Swadesh

We setup Immigrants with a free US Bank Account, Credit Card, SIM…

Y CombinatorSummer 2019ActiveFintechConsumer FinanceFintechRemittancesImmigration

What they do

Problem

New immigrants struggle to access U.S. banking, credit, affordable mobile service, and low-cost remittances due to lack of U.S. financial history.

Solution

Swadesh provides a free FDIC-insured checking account with a free credit card, AT&T SIM with discounted plans, and cheaper remittances to help immigrants quickly establish U.S. financial identity.

Who it's for

New-to-America immigrants and expats, starting with Indian nationals moving to the U.S.

Founders

Prateek Swain

Founder

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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