Challenges of Taking a Payments Product to Market

Join us for an insightful fireside chat as we dive into the journey of launching a payments product and explore the intricacies of product leadership in a growing organisation.

In this fireside chat, we’ll cover two key topics:

Challenges of Taking a Payments Product to Market
We’ll explore the unique hurdles faced when launching a payments product, including:
- Navigating the complexities of regulations and compliance in the early stages.
- Achieving product-market fit
- Insights from the pilot/beta phase: What worked, what didn’t, and the valuable lessons learned.
- Scrappiness: Identifying which elements of the initial product needed to be solid and which could be scrappy.

Product Leadership
Discover expert insights on leading product teams and defining strategy, including:
- Defining product strategy and how to provide strategic context to your team.
- Key inputs that shape product strategy.
- Ensuring focus and alignment across the organisation.

About the speaker:
Lungisa Matshoba is the Co-founder of Yoco, a trusted digital platform empowering small businesses with intuitive, integrated payment solutions. He is currently the Chief Product Officer of the business and focused on shaping Yoco’s innovative ecosystem, driving product strategy, and enabling business growth. Passionate about making impactful, customer-centric products, he leads Yoco’s efforts in creating value-packed offerings that help entrepreneurs thrive in an ever-evolving marketplace.

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Next176
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