Start Up #19: Quarta (student-led rural fintech ft. Clarence Nieva & Rena Nario)

Clarence Nieva, a student from Bicol University, is the CEO and co-Founder of Quarta. Rena Nario, also a student from Bicol University, is the Lead Tech of Quarta.

Quarta is a student-led, FinTech startup leveraging technology to bring banking and financial literacy to the rural Philippines. Quarta won in a number of competitions: the Financial Literacy Innovation Challenge by PhilDev Foundation and Cebuana Lhuillier Foundation Inc., and the National S!NERGY Competition by the International Association of Youth and Students for Peace - Pilipinas.

We talk about Quarta, their quirky culture, why bring financial literacy to the rural Philippines, and their lives as student startup founders at Bicol university winning competitions after competitions.

In this episode:
00:40  Ano ang Quarta?
04:45  Why do you want to bring financial literacy to the rural Philippines?
07:37  What does Quarta’s product look now? Can you describe how the app looks?
10:18  Quarta won a number of competitions: Financial Literacy Innovation Challenge and National S!NERGY Competition 2021. Can you share about these?
13:25  “One night, I prayed to God, ‘Lord, help me become a trophy wife.’ He misheard it and gave us trophies instead.” What is the culture of Team Quarta like?
15:06  How did you two become student startup founders? How do you manage to balance schoolwork and startup work?
16:38  What really made you want to build this startup? What keeps you motivated to build this startup?
20:42  What is your vision for Quarta?
22:20  If people want to know more or partner up with Quarta, how can they find you or connect with you?

QUARTA
Facebook: www.facebook.com/quarta.ph

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