“Can a gamified, social mobile banking platform close the wealth gap by making personal finance as engaging and community-driven as fitness or music apps?”
Flyp was conceived by a former Wells Fargo banker frustrated with the slow pace of financial services innovation. The founding vision was to create a gamified, social-finance mobile banking platform — combining the social connectivity of apps like Strava with financial services to help close the wealth gap. The company partnered with Dualboot Partners for product development and selected Galileo to underpin its banking infrastructure, positioning itself as a fintech neobank rather than a traditional institution.
Flyp discloses Galileo as its banking provider, according to the Embedded Finance Index 2026.
Flyp does not disclose a bank charter of its own; its banking services are provided through Galileo.
Flyp's cards are issued through Galileo.
The Embedded Finance Index 2026 maps 2 layers in Flyp's stack: Banking / BaaS (Galileo); Card issuing (Galileo).
Flyp was founded by BJ McAndrews and Gary Zukowski and is founded in 2020, headquartered in United States.
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