Back to articlesSelf Financial in 2019 — Growth, Growth and Growth
By James Garvey
Published on: 12/27/2019
Published on: 12/27/2019
Read my previous recaps from 2018, 2017 and 2016.
For the last 4 years, I've had this crazy habit of writing a weekly newsletter that I share with our Self employees, shareholders and advisors. Every Saturday, I send a short email along with a photo, a few thoughts and some stats.
Below is a high level summary of what we've accomplished with an accompanying collection of 12 photos from my Saturday email updates.
We started 2019 with 31 employees headquartered in Austin.
Accion.org invited us to speak at their financial inclusion conference.
Our bank partner, Sunrise Banks, N.A., sponsored our SXSW party at our Austin office. If you're thinking about attending SXSW, send us a note at sxsw@self.inc and we'll arrange a tour.
We celebrated Karthic's 3-year anniversary at Self — and Kelvin and Brian's 2-year anniversary at Self. We wouldn't be here without these folks.
We had the opportunity to attend a roundtable hosted by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
According to Experian, 100 million Americans could benefit from greater access to credit. Self agrees :).
Our product team demonstrated how easy it is for Self customers to get the Self Visa® Credit Card.
Welcome to our rocketship.
Prior to launching our Self Visa Credit Card, we integrated with Apple Pay and Google Pay wallets.
Self Visa Credit Card launched in October 2019 :).
In November 2019, Self achieved a new milestone: 50 employees.
We love that our customers love Self as much as we do.
For the last 4 years, I've had this crazy habit of writing a weekly newsