FinHub

FinHub: A Canadian Founders Podcast

Welcome to the Finhub! Our goal is to promote and inform students, educators, and industry professionals in the Fintech industry.  We aim to raise visibility with the broad financial and technological ecosystem bringing in experts and founders to share their experiences. 

  1. Hamed Arbabi - Vopay

    05/16/2024

    Hamed Arbabi - Vopay

    In this episode, we talked with Hamed, the founder and CEO of VoPay, a company revolutionizing the fintech landscape by offering data-driven API payment infrastructure and financial solutions across North America.   Hamed shares his journey from the telecom industry to founding VoPay, emphasizing the challenges of money movement that led him to create a fintech solution. Overcoming hurdles such as regulatory compliance and financial risk, VoPay has distinguished itself by not merely processing payments but enabling businesses to become fintech providers.  The episode explores VoPay's impact across various industries, their approach to leveraging AI and machine learning, and thoughts on trends such as open banking and the rise of financial services integration within different sectors. Hamed also discusses the company's bootstrap funding strategy, customer-driven product development, and future expansion plans. The conversation concludes with insights on entrepreneurship in the competitive fintech industry. 00:00 Welcome and Introduction to VoPay 00:51 The Genesis of VoPay: Hamed's Journey 02:04 Overcoming Challenges in Building VoPay 03:18 Differentiating VoPay in the FinTech Space 04:22 Impactful Customer Stories and Industry Influence 06:02 Exploring AI and Machine Learning in Financial Services 08:14 The Future of FinTech: Open Banking and Beyond 13:17 Raising Capital and the Bootstrapping Journey 17:46 Product Development: Customer-Driven Innovation 19:08 VoPay's Expansion Plans and Future Projects 20:15 Entrepreneurial Lessons from VoPay's Journey 22:12 Closing Remarks and Podcast Information

    23 min

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Welcome to the Finhub! Our goal is to promote and inform students, educators, and industry professionals in the Fintech industry.  We aim to raise visibility with the broad financial and technological ecosystem bringing in experts and founders to share their experiences.