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VODAFONE

Varun

Krishnan , Managing Director FinTech at Vodafone Group

“ Culture is everything when you ' re trying to build new products and new lines of business ”

VARUN KRISHNAN MANAGING DIRECTOR - FINTECH , VODAFONE
“ The third line of business is one that we ’ ve just set up ,” explains Krishnan . “ This is our whole end-to-end Device Lifecycle Services business .
“ At Vodafone , we are really focused on sustainability and our impact on the planet . Offering compelling trade-in and financing solutions helps support our objectives : financing helps customers spread the cost of their devices over long periods ; trade-in helps customers get good value for their old devices . Refurbishing and reusing these traded-in devices allows us to extend the lifecycle of these devices and enable the circular economy . All of this is enabled by a very simple end-to-end digital experience that makes the process of buying a new or refurbished device with Vodafone really easy and transparent .”
In addition to these three lines of business , Krishnan shares that he is fortunate enough to have a “ fantastic innovation
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