AI-powered lending for Colombian businesses, with Viviana Siless (Quipu Bank)

<p>Nearly two out of every three Colombian jobs are in the informal economy! That's a huge number that needs to come down, and no doubt it will, but until then, someone really needs to bring the benefits of formal financing to the small business owners in the informal sector. Enter <a href="https://quipu.com.co/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Quipu </a>with whose AI-powered loan decisions "growing is easier, fairer and more alternative".</p><br><p><br></p><p>You can find Viviana on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/viviana-siless/</p><br><p><br></p><p>There's a Quipu page there, too, https://www.linkedin.com/company/quipulatam/ but there's even more information on their homepage over at https://quipu.com.co/</p><br><p><br></p><p>I am on LinkedIn, too, so feel free to find me and send me a connection request there: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendanlegrange" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendanlegrange</a></p><br><p><br></p><p>My action-adventure novels are on <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0133U3HGC/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_6VS5451P6XEAX61A9G5J" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amazon, some versions even for free</a>, and my work with ConfirmU and our gamified psychometric scores is at <a href="https://confirmu.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://confirmu.com/</a> and on episode 24 of this very show <a href="https://www.howtolendmoneytostrangers.show/episodes/episode-24" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.howtolendmoneytostrangers.show/episodes/episode-24</a></p><br><p><br></p><p>I met Viviana while in Edinburgh at the 18th meeting of the Credit Scoring and Credit Control Conference - the next one is in two years time and it’s well-wroth planning for. In the meantime, follow the CRC’s work at <a href="https://www.crc.business-school.ed.ac.uk/home" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.crc.business-school.ed.ac.uk/home</a> </p><br><p><br></p><p>If you have any feedback or question