Erica Xie joins Dexter Cousins to chat about Tanggram, a smart wealth-creating App that integrates investment with shopping rewards.
Congratulations to Erica who has just been announced as Emerging Fintech Leader of the Year at the 2024 Finnies Awards.
Co-founded with CEO Nick Tang in 2017, Tanggram is unique in that it serves a massively underserved segment of Australia's community, Asian immigrants.
The app provides a seamless wealth building journey to well-educated, young people who have stable income streams and financial goals.
Dexter spoke to Erica just days before she was awarded Emerging Fintech Leader of the Year at the prestigious Finnies Awards.
Erica shares her journey as COO from starting out as a financial advisor with Nick, to building a Fintech Platform. We also cover:
Erica also shares news of the upcoming launch of their superannuation product.
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Erica is a results-oriented leader with extensive experience in business management and operations, particularly in startups and the Fintech industry. As the Co-founder of Tanggram, Erica has played a key role in building a cohesive and goal-oriented team, and has contributed to the successful partnerships and market position of the business.
Erica was honored as the "Emerging Fintech Leader of the Year" at Fintech Australia's Finnies Awards and "Young Leader of the Year" at the Women in Finance 2022. Erica has also been nominated for the "Female Fintech Leader of the Year" in both the 2023 and 2024 Fintech Australia Finnies Awards.
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