Converting interest into clients - launch to scaling - Gerald Chappell, CEO & Co-founder of Fintern, Dr. Michelle He, COO & Co-founder of Fintern
Gerald Chappell and Dr. Michelle He join us on the show this week, the co-founders of Fintern, who offer affordable loans based on more than just your credit score. On a mission to fix the consumer lending problem, Chappell and He get into what sets them
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Show Notes
Gerald Chappell and Dr. Michelle He launched Fintern at the start of the pandemic, they get into how they had to take down advertising a few months before launch as too many people were signing up. With the intention to disrupt the consumer lending market, Chappell and He explain why their concept puts the customer at the heart of the company by catering loans to individual spending and not just based off a generic credit score. They talk about timing the launch of Fintern and their experiences in securing a licence and what they did to scale and secure funds during the pandemic and thereafter.
Chappell, CEO and Co-founder: Previously Partner at McKinsey & EY; Led McKinsey’s Digital Lending and Credit Analytics solutions globally. Led 200+ quants developing Artificial Intelligence models
He, COO and Co-founder: Previously Director at EY. Global delivery lead for C-suite at top European banks (team size up to 1500); FinTech advisor; Ph.D in machine leaning