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Strategy & design innovation consultancy

We are a US-based strategy and design innovation consultancy that has been driving fintech in emerging markets forward since 2014.

We support our clients across the innovation value-chain, from concept to launch, by developing or improving products, services, experiences, and business models.

We also define requirements for key functional areas, such as marketing, delivery channels, regulation, technology, internal processes, and strategic partnerships, all which underpin winning fintech business models.

We unite 6 distinguishing traits to provide a superior service for our client partners.

Fintech Focused

Our consultants have extensive experience advising clients in financial services or working in industry. Knowing the sector's specific dynamics allows us to hit the ground running and makes our recommendations more likely to be implemented.

Strategy and Design

To solve client problems, we fuse the best of both worlds: strategic, data-driven analysis with a creative, design-minded approach to uncover deep-seated user needs.

End-to-End Innovation

We support our clients not only in research and design, but also in building, pilot testing, and rolling-out products, services, and experiences – all using best-in-class tools and methodologies.

Specialists, not Generalists

Our consultants have deep subject-matter expertise in functional areas such as product development, data analysis, marketing communications, and user experience. The result is deeper, more meaningful insights for our clients.

Appropriate Methodologies

Each client, and the problem they are trying to solve, are unique. Rather than imposing a single methodology upon them, we employ a personalized innovation approach tailored to their specific needs.

Entrepreneurial Spirit

Our bias to urgency means we move fast – measuring progress in hours and days instead of weeks and months. This allows us to address client needs quickly and efficiently.

Senior Staff

Amitabh Saxena

Managing Director & Head of Product

Washington, DC, USA

Maria Clara Rezende

Head of User Experience and Design

London, United Kingdom

Vera Marin

Lead UX Designer

London, United Kingdom and Nairobi, Kenya

Laura Sanchez

User Experience and Interface Designer

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Aryan Jain

Strategy & Investments

London, United Kingdom

Tim Kotin

Data and AI Expert

Frankfurt, Germany

Varsha Ranchod

Credit Risk Expert

Johannesburg, South Africa

Ophelia Ama Oni

Financial Inclusion Expert

Accra, Ghana

Amalee Nsour

Organizational Design Expert

Amman, Jordan

Ham Mago Namakajjo

Associate Consultant, Strategy

Kampala, Uganda

Rebecca Myers

Illustrator and Storyboard Artist

Pennsylvania, United States

Board of Expert Advisors

Alan Cannistraro

Product – Expert Advisor

San Francisco

SS Venkateswaran

Data Analytics – Expert Advisor

India

Available jobs

Manager, Research and Analysis

Manager, Marketing Communications

Senior Manager, Strategy and Product

Senior Innovation Manager

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