Africa Series with Stacey Japhta: Building digital businesses with Basalt

<p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/staceyjaphta/">Stacey Japhta</a>, Head of Strategic FinTech Partnerships at <a href="https://talentinthecloud.io/">Talent in the cloud</a>, emerging markets FinTech executive search firm and host of <a href="https://anchor.fm/stacey-japhta">Talking success</a> podcast, talks to <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/wayne-zwiers/">Wayne Zwiers</a>, founder of <a href="https://www.basalt.co/">Basalt</a>. Basalt is a global Fintech studio focusing on designing and developing digital banking and insurance solutions for the future, based in Johannesburg, South Africa.</p><p>Basalt co-creates solutions for our clients, turning ideas into profits. Partnering with clients as "one team" to build new products and processes using an ever-changing and improving tech stack that utilizes modern architectures (such as domain-driven design, micro-services patterns) and cloud computing.</p><p>Basalt's proficiencies include:</p><ul> <li>Core banking technologies</li> <li>Integration + now API (open banking)</li> <li>Customer Interface Solutions </li> </ul><p>Wayne discusses all things FinTech, important attributes to look for in your leadership team, and the difference between the traditional model and the new model of VCs in Africa.</p>