Episode Details

My guest today is Daniela Binnati, Co-founder and CTO at Pismo. Pismo is global leader in cloud-native core banking and a card issuing platform and Daniela to me is one of the most inspirational women in FinTech. Earlier this year Visa signed an agreement to acquire Pismo for USD $1 Billion.

In today’s episode, we go through Daniela’s journey. It was not easy. From working 45 days Sunday to Sunday, juggling being a mom, self shame of not being there for the kids, getting started investing her life savings, to selling the car to pay for school fees…

Daniela and the team went from struggle to struggle, and built a Unicorn. We talked about how she reinvent herself, designed a strength based org design and created a people centric company culture.

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👉 You can find Daniela here

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielabinatti/
• LinkedIn Pismo: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pismo/
• Website: https://www.pismo.io/
• Pismo in the news: https://www.pismo.io/news/visa-to-acquire-pismo/

👉 And you can find Monica here:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/monicamillares/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@moni_millares
• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@moni_millares
• Website: https://moni-millares.mystrikingly.com/

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In this Purpose Driven FinTech episode we cover:

(0:00:00) Financial struggles and sacrifices made to launch Pismo

(0:02:47) Success and resilience

(0:05:08) Advice on embracing change and leaving comfort zones

(0:07:36) Building purposeful FinTechs by providing access to financial services

(0:09:32) Daniela's motivation to start Pismo and its legacy

(0:11:34)Overview of Pismo's services for banks and FinTechs

(0:12:24) Acquisition by Visa for $1 billion and future plans

(0:14:21) Mission to lead the transformation in payments and banking

(0:15:37) Daniela's inspiring background and upbringing in Brazil

(0:19:00) Secret to Daniela's success: Going above and beyond

(0:21:27) Balancing work and motherhood

(0:24:30) Coping with feelings of not being good enough

(0:32:21) Overcoming panic attacks and anxiety disorder

(0:34:11) Investing everything and struggling financially

(0:35:00) Series B fundraising round brought stability and growth

(0:36:36) Lessons in reinventing oneself and not feeling inferior to others

(0:38:20) It's all about people

(0:43:56) Creating a good culture and onboarding remotely during the pandemic

(0:47:59) Message to women: overcome obstacles, believe in yourself

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