Jess DiPierro Obert

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Clients: BuzzFeed News, Al Jazeera English, Rest of World, Bloomberg News, The New York Times
School: Arizona State University
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Rest of World: When the world's fintech underdogs can learn from a startup in Haiti
jess dipierro obert
Mar 1, 2021
Location: Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Photos. On assignment for Rest of World. Fintech founders are sold a fairy tale for success. These days, however, most should look to Port-au-Prince instead of Silicon Valley, if they hope to survive.
What the world’s fintech underdogs can learn from a startup in Haiti
HaitiPay did everything by the book: It was innovative. It disrupted a market in dire need of its services. None of that mattered.
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