Benjamin Fernandes 🇹🇿
@Benji_Fernandes
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Believer✝️ | Building @NALAmoney | Payments for #TheNextBillion 💪🏾 | Y-Combinator W19 | Stanford MBA | Harvard Govt. | Romans 12:2
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Love those around you. Those who are the hardest to love, need it the most. You don't know what they are going through. God bless you all 🙏🏻
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Selling health insurance in Africa is hard, your competition is literally Jesus.
In many African countries, less than 2% of the population have health insurance.
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When brittish people tell you let’s go to the beach, as an African, you will be very disappointed lol
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everything that is happening in Kenya right now. Will happen in many other African countries.
African govts please pay attention.
Never underestimate the power of a movement driven by young people.
Africa has the youngest continent in the world.
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I landed in Nairobi and the immigration officer looked at my passport (from Tanzania) and asked, why am I coming to Nairobi?
I said(jokingly): I came to Kenya to teach English..
She: *bursts out laughing* then says “as a Tanzanian?!” Then continues laughing..
Me: yeah😄.TZ Oye
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Our President tells the Bank Of Tanzania to learn more about Cryptocurrencies 🙌🏽
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When the homie Diamond Platnumz comes thru to London. Tanzania to the World 🇹🇿🇬🇧👊🏾
@diamondplatnumz
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One of my personal life goals has been to take my father to the World Cup to see
@Cristiano
play.
Today, it happened.
🥺 one of my friends blessed us with tickets.
#Qatar2022
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After years of hard work, I’m happy to share that I finally managed to buy myself this grey YC hoodie. Thank you all for your prayers and support 🙏🏽
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i love watching Tanzanian football teams dominate in the CAF Champions League.
Simba yesterday.
Yanga today.
Proudly Tanzanian ❤️🇹🇿
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Every entrepreneur NEEDS to watch this by Brian Chesky of Airbnb.
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Today, I'm excited to announce we have raised $40m Series A 🎉 🙏
It's been an incredible journey so far, we are just getting started, give us a couple of years, we've got some big plans.
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After years of hard work, I’m happy to share that I finally managed to buy myself this grey suit jacket. Thank you all for your prayers and support 🙏🏽
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Good morning New York City, big news this morning.
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Happy 95th Birthday to my incredible grandma. All the way from Tanga, Tanzania ❤️🇹🇿
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My fellow Tanzanians in Tech - Please apply for the U.S. - Tanzania Tech Challenge to boost civic participation, bolster media literacy and strengthen the information environment.
Up to three winners will receive funding totalling $250,000 to implement their proposed solutions.
Tunawaalika wataalamu wa teknolojia na waleta mabadiliko kutoka nchini kote Tanzania Shindano la Teknolojia (U.S. - Tanzania Tech Challenge) ili kukuza ushiriki wa raia, kuimarisha jitihada za kukuza uelewa kuhusu dhima, wajibu na utendaji wa vyombo vya habari (media literacy) na
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I’m so happy! Congratulations Tanzania for qualifying for the African Cup of Nation 🇹🇿❤️🔥
#AFCON
#TotalEnergiesAFCONQ2023
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Today we made our first NALA transaction from Germany to Kenya 🥹🇩🇪🎉
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Today was a special day for me. My father has been a Manchester United fan his whole life and only watched the games in television in Tanzania.
Today, we saw Manchester United and Cristiano Ronaldo live. 🥹❤️
#BRIMUN
#ManchesterUnited
#Ronaldo
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Napenda sana mpira wa miguu. Siku moja nitanunua team ya mpira wa miguu. Tayari nina mpango endelevu, nipe miaka kadhaa hivi.
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Finally hung out with Mr. “Here we go”
@FabrizioRomano
.
I asked him if ETH is leaving….
He said… 👀
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Tuna kijana anaweza:
1. Akakosa 200k ya mtaji, akamiliki
#Iphone
ya 600k
2. Akashinda IG kupitia udaku na celeb, akashindwa kuangalia tutorials
#YouTube
3. Akawa na A/C FB, IG na Twitter, akakosa Edx, Coursera
Bado tunahutaji ukombozi wa kifikra.
#Tanzania
#2019
#SaliZaidi
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Kanye is about to make the biggest comeback. Just wait.
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The wedding industry in Nigeria is huge. I can’t wait to hear about that new MNPL - Marry Now, Pay Later startup.
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I'm super excited to share that the Central Bank -
@BankOfTanzania
has granted NALA our very own Payment System License.
We are just getting started.
Shoutout to
#TheNALATeam
for all the work put in to make this happen. More licenses coming.
#1PercentBuilt
#BuildOurAfrica
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Every week another ‘tech accelerator mentorship program’ launches in Africa.
Isn’t it funny how African tech founders are over mentored and under funded?
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Happy Birthday to my dad, he motivates me to work hard and most importantly, trust God with everything in my life. 👊🏾❤️
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I sat on the train in London last night after a long day at work and watched a few people get excited when they saw Swahili on the tube.
