Do you have a Netflix subscription or pay rent? Perch helps you use these repeat payments to build your credit score.
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I remember when I was in college applying for credit. Having no credit history, banks only offered me their bottom-tier card with a measly $250 limit. Funny thing is, I’d been making repeat payments - through rent, my meal plan, and more, for months.
Perch Credit allows you to use recurring expenses to boost your credit score. First, users can sign onto the app to log their subscriptions. Next, Perch teams up with credit reporters to log your on-time payments. Finally, your credit boosts can show in as little as 30 days. And, it’s all free.
👇 The Drop Down
Site: https://getperch.app/ School: USC Founded: 2019 Stage: Seed Tech trend: FinTech Traction: Funded by YC, Sequoia, Jay-Z; hundreds of users Team - Talented USC dropouts Ayush Jain - Co-Founder Michael Broughton - Co-Founder
🔍 Our analysis
🔥 Desperate problem College students are shut out from easily building credit, and banks (by a 2008 law) are forbidden from soliciting credit cards from college students on campus. Underbanked student is a hair-on-fire problem for students, but what student doesn’t have an Amazon Prime subscription or Netflix? Perch provides a key for them to get started.
🌱 New markets In addition to Perch's solid market of 20MN college students in the US, Perch has great potential to target lateral markets as well. Nearly 2 BILLION adults don't have access to a bank account and if Perch can prove their formula right to banks, they can strike a new way to build credit for billions.
🔢 Does it work? A credit score is a measure of reliability to pay. Do repeat payments on subscriptions, rent, and more really translate to more creditworthiness? This model is still new, and only time will tell.
Hi, I am a subscriber and would like an intro to the founders of Perch. How would it work? Thanks, Antonio