Flyp
“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?”
Founded2020
HQUnited States
FoundersBJ McAndrews, Gary Zukowski
IndustryFintech / Neobank
The story
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.
Last 12 months
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Product timeline
2019
BJ McAndrews left Wells Fargo after 27 years in banking to plan a mobile banking solution aimed at closing the wealth gap in America.· pivot
2020
McAndrews partnered with Gary Zukowski to build Flyp, envisioned as the first social network for finance — a gamified mobile banking platform.· banking
2020
Flyp selected Galileo Financial Technologies to power its core banking and card processing infrastructure.· banking
The stack
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