For the second edition of Snappi Journal, I’m sitting in an almost empty office with Rodi Orfanidou — the youngest employee at Snappi. 

It’s the Tuesday just after Easter, and I’m still sniffling and sneezing from my first (but certainly not last!) Easter spent on Corfu. If the sun is shining and it’s 20 degrees, for an Estonian… that’s a proper summer. Still a proud amateur at Greek living. 

So naturally, the first Greek word I learn today is “γείτσες!” – yeetses — “Bless you.” 
Rodi smiles. She’s just returned from Drama, where she celebrated Easter with her family — goat masks and all. Very Greek. Very Mamma Mia.  

And Rodi? She’s blooming. 

There’s something radiant about her — you can see she’s found her place. 
I remember sitting next to her on her very first day. (We have a clean-desk policy, so every day, you sit wherever you land.) Back then, she was quiet, almost invisible. Just observing. 

Now, just a month later — and one birthday wiser (she turned 26 on April 2nd!) — she glows. 

When she discovered she was the youngest person at Snappi, it came as a surprise. 
“Everyone looks young,” she laughs. 
And maybe that’s because age isn’t a number here — it’s a mindset. 
At Snappi, we all have the same age. 

The feeling I get most from her is this: 
👉 She feels heard. 
👉 She feels equal. 
👉 She belongs. 

And honestly, that makes my heart cry tears of joy. 
This is exactly what we dreamed of when we started building this culture. 

I ask how she found Snappi. 
She spotted a job post on LinkedIn — saw it was a bank — and thought, Hmm, never heard of this one before. A little Googling, a few clicks later… and she landed on our careers page. 

“The job description checked all the boxes,” she says. 
“But in reality? It’s even better.” 

There it is. The kind of feedback you dream of — especially from a Gen Z talent. The generation that demands meaning, fairness, and transparency. 

If I ask her to describe Snappi in one word? 
She says συνεργασία — synergasía — collaboration. 
Another Greek word for me today. Another glimpse into how we’re doing something right. 

One thing becomes crystal clear during our chat: 
Rodi is devoted, curious, and incredibly hardworking. 

Before joining Snappi, she worked two jobs at once. 
She’s been living in Athens for two years now — fully independent, paying all her own expenses and even sending money back to her family in Drama. Her parents must be extraordinary people — because they’ve raised an extraordinary young woman. 

And now that she has more free time? 
Does she rest? Netflix? Clubbing? 

No. She does research. 

✅ She studies our competitors. 
✅ She takes courses on accessibility. 
✅ She learns Figma. 
✅ She dives into UX journeys. 
✅ She studies what banks in China are doing. 

Is every young person here this determined and curious? 
I wonder — and I ask. 

She explains it simply: 
From an early age, she approached everything pragmatically. 
She researched universities carefully and chose the University of the Aegean on Syros Island — even knowing that visiting home would be rare (a 27-hour ship journey!). 
Why? Because that university focuses on developing analytical minds and problem-solving skills — preparing students to evolve alongside technology. 

Rodi holds a degree in Industrial Engineering. 
Amazing, right? 

Before Snappi, she already had hands-on experience: 

She has worked on projects like programming HTML, backend development, WordPress, Mailchimp campaigns, newsletters, A/B testing for major Greek companies. 
She even conducted audits for the National Bank of Greece Cultural Foundation. 

At Snappi, Rodi is a happy new joiner with an incredible opportunity: she’s part of the team working on the UI and UAT for the Youth Pass. (By the way — did you know that the Youth Pass is a Greek government initiative that gives all 18- and 19-year-olds a €150 prepaid virtual card to spend on cultural events and tourism? Pretty amazing, right? The application is still open until May 15th. 

Her biggest passion? 
Accessibility. 
Making sure people with disabilities — like Parkinson’s disease — can manage their finances effortlessly. 

Because modern banking must be for everyone. 

She’s used Revolut since 2017 — and while she respects their head start, she believes (as I do) that Snappi’s soul and human touch will be what truly sets us apart. 

As we wrap up our conversation, I can see the fire in her eyes. 
The excitement. 
The hunger to learn more. 
And I can only imagine how much more she will have grown in a year. 

What a brilliant young woman — with fire and depth in her quiet strength. 

I love our people here. 
And I love people.