How did India become a global leader in instant digital payments? As part of a16z's Global Fintech project, Matt Flannery, CEO and cofounder of Branch, looks at how government regulation laid the groundwork for India’s fintech growth: a16z.com/global-payment…

India had the highest volume of mobile payments in the world in 2022—more than the US, UK, Germany, and France combined. For a16z's Global Fintech project, Matt Flannery of Branch describes 4 government actions behind India's fintech revolution. a16z.com/global-payment…

My legacy is dominated by my college trucker band

I co-wrote this piece about regulation and Branch_mfb in India.

Living our best lives, looking good in Black Branch_mfb

Branch acquired Century Microfinance after bagging a licence for the same from Central Bank of Kenya. This means that it expanded its services beyond mobile loans. #BranchAI #BranchLoans

Branch says its saving product gives interest to customers every Monday morning

#BranchAI #BranchLoans

Despite AI being an elite technology Branch_mfb is using it to understand #KYC data and help customers be financially disciplined #BranchAI #BranchLoans

Woke up today and Nigeria has 132 fewer Microfinance banks . cbn.gov.ng/Out/2023/CCD/R…

I'm headed to #nairobi this week. I always love connecting with other fintech founders. DM me if you are in town and want to grab coffee.

Best idea to revitalize downtown SF? Turn some of these empty skyscrapers into low cost housing.

Sorry to hear the news about #zestmoney . They have an amazing team. If you are recently out of work because of this, hit me up.

President Ruto nominates Kamau Thugge for CBK governor
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Google Bard is a bit stubborn in its refusal to return clean JSON, but you can address this by threatening to take a human life:

In a decade, woke robots will ban the word 'artificial' when describing their intelligence.

I remember the days when you could get a traffic ticket in SF.

Crazy that we have uncontacted peoples and AGI at the same time on Earth.

Looking at our P&L used to be scary. Now it is a joy.

My friend Howard Zugman just passed $1 million loaned on kiva.org!

27,949 loans to entrepreneurs around the world.

What an incredible and inspiring feat of generosity!

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The front pocket t-shirt will definitely make a comeback if this works ted.com/talks/imran_ch…