Zac Liew is the Co-founder and CEO of Curlec, a fintech platform for recurring payments. Early this year, Indian fintech unicorn, Razorpay acquired a majority stake in the Malaysian fintech.

👋🏼 How would you explain your job to someone outside tech?

I help businesses collect payments online.

🧐 What's something about you or your job that would surprise us?

It's a lot less glamorous than you would think!

🏆 What has been the biggest highlight of your career so far?

The Razorpay acquisition. Getting to join one of the fastest-growing fintechs in the world validates a lot of the work we have been doing for the past 4+ years.

🔍 What's a startup trend or space you're watching this year?

Real-time payments.

💼 What advice would you give someone starting out in your industry?

Find a genuine problem to solve.

🗣 What's one thing you can keep talking about for hours?

Football

🎥 What's your favorite movie/TV show?

Hard to say! Just finished WeCrashed — enjoyed that.

🍨 What's your go-to ice cream flavor?

Chocolate