Swadesh
ActiveWe setup Immigrants with a free US Bank Account, Credit Card, SIM…
This company has previously operated under “GreenTiger”, “Swadesh Bank”. A rename frequently marks a pivot in positioning or product — useful raw material for variant ideas.
About
We offer a free US FDIC Insured Checking account, Free Credit Card (no interest rate, collateral, fees), Free AT&T SIM Card shipped to home with 40%+ cheaper plans than retail, and save thousands of dollars in remittances to our customers - all by opening a free Swadesh Account. We enable new to America expats become "American" in the eyes of the US Financial system. We're starting by serving the 150,000+ Indian expats migrating to the US each year. We have a comprehensive solution that covers banking, credit building, communication, remittance, as well as value-add services such as insurance, housing etc. along with all the standard bells and whistles of neobanks.
Founders · 2
Building the US Bank for the Indian diaspora at Swadesh. Previously worked at Microsoft, Reactive Robotics, and Westbridge Capital. Started HackIndia (India's largest hackathon) and MakeVenturesPrinceton (Princeton's first student run incubator). Princeton University Computer Science '19.
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