Coffee with Innovate Finance – Series 5, Ep. 2: In Conversation with Zilch’s Ryan Mendy
In the second episode of series 5 of Coffee with Innovate Finance, our host Janine Hirt, CEO of Innovate Finance, sits down with Ryan Mendy, Chief Communications Officer of Zilch—the world’s first ad-subsidised payments network dedicated to eliminating the high cost of consumer credit. 🚀
Ryan takes us behind the scenes of Zilch’s meteoric rise, from launching during the height of the pandemic in 2020 to becoming Europe’s fastest company to reach a $2bn valuation in just 14 months. With over 4 million customers and half a billion saved in fees and interest, Zilch is disrupting the way consumers manage their money.
In this episode, they dive into:
- Ryan’s journey as part of the founding management team of Zilch
- The culture and values that fuel Zilch’s success
- The “secret sauce” behind Zilch’s ad-subsidised payments model
- Zilch’s recent funding from Deutsche Bank and what it means for the future
- The creation and goals of the Unicorn Council for UK FinTech, and its impact on London’s investment and IPO landscape
Tune in here, and see you next Friday! 🎧
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