Bringing together multiple viewpoints, both in person and in data with Sanjib Kalita (Fintech Meetup and Guppy)
How to Lend Money to Strangers
Brendan le Grange
4.9 • 43 Ratings
🗓️ 25 June 2026
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
Sanjib Kalita is one of the most recognisable faces in global fintech, and now one of the most recognisable voices in global fintech, too, so when I saw we were approaching 200 episodes, he was who I wanted to get on to mark the occasion.
We talk about Sanjib's early career, his move into events, including what it has been like building Fintech Meetup, the Most Valuable Event in Fintech, and then, because Sanjib doesn't just talk the talk, we cover his own startup ventures, including why he created Guppy to transform the way in which consumers and businesses control and use credit data.
You can learn more about Guppy at https://guppy.ai/
Or start a personal conversation with Sanjib on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanjibkalita/
You can connect with me on LinkedIn, too, at https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendanlegrange/
For more about FinTechMeetup Europe, head to https://europe.fintechmeetup.com/home
Or go to https://fintechmeetup.com/home if you're one of our many American listeners https://fintechmeetup.com/home
Sanjib is also the host of FinTech Talks, the official podcast of Fintech Meetup https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZr40NaBssc&t=3s
Other friends of the show include:
https://www.ogmara.com/ (customised risk management and analytic consulting)
https://www.ontap.co.za/pages/hoedspruit-store-details (for all your Hoedspruit-based bathroom needs)
https://flatwhiteorfoff.com/ (ask for anything other than a flat white, the answer is in the name)
https://www.joinhumoni.com/ (helping international students find accommodation, work, and financial services on day one)
https://www.haboomoney.com/ (making collections personalised, flexible and intelligent)
https://beetlesense.ai (AI-powered day one pest detection for forestry)
And since you like podcasts, I also co-create HAIghtened Senses with Christo van Zyl, which looks at the intersection between human senses and technology (and this week, flying cars)
Keep well, Brendan
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| 0:00.0 | Because I was buying the apartment, the co-op, they pulled my credit report. |
| 0:05.2 | And according to the credit report, I was married to a man in California. |
| 0:09.5 | I had five foreclosures, four bad auto loans. |
| 0:12.1 | All of that was bad data. |
| 0:13.9 | You know, it was a very surreal process of like getting affidavits and going to the police and saying, |
| 0:19.8 | this is erroneous data and, you know, |
| 0:22.4 | was nearly unable to buy the apartment. |
| 0:25.4 | Dealing with the B2C pain points of the credit bureau system, I was like, you know, this system |
| 0:30.0 | really needs to be, could be improved. |
| 0:37.3 | Welcome to the 200th episode of How to Lend Money to Strangers with myself, Brandon LaGrange. |
| 0:44.4 | That's 200 episodes spread across five years and involving guests from 56 international markets. |
| 0:51.1 | From Australia to Zimbabwe, if we order alphabetically, or from Malta to Russia, |
| 0:56.2 | if we go on landmass, from Monaco to India, if we go on population, from Tajikistan to the USA, |
| 1:02.7 | if we go on GDP, or if we use geographic coordinates, that's from Raikovic in the north to |
| 1:08.8 | Geelong in the south and from Auckland in the east to San Francisco in the west. |
| 1:14.5 | And you lot, the audience, are equally globally diverse. |
| 1:18.4 | You little treasures have listened in from 173 different countries, albeit 75% of you are from the US and the UK. |
| 1:27.2 | With South Africa, India, Canada, Germany, |
| 1:30.3 | Bangladesh, Singapore, Australia and China rounding out the rest of the top 10. |
| 1:35.4 | Although if we adjust for its population of just 5,500 people, the loan reported download |
| 1:41.6 | from Sampia and Mekyllon would put it in a top three position on a per capita basis. |
| 1:47.6 | But let's talk about today's show for a minute. |
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