Global Fintech with Matt Flannery and Premal Shah is a podcast focused on conversations with people and personalities in emerging markets across the world in fintech. Guests on the show provide an in-depth look at marketplace trends and an analysis of everything fintech - from the early days of PayPal in Silicon Valley to new YCombinator-backed startups in Nigeria. Matt Flannery serves as the CEO for Branch International. Prior to founding the company, he co-founded the ground-breaking microfinance non-profit Kiva.org, where he served as CEO for nearly a decade. Premal Shah is Chief Business Officer at Branch International and is responsible for building partnerships that advance Branch’s mission. Prior to Branch, Premal co-founded Kiva and led the microfinance non-profit to +$1B in loans. He started his career at PayPal and graduated from Stanford.