They took pictures. One of them was a Nala customer and started telling her friends about Nala.
I watched, I smiled. Let’s
#BuildOurAfrica
.
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Chapter 31.
Grateful for another year.
Determined to make this the best year yet.
🙏🏽
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Today the Prime Minister of Tanzania, Hon.Majaliwa awarded us the best technology company in Tanzania. I’m grateful to our team & NALA user community who have been incredible ❤️we are very far from where we want to be and have a lot of work ahead. May God receive all the glory 🙏🏽
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The work is just beginning.
Remember, the chef doesn’t celebrate getting ingredients.
#TheNextBillion
#1PercentBuilt
Today, I'm excited to announce we have raised $40m Series A 🎉 🙏
It's been an incredible journey so far, we are just getting started, give us a couple of years, we've got some big plans.
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Today we made our first test transaction from the UK to Rwanda 🇷🇼🚀
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The moment Zanzibar builds a proper international convention center for conferences.
It’s over for Nairobi and Kigali.
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If I was Elon Musk I would make Twitter a payments company.
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After years of hard work and saving money. I thank God I was finally able to buy myself a blue sweater. 2021 going strong 🙏🏽
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Running an African tech startup with a global team has taught me more about passport privilege compared to any other experience in my life.
African passport holders have to try much harder and get questioned/denied multiple more times at borders.
We need this to change.
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Welcome to Africa. Where large corporates pretend they love young start ups and sponsor innovation events that turn into nothing useful. I’m optimistic about Africa’s tech future but there is a lot of fake stuff in the industry.
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God is good, today we finally received our approval from the Bank of Tanzania to go live for UK to Tanzania transactions. 🙏🏽
We prayed for this, it’s here.
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If you don’t take responsibility, you take orders.
Usijpojituma, utatumwa.
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Happy Twitter Independence Day Tanzania: 29/4/2021
Finally, 7 months later, Twitter unblocked in Tanzania. 🎉
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5 years ago today: I just got home in Dar es Salaam after a stressful day at work. As i sat on the table, my phone started ringing with an American phone number calling me. I picked up and was informed i had been accepted to
@StanfordGSB
with a full tuition scholarship.
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5 years after graduation. I’m back at a place I love.
@StanfordGSB
reunion weekend.
#StanfordUniveristy
#GSBLife
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Kile ambacho kimekuwa kikiendelea nchini Kenya sasa hivi. Kitatokea kwenye nchi nyingine nyingi za Afrika.
Serikali za Afrika zinatakiwa kuwa makini.
Kamwe usidharau nguvu ya harakati inayoendeshwa na vijana.
Afrika ni bara linaloongoza kuwa na idadi kubwa ya vijana.
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All this tells me is this guy didn’t have an African passport.
If he tried to do this with an African passport it would take probably a year and a half minimum.
Unreal.
Russ Cook just became the first person to run the full length of Africa.
10,000 miles in 351 days... Basically a marathon a day, through 16 countries.
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Give us a couple of years, we’ve got some big plans.
Tanzania to the world 🇹🇿🩵
@NALAmoney
#1PercentBuilt
#BuildOurAfrica
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Kijana wa Kitanzania
1. Akioa/Kuolewa mnamchangia
2. Akifa/Akifiwa mnamchangia
3.
#HBD
yake ikifika mnamchangia
4. BBY shower ya mtoto wake mnamchangia
Lakini
Akikosa Mtaji Hakuna wa kumchangia
#Tanzania
#Tubadilike
#ohoooo
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President Ruto of Kenya here in San Francisco to promote technology investments in Kenya.
When will we see other African Presidents doing the same?
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Today we made our first test transaction to Nigeria 🇳🇬🚀
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Yesterday we made our first test transactions from the US to Tanzania.
We’ve worked so hard for this. It’s finally here.
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Happy Birthday Mzee, a huge inspiration for me. Grateful for everything you teach me daily and most importantly the power of prayer 🙏🏽
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I hope we as Tanzania learned something.
US VP Kamala Harris comes to Tanzania and asks to meet with technology startups.
Should tell you about the importance of technology to US Govt.
When will we as Tanzania value tech companies the same way? From a Govt level then at scale.
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Congratulations to Tanzanias very own Gabriel Geay for winning the Boston 10K race today 🔥🔥🔥🇹🇿🇺🇸
#GabrielGeay
#BAA10K
#Tanzania
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Name me one current African President who shows up with a Snap Back.
I’ll wait.
#MoveAfrika
#PaulKagame
🙌🏽
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Looking forward to speaking at Harvard Business School (
@HarvardHBS
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I’m excited to chat about banks, fintech and payments across Africa with some of Africa’s largest bank CEO’s.
#1PercentBuilt
#HarvardUniversity
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Building a fintech company in Africa in one photo.
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