This week’s podcast guest is Michelle He, co-founder and COO of London-based fintech Abound, who discusses how companies like hers are modernising the lending industry, why the UK is the best place in the world for an Open Banking startup and why the future has room for fintechs and traditional finance.
Abound provides credit products to underserved communities, those without strong credit scores and who have been rejected by the traditional banking and loan system. He founded the digital lender in 2020 with Gerald Chappell.
He explains how difficult growing a business is for startups compared to traditional finance and why, she doesn’t view herself as a ‘minority’ despite being a woman in fintech.
Listen to the full episode here, along with all previous episodes of the UKTN Podcast.
The UKTN Podcast is sponsored by HSBC Innovation Banking, which offers flexible banking solutions for startups, scaleups, growth businesses, investors and those working towards IPO.
Throughout the series, the UKTN Podcast speaks to some of the key movers and shakers from UK tech. We’ll learn growth strategies from both seasoned and up-and-coming founders, hear market sentiments from investors, and question policymakers on the decisions impacting the country’s innovation economy.
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