The Business Times Podcasts S1E3: The Pitch by Garage: How the collapse of consumer travel pushed YouTrip to diversify its fintech services Ep 3
Synopsis: The Pitch by Garage is The Business Times’ new podcast hosted by NUS Alumni Ventures co-founder Vanessa Ho. It deep dives into startups and tech and provides key business building skills from business leaders, entrepreneurs and experts.
The pandemic upended many businesses and forced them to pivot double time.
Vanessa speaks to the CEO and co-founder of YouTrip to find out how they did it, when travel all but stopped, and how they stayed adaptable to now lead in the financial services space.
Highlights of the conversation:
01:25 The effects of the pandemic and how YouTrip pivoted
05:50 Promoting the culture of innovation and adaptability
11:22 Where YouTrip is prioritising business growth now
15:10 YouTrip’s offering in the crypto space
16:23 How to keep well-positioned in the competitive consumer payments space
Produced by: Vanessa Ho (podcast@sph.com.sg), Howie Lim and Ang Guang Zheng
Edited by: Howie Lim
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