88 - Building Africa’s Largest Fintech from London with Parminder Mann, VP of Product at Flutterwave


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Oct 27 2024 57 mins  
This time, I had the pleasure of chatting with Parminder Mann, VP of Product and Design at Flutterwave, Africa’s largest startup.

Flutterwave is essentially what you’d get if Stripe and Wise combined forces and decided to focus on Africa.

Topics Covered:

- The problem Flutterwave is solving
- Flutterwave’s target countries
- Product playbook used by Flutterwave’s product organization
- A breakdown of Flutterwave’s latest product launch
- Setting up metrics for new fintech features
- The importance of regulatory requirements
- Challenges PMs face in moving into fintech
- Solving for both sides of transactions in fintech
- The role of stablecoins in Africa
- Church WhatsApp groups vs. fintechs
- Prioritization playbook at Flutterwave
- Building for Africa from London
- Embracing the problem you’re solving
- Product career advice from Parminder

Links:

Pavlo Pedenko on Substack: https://pavlopedenko.substack.com/

Parminder Mann on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/parminder-mann-12878013/