Nairobi, our team in partnership with BitKE interviewed Hetal Patel – Head of Venture Growth for Mercy Corps Ventures.

In this video interview;

• Hetal talks about the work that Mercy Corps does to support companies building innovative and impactful solutions in Finance and Climate resilience
• Development and trends in financial technology
• The role of blockchain and crypto in driving financial inclusion while creating new job opportunities, reducing costs of payments and remittances
• Hetal explains how digital microwork has the potential to unlock income opportunities across different skill levels and increase savings potential for un/underemployed youth in radical ways.

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