Abraham Okusanya: Nobody complains their way to the top

Why complain when you can compete?

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Abraham Okusanya: "I spent a great deal of time screaming at the sky, thinking someone might hear me, and then come and fix the problem. Which, as you won't be surprised to hear, is not the best approach to succeeding in fintech."
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Abraham Okusanya: "I spent a great deal of time screaming at the sky, thinking someone might hear me, and then come and fix the problem. Which, as you won't be surprised to hear, is not the best approach to succeeding in fintech."

Abraham Okusanya explains why his philosophy of competing rather than complaining has netted his MPS £250m in assets in just over a year...

If complaining could change the world, we would be living in a utopia. However, in this world, complaining is merely a good way to get the odd discount, and a great way to make eyes roll when the conversation...

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