Podcast "Fin or Tech": what digital solutions help small businesses develop and earn money

"Fin or Tech" is a collaborative podcast of the company Visa and Lifehacker. Here we discuss the latest technologies that are changing business, our lives and the future. Each issue has new guests - fintech experts who are introducing innovations to the market right now.

We were inspired to create the show by the Russian stage of the startup competition Visa Everywhere Initiative 2021. This international project helps talented developers create and promote technological solutions that will be useful in the financial sector and retail. Find out which startups won this year in online broadcasts finals!

How digital solutions are helping small businesses grow and compete

In this episode, you will find out which services help entrepreneurs reach the next level without big investments and headaches. Acquiring, constructor of an online store, starting a business without going to a bank branch and much more.

The host of the podcast is Maria Podlesnova, founder of a media for entrepreneurs about innovation and technology. Together with her, the topic is discussed by Vladimir Tarasov, director of development of the company Ecwid in Russia is a platform for creating online stores, and Denis Khrenov, Managing Director of the Digital Asset Management Department of Gazprombank, Head of Prosto | Jar". This is a project of Bank KUB (JSC), Gazprombank Group for small and micro-businesses ..

01:40 - about the speakers. Denis shares the specifics of the Gazprombank project, which he manages. And Vladimir lists the problems of store owners that Ecwid solves.

05:00 - about digital solutions that help to scale. Experts tell why small entrepreneurs are interested in “number” and where it starts.

10:20 - about new opportunities. Denis describes the use of smartphones as payment terminals. And Vladimir reveals what else a business owner can get on the site to create an online store.

15:55 - about upselling. Maria wants to know if digital solutions are limiting entrepreneurs - in the choice of payment methods, partners and more. Speakers answer the questions of the presenter.

20:40 - about the cost of technology. Vladimir explains why it is profitable for entrepreneurs to connect digital solutions and with what these costs are comparable. And Denis talks about online fiscalization, payment links and other features.

24:47 - about a new reality. The speakers are trying to imagine whether it is possible today to exist without digital solutions.

27:05 - blitz. Clear questions and short answers on the topic of the issue.

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