Founder @zardotapp (a16z, Coinbase). Accelerating stablecoin adoption for people living in countries with unstable money | Founded @SadaPaypk (Acquired)
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Team cooked. 🔥 We built ZAR’s brand to feel rock solid, and our motion design reinforces that in every part of the app.
Nothing floats or bounces. Every element moves and locks into place like it has weight. Everything lands with intent.
When your currency loses value every month, the thing holding your dollars should feel rock solid.
We wondered if handing over stablecoins could feel as elegant as handing over cash.
It now happens ~4,000 times per week on ZAR.
Type the amount, digital cash appears on screen, receiver scans to claim it.
The merchant never needed to know your account number.
Scaling @sadapaypk to millions of users in Pakistan taught me that trust is physical.
30M+ corner shops across emerging markets move $500B+ a year in cash. Remittances, bills, top-ups.
People already trust these shops with their money.
We're turning them into the place to get digital dollars, and the start of onchain commerce across the global south.
We teamed up with @VeryAI over the summer and have used their palm biometrics to verify hundreds of thousands of ZAR wallets. Killer partnership by @itszach @sternhenri @segall_max @privy_io. Hope to see users eventually able to use their palm across all Privy supported apps.
📣 @privy_io developers can now use VeryAI's palm biometrics with their embedded wallets.
VeryAI is available as a Custom OAuth 2.0 provider, giving apps a new way to confirm that their wallets are being opened by real people, not bot farms or multi-account fraud rings.
The integration is four steps that can be completed in about 10 minutes. Here's how to get started: very.org/blog/privy-palm-ver…
Blockchain data is typically public, which inhibits adoption in finance, healthcare, and other large privacy-sensitive industries. Recent advancements in zero-knowledge proofs offer privacy but lack composability. @SeismicSys innovates with secure hardware for private state, enabling important use cases where privacy is legally required. Congrats @lyronctk!
Thrilled to share that we've raised $7M led by @a16zcrypto to build Seismic, the encrypted blockchain.
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Building SadaPay in Pakistan has truly been the adventure of a lifetime. More importantly, it’s the first time I’ve built a product that made such a positive and tangible impact for so many people. Over the years I must have received thousands of cold emails and messages from strangers who took time out of their day to write to me and thank me for building SadaPay. In the toughest of times, this really kept me and the team going. ❤️
I’m immensely grateful for the people of Pakistan who have been so welcoming and supportive of a foreigner coming to build in their country. Moreover, I’m incredibly lucky to have met and partnered with so many amazing Sadanauts. You’ve all taught me so much and it’s been an honor to fight alongside you!
Now, with Papara’s backing, I’m incredibly excited for SadaPay’s next chapter! Onwards and upwards! 🚀
In a landmark deal, @sadapay has been acquired by @papara, Turkey’s leading fintech! Papara now serves 20 million retail customers, 4500 corporates (including Uber and Tiktok), and is valued at nearly $2 Billion USD. 🚀
📣 Story below! ⬇️
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The superwoman of Pakistani Tech, @jehan_ara, stopped by. Lovely to have you over, and we look forward to your next #plus92disrupt conference in October 🙌
Excited. Just received my @sadapaypk card - basically Mastercard 💳 SadaPay allows quick, secure and easy digital transaction. Best part: 24/7 support available and NO hidden charges unlike banks. @tmnsky 👍
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I’m not quite sure how they projected @sadapaypk to be the world’s fastest growing mobile wallet, but I do like the sound of it! 🚀 bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
@AVA_airasia will foreigners traveling on business visa be able to fly on AirAsia from CGK to DPS during Mudik travel ban May 6-17?
Hosting two highly regarded gems from the ecosystem today for a live webinar about upskilling
We're hosting @salmanamin and @SaadGH today at 4PM to discuss skills needed to for the post-pandemic world!
Register for the webinar now: bit.ly/2Km3ryR
Humbled that Profit by @ePakistanToday, one of the premier publications in Pakistan, asked to feature my story as an entrepreneur 🙏🙏
profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/…
Took a long time to sort out, but we really found the perfect bank partner 🙌
SadaPay signs with The Bank of Punjab for trust and settlement partnership sadapay.pk/bank-of-punjab-an…
Interview with @HauteLivingMag about our acquisition hauteliving.com/2017/11/star…
