What inspired you to transition from human rights law to digital banking?
Replied byCoen Jonker
Founder & CEO at Tyme Group
Niche: Finance
Revenue: Not Publicly Disclosed/month
Location: Singapore
Started: 2012
In 2001, during my MBA, I read the work of economist Hernando de Soto on the informal economy. I realized that the banking system is one of the most important structural determinants of wealth and poverty. That inspired me to study banking, work inside large banks, and eventually start Tyme.
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