Andrew Graham is the Co-Founder and CEO of Borrowell.

Trusted by 1 in 10 Canadians, Borrowell provides over 3 million members with comprehensive credit monitoring and personalized insights.

Their innovative services, including Credit Builder and rent reporting, help consumers build credit so they can unlock access to a wider range of financial products at more competitive rates.

Takeaways

- Understanding Credit Scores

- Innovating Credit Access

- Building Financial Products

- Expanding Credit Opportunities

- The Importance of Open Banking

- Challenges for FinTech in Canada

- Partnership Strategies

- The Evolution of FinTech in Canada

- Scaling Borrowell to Millions

- Personalization in Financial Services

- Lessons from a Decade of Leadership

- Balancing Fun and Seriousness in FinTech

- User Engagement Strategies

Chapters

00:00 The Genesis of Borrowell

02:00 Understanding Credit Scores

05:14 Innovating Credit Access

07:11 Building Financial Products

10:51 Expanding Credit Opportunities

12:51 The Importance of Open Banking

16:06 Challenges for FinTech in Canada

19:17 Partnership Strategies

22:12 Navigating Consumer Choices

23:25 The Evolution of FinTech

26:03 Scaling Borrowell

29:03 Personalization in Financial Services

31:14 Lessons from a Decade of Leadership

33:48 Balancing Fun and Seriousness in FinTech

37:36 User Engagement Strategies

39:14 Coping with Challenges as a Founder

Keywords

Borrowell, FinTech, credit scores, open banking, financial products, consumer finance, scaling, partnerships, innovation, leadership