Fintech & Digital Financial Services
Your practice track for Business Analyst
at Maya (formerly PayMaya)
What this interview covers
Interviewers for Business Analyst roles at Maya (formerly PayMaya) typically test across 4 areas:
Philippine-specific tips for this role
- ▸ Candidates might say 'I will ask my manager' or 'I will choose the easiest one,' displaying a lack of strategic thinking. Instead, demonstrate a structured, data-informed approach.
- ▸ Some candidates might say 'I will just use Excel or ask IT to do it,' which shows a lack of hands-on analytical skills. Instead, demonstrate the SQL steps even if you need to think through the logic aloud.
- ▸ Some Filipino candidates might over-apologize: 'Sorry, but I just did what I was told,' undermining ownership. Instead, confidently state the initiative you took and the decisions you owned.
- ▸ Avoid saying 'I will check all data and tell the boss something is wrong,' without structure. Instead, describe a systematic approach with segmentation and hypothesis testing.
All 4 questions in this set
If you had to prioritize features for a new digital banking product with limited resources, how would you approach the decision-making process?
Senior leader interviews at Maya evaluate strategic thinking; this question tests how you balance trade-offs in a resource-constrained fintech environment, though no specific question is documented.
Write a SQL query to find the top 5 merchants by transaction volume in the last quarter from a transactions table with columns: transaction_id, merchant_id, transaction_date, amount. Explain your approach.
This question assesses foundational data extraction skills essential for a Business Analyst in fintech; no verbatim Maya question is publicly documented, but SQL proficiency is a confirmed technical screening topic.
Tell me about a time you took full ownership of a project from end to end. What challenges did you face, and what was the outcome?
Maya values project ownership as a cultural trait; this behavioral question probes for accountability and end-to-end delivery, a common theme in HR interviews for this role.
Imagine our user engagement dropped by 20% after a recent app update. How would you investigate the cause and present your findings to stakeholders?
Maya's case study stage tests the ability to derive business insights and communicate them clearly; this scenario mirrors fintech analytics challenges, though no exact question is documented.