Hi everyone!

I have a question for all those with a non-tech background who broke into the fintech sector as a graduate. How did you manage to get into fintech and what roles are you involved in?

I am about to graduate with a business degree but can't seem to find any referrals or even information about working in the top fintech firms in my country. I would be really glad to learn about your experiences and any advice would be really appreciated!

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Learn Adv Excel, SQL, Python and even try for internship with any good FMDB OEM or Fintech/bank/nbfc in BNPL role. Add people on LinkedIn and send them requests for referrals. People are helpful and are just a message away

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If you want an honest answer, then there are no shortcuts. Go for sales job in any finance company. Since, consumer durable is the booking segment, try to have a job in same vertical. Once you're in, you'll eventually have lots of referrals and opportunities. Plus, it's much much much easier to understand product profile once you've worked for sales role however the reverse is difficult.

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That was really helpful, thank you!

Thank you for your reply!

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