Selfies Help 120M Africans Get Bank Accounts & Netflix
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Selfies Help 120M Africans Get Bank Accounts & Netflix

2025-07-01
I sat down with Mark Straub, co-founder and CEO of SmileID, for an eye-opening conversation about his journey from Silicon Valley VC to building identity verification technology across Africa.Mark walked me through the unique challenges of operating in Africa's diverse markets and how digital infrastructure is driving economic development across the continent. What really struck me was his emphasis on localized strategies rather than one-size-fits-all approaches, and the massive growth potential...
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