Welcome to the 6th episode of the The Human Orbit podcast where we sit down with Saqr Ereiqat, serial entrepreneur and futurist, for a conversation on crypto-native banking, the future of financial infrastructure, and whether blockchain-enabled banks could challenge digital banking platforms like Revolut.
We explore how money, payments, and financial primitives are shifting on-chain, what founders often misunderstand about selling versus building, and why scaling requires letting go of roles instead of holding onto them. Saqr also shares insights on rejection, pitching, hiring, and why education becomes a competitive advantage in emerging markets.
Topics include:
• Crypto-native digital banks vs digital-first banks
• Blockchain, digital payments, and financial infrastructure
• Raising capital and pitching with clarity
• Build vs sell trade-offs for founders
• Scaling teams and hiring for talent density
• Integrating AI with blockchain for the future workforce
• Founder mindset and handling rejection
What is The Human Orbit Podcast?
Welcome to The Human Orbit Podcast, hosted by Mahmoud Bouchelif!
It's about Real Stories from inside Entrepreneurship, Technology, Sales, and Talent.
No Hype, No Buzzwords, We just go inside the lives of founders, investors, builders, and leaders.
We look at what shaped them.
What broke them?
And how they change their Orbit?
Because every human has an orbit.
The brave ones choose theirs.
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