The Digital Dividend by Fasanara Capital
An inside track to the future of asset-based finance (ABF) and fintech lending. Each month, we spotlight emerging players and disruptive business models in the fast-evolving world of alternative credit. Through expert interviews and exclusive insights, we decode the decisions happening behind closed doors, where capital meets technology to drive the future of digital finance. Stay informed. Stay ahead. Welcome to the Digital Dividend – by Fasanara Capital.
The Digital Dividend by Fasanara Capital
#10 – Plata – Mexican fintech credit card lender soon to be digital bank
Welcome to the first episode of The Digital Dividend.
In this episode we are joined by Plata's CEO and Co-Founder Neri Tollardo. Plata was born when a team from Tinkoff Bank, decided to leverage their experience of having built the first, largest, and most successful digital bank and credit card issuer in Russia to do the same in Mexico. Despite having only just launched the business in September of 2022, with lending starting in March 2023, Plata has already ramped up a > USD 75,000,000 portfolio across >350,000 active cardholders and is currently adding >50,000 customers per month, accounting for >5% of all credit card issuance in Mexico. Through the course of our discussion, Neri dives into the unique challenges Plata faced in transplanting an existing, highly successful business model and team from Russia to Mexico (and Cyprus), the hurdles faced in building out a business with the goal of complying with bank regulations from day-1, and the nuances of adapting their approach to credit to the Mexican market.
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