Building a bank for SMEs | Sola co-founder of Brass

<p>In this episode we speak to Sola the co-founder of Brass which provides banking and financial services for SMEs. SMEs are fundamental to Sub-Saharan Africa with them accounting for about 80% of the region's economic growth in 2015 according to The World Economic Forum. Sola and Brass have quickly gained respect and traction for the SME neobank that they are building. We hear about:&nbsp;</p> <p>0:00 - Introduction to Sola &amp; Brass&nbsp;</p> <p>02:15 - The SME banking experience in Nigeria without Brass</p> <p>06:31 - Brass' approach to user research&nbsp;</p> <p>07:46 - SME loans and needs</p> <p>10:22 - Why Nigerian SMEs have multiple bank accounts &amp; other cultural nuances</p> <p>12:52 - Brass' evolution &amp; learnings from past iterations</p> <p>17:50 - How Brass approaches design &amp; their learnings&nbsp;</p> <p>20:09 - Brass &amp; expansion&nbsp;</p> <p>22:01 - Brass &amp; partnerships&nbsp;</p> <p>23:30 - The differences between Kenyan &amp; Nigerian customers</p> <p>24:40 - Brass &amp; the future</p>