Brazil (is not) for Beginners
Brazil (is not) for Beginners Podcast
Fintech in Brazil with Andrew Endicott & Alex Johnson
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Fintech in Brazil with Andrew Endicott & Alex Johnson

Isaac chats with friends and Fintech visionaries Andrew Endicott, the Co-Founding Partner at Gilgamesh Ventures, and Alex Johnson, the author of Fintech Takes, about the Brazilian Fintech landscape.

They discuss:

  • Brazil's growing importance in the global Fintech landscape and its vibrant entrepreneurial culture.

  • How fintech innovations like PIX and Open Banking, alongside the development of a wholesale digital currency (Drex) by the Brazilian Central Bank, highlight Brazil's disruptive Fintech landscape.

  • The importance of regulatory clarity alongside proactive and innovative regulation in fueling Brazil's Fintech sector.

  • Insights on working with Brazilian entrepreneurs and the country's unique cultural and business environment.

  • Brazil's vast size, diverse culture, and economic opportunities. 

  • And more…


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Brazil (is not) for Beginners
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Brazil (is not) for Beginners is a podcast about the opportunities and challenges of doing business in Brazil. Host Isaac Matzner is the co-founder of Teddy and has been living and working in Brazil for the better part of a decade. He is based in São Paulo.