Lending innovation in Moldova, with Bogdan Plesuvescu (Victoriabank)

<p>I used to feel a little bit exotic knowing a person born in Moldova, but since he left as a baby, that’s actually all I knew about Moldova. It turns out, I should have been paying attention because it may be a small country, but Moldova is standing on the threshold of significant change: on the one hand, a formal push is now underway to bring them into the EU but on the other, there’s also the still-present threat of Russian aggression.</p><br><p>Moldova was once in the USSR, but arguably its historical and cultural links are stronger with its Western neighbour, Romania. In this episode, we explore those ties - and the broader state of the Moldovan banking landscape - with Bogdan Plesuvescu, CEO of Victoriabank.</p><br><p>If you’d like to start a conversation with <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/bogdan-plesuvescu-cams-3518213/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bogdan, you can find him on LinkedIn</a> like I did, and although we didn’t really talk about it, if it his sailing you’re more interested in, which has somehow become a recurring theme among my guests, you might also want to <a href="https://twitter.com/bplesuvescu?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">check out his Twitter </a></p><br><p>You can read more about Victoriabank Moldova at <a href="https://www.victoriabank.md/en/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.victoriabank.md/en/</a> (including their <a href="https://www.victoriabank.md/en/vb24/mobile-banking/vb24-pay" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>VB24 Pay</em></a><em>, </em><a href="https://www.victoriabank.md/en/vb24/garmin-pay" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Garmin Pay</em></a> and <a href="https://www.victoriabank.md/en/vb24/garmin-pay" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Apple Pay</em></a> offerings as mentioned)</p><p>Bogdan also spoke about all the help the people of Moldova have been offering to Ukrainian refugees fleeing the Russian invasion. I can’t personally vouch for <a href="https://www.refugeesupporte