YoozUnited Kingdom, India
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Yooz is a mobile app that lets you send money to India quickly, simply and securely at real exchange rates. You work hard for your money and we believe you should be able to send money whenever you need to, without worrying about unfair charges. We will help you get your money, all of your money, home safely.
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THOUGHTS FROM DFS LAB
We are seeing transaction fees being minimized and with many eliminated all together alongside a focus shift to value-added services. Yooz aims to provide an affordable and fair remittance service for its customers while providing useful services for its payment partners.
FOUNDERS
Arunjay Katakam
Arunjay is a payment expert and consulted with the GSMA's Mobile Money program for three years, where he provided a comprehensive understanding of the evolution of mobile money including analyzing the impact of new technologies and business models. Prior to the GSMA, Arunjay built and sold two businesses and invested in another, which was acquired by Twitter. He spent the first five years of his career counting beans at Ernst & Young.
Arunjay is the author of ‘Setting up shop: Strategies for building effective merchant payment networks' and the co-author of the 2013 and 2014 State of the Industry: Mobile Financial Services for the Unbanked. Other articles include: Opportunities and challenges for mobile money in emerging markets and Merchant Payments: Choosing the right pricing model. |
Lara Gilman
Lara was Mobile Money Market Engagement Director at the GSMA. In her role, Lara provided operational support to more than 25 operators across 18 countries, including eight in-depth consumer research projects focused on driving adoption. Prior to GSMA, she worked in financial services and, in 2009, earned her MBA from INSEAD.
An industry expert, Lara authored several articles on mobile money including managing the risk of fraud, the impact of alternative pricing strategies, considerations for sharing APIs and distribution in rural areas. Lara’s work has also been featured by the World Economic Forum and more recently Lara was lead editor on the 2015 State of the Industry: Mobile Money and authored The Impact of Mobile Money Interoperability in Tanzania. |
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