Jonathan Whittle

Jonathan Whittle
Quona

Jonathan Whittle is co-founder and Managing Partner at Quona, where he leads Quona’s Latin America investment strategy.

Jonathan is a seasoned investor and entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience in Latin America. Before co-founding Quona, he was co-founder and CEO of Acesso, a leading prepaid financial service provider for the unbanked population in Brazil. Prior to launching Acesso, Jonathan managed Darby Technology Ventures, a pioneering technology venture capital fund for Latin America. He joined Darby after a decade of experience as part of the founding team of leading venture capital-backed telecommunications and data services companies in Latin America, including Diveo (acquired by UOL), and Optiglobe (now Tivit).

Articles by Jonathan Whittle

Guest Articles

Thursday
November 10
2022

Monica Brand Engel / Ganesh Rengaswamy / Jonathan Whittle

A Hidden Driver of Financial Inclusion: Why Enabling Regulation is Essential to Fintech Success in Emerging Markets

Fintech innovation is jumpstarting financial inclusion around the world, driven in part by enabling regulation which allows providers to experiment with new approaches. But as Monica Brand Engel, Ganesh Rengaswamy and Jonathan Whittle at Quona Capital explain, it can be difficult for regulators to simultaneously fuel innovation, adapt to new technologies and government mandates, and protect customers. They explore what the fintech sector can learn from successful regulatory approaches in countries like Brazil and India.

Categories
Finance, Technology, Telecommunications

Tags
digital payments, financial inclusion, fintech, regulations

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