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{{Infobox person
| name          = Brandon T. Timinsky
| image         = Brandon Timinsky.jpg
| birth_date    = {{birth date and age|1991|03|28}}
| birth_place   = [[Miami]]
| nationality   = [[Americans|American]]
| occupation    = [[Entrepreneur]], [[Public speaker|Speaker]]
| known_for     = Founder of SadaPay
(contracted; show full)tware component|third-party application]] on [[Twitter]] for gaining followers.<ref>[http://miamiherald.typepad.com/the-starting-gate/2016/02/gasninjas-founder-talks-successes-and-failures-at-startup-grind.html Miami Herald - 6 takeaways from Startup Grind talk by GasNinjas co-founder]</ref> Timinsky went on to study Economics at [[Florida International University]] and then continued to the [[University of Miami Business School]] for Marketing, but dropped out to pursue his business endeavors.
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== Career ==
In 2018, an old friend from university invited Timinsky to visit [[Pakistan]], which left a remarkable first impression on him..<ref name=":2" /> Attracted to the high rate of smartphone adoption and a sizable [[unbanked]] population, Timinsky decided to launch a [[neobank]] to disrupt local banking by targeting the multi-billion dollarPakistan's freelancer and remittances markets.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2020/04/04/whats-an-american-serial-entrepreneur-doing-in-pakistan-changing-the-way-you-bank-thats-what/|title=What’s an American serial entrepreneur doing in Pakistan? Changing the way you bank, that’s what|last=Hassan|first=Taimoor|date=2020-04-04|website=Profit by Pakistan Today|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://propakistani.pk/2020/04/17/this-us-entrepreneur-wants-to-disrupt-international-payments-in-pakistan/|title=This US Entrepreneur Wants to Disrupt International Payments in Pakistan|last=Talal|first=Syed|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-18}}</ref> About 87% of Pakistanis are excluded from the formal [[financial system]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://nation.com.pk/06-Feb-2020/sadapay-to-offer-online-payments-through-mastercard-network-and-hassle-free-international-deposits|title=SadaPay to offer online payments through MasterCard network, international deposits|date=2020-02-06|website=The Nation|language=en|access-date=2020-04-14}}</ref> In partnership with [[Mastercard|MasterCard]], SadaPay is issuing physical debit cards tied to a free digital wallet that allows customers to shop in stores or online, anywhere in the world.<ref name=":1" /> Brandon is joined by senior-level Pakistani ex-bankers, and a foreign technology team. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2020/02/05/sadapay-another-mobile-wallet-aims-to-disrupt-local-banking/|title=SadaPay, another mobile wallet, aims to disrupt local banking|last=Hassan|first=Taimoor|date=2020-02-05|website=Profit by Pakistan Today|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-14 which includes the former CTO of [[Gojek|Gojek's]] financial services division.<ref>{{Cite web|last=July 2020|first=6th|date=2020-07-06|title=Pakistani fintech SadaPay lands CTO from Indonesian unicorn Gojek|url=https://www.fintechfutures.com/2020/07/pakistani-fintech-sadapay-lands-cto-from-indonesian-unicorn-gojek/|access-date=2020-08-24|website=FinTech Futures|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2020/02/05/sadapay-another-mobile-wallet-aims-to-disrupt-local-banking/|title=SadaPay, another mobile wallet, aims to disrupt local banking|last=Hassan|first=Taimoor|date=2020-02-05|website=Profit by Pakistan Today|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-14}}</ref> Retired Finance Secretary, [[Waqar Masood Khan|Waqar Masood Khan,]] serves as SadaPay's Chairman of the Board.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-04-27|title=Pakistani fintech SadaPay gets in-principle approval from country's central bank to launch mobile wallet|url=https://www.menabytes.com/sadapay-sbp-approval/|access-date=2020-08-24|website=MENAbytes|language=en-US}}</ref>

Inspired by [[Travis Kalanick]] of [[Uber|Uber]], Timinsky co-founded GasNinjas in 2015 with Barret Hammond.<ref name=":0" /> The business merged with Exajoule, an energy company.<ref name=":0" />

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