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{{short description|American entrepreneur and public speaker (born 1991)}}
{{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
| website       = [http://brandontiminsky.com Official website]
| education     = [[University of Miami]], [[Florida International University]]
}}
'''Brandon Timinsky''' is an American entrepreneur and public speaker. Brandon co-founded GasNinjas,<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Torres |first=Carla |date=July 2016 |title= Making GasNinjas an Overnight Success |magazine=Soho House Magazine No. 35 |location=London, U.K. |publisher=ThinkPublishing.co.uk }}</ref> a fuel delivery startup acquired by [[Silicon Valley]]-based [[Exajoule]].<ref name=":0">[http://hauteliving.com/2017/11/startup-gasninjas-co-founder-brandon-timinsky-shares-his-haute-secrets/647060/ GasNinjas Acquisition Announcement in Haute Living Magazine]</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=GasNinjas App Provides On-Demand Fuel Delivery to South Florida Residents |url=https://oceandrive.com/gasninjas-app-helps-you-get-gas-on-demand |access-date=23 February 2021 |work=Oceandrive.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018063806/https://oceandrive.com/gasninjas-app-helps-you-get-gas-on-demand |archive-date=18 October 2016}}</ref> Timinsky's previous projects include a digital agency, [[social media marketing]] services, two [[real estate technology]] platforms, [[wearable technology|wearables]], and an automotive focused [[e-commerce]] business.<ref>[https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Never-Pump-Gas-Again-New-App-Provides-On-Demand-Fuel-Delivery-Service-in-Miami-369502652.html NBC6 Features Segment on On-demand Fuel Delivery App]</ref>

==Early life and education==
Timinsky was born and raised in [[Miami]]. While a freshman in high-school at [[Gulliver Schools]], he taught himself basic programming skills and started his first business at the age of 15, a viral [[third-party software 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>{{Self-published inline|date=February 2021}} Timinsky went on to study Economics at [[Florida International University]] and then continued to the [[University of Miami Patti and Allan Herbert Business School|University of Miami Business School]] for marketing, but dropped out to pursue his business endeavors.<ref name=":2" />

== Career ==
In 2018, an old friend from university invited Timinsky to visit [[Pakistan]].<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 Pakistan'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<ref>{{cite news |title=Pakistan based Online Payments Fintech SadaPay Now Approved by State Bank to Launch Pilot Operations |url=https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2020/12/170674-pakistan-based-online-payments-fintech-sadapay-now-approved-by-state-bank-to-launch-pilot-operations/ |access-date=7 January 2021 |work=Crowdfund Insider |date=27 December 2020}}</ref> is issuing physical debit cards tied to a digital wallet.<ref name=":1" /> Brandon is joined by senior-level Pakistani ex-bankers, and a foreign technology team 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]], 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]], Timinsky co-founded GasNinjas in 2015 with Barret Hammond.<ref name=":0" /> The business was merged with Exajoule, an energy company.<ref name=":0" />

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