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Q . WHAT ’ S THE BEST PIECE OF ADVICE YOU EVER RECEIVED ?
» I joined the military when I was 18 years old . Our instructors always drummed into us that there ’ s no such thing as ‘ I can ’ t ’. That mindset stuck with me ; I make the idea living in my head come to life and maintain a growth mindset .
Q . WHAT MAKES YOU PROUD ABOUT THE BUSINESS YOU ’ VE BUILT ?
» We are continuing to go from strength to strength , despite the current economic conditions . I ’ m proud of this . While many other fintech organisations had to recede and slow their growth in the last year , Rapyd continued to expand globally . In the past year , we opened a technology hub in Dubai and were the first Israeli organisation to be regulated by the UAE to open up for business in the country . We also finalised our acquisitions of Neat in Hong Kong and Valitor in Iceland – and we ’ re only continuing to grow and expand our global operations .
“ OUR INSTRUCTORS IN THE MILITARY ALWAYS DRUMMED INTO US THAT THERE ’ S NO SUCH THING AS ‘ I CAN ’ T ”
Q . WHAT ONE DEVICE COULDN ’ T YOU LIVE WITHOUT ?
» Apple AirTag . It completely changed my life . My kids don ’ t lose their stuff anymore .
Q . WHAT ’ S ONE FINTECH YOU USE YOURSELF ON A REGULAR BASIS – APART FROM RAPYD , OF COURSE ?
» I mainly use Paypal and Wise .
Q . WHAT ’ S THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE YOU ’ VE ENCOUNTERED IN FINTECH ?
» In the early days , while we were building Rapyd , we learnt that dealing with compliance and regulation was a bigger hurdle than we ’ d anticipated . Compliance differs from country to country , so working
22 January 2023