{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/650a33a83f085f0012b256dc/666866aca033650012a4ceee?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Discussing Intra-Africa Remittance with Ifelade Ayodele, CEO and Founder of Blaaz","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/650a33a83f085f0012b256dc/1718121400298-3ccd22263191c3cf13d0e23e384892b8.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>On today's episode, we talked to Ifelade Ayodele, CEO and Founder of <a href=\"https://www.blaaiz.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Blaaiz</a>, an early-stage cross-border payments company based in Canada and offering financial services and remittance payments to African countries.</p><p><br></p><p>The company is only five months in operations but has so far secured <strong>a $1.5M pre-seed investment round</strong> to fuel its expansion and innovation. </p><p><br></p><p>Before founding Blaaiz, Ifelade distinguished himself as a leader in the management consulting arena at Accenture UK. We discussed regulation, challenges, technology, and competition in remittance payments in Africa and their plans for the future.</p>","author_name":"Tech Labari"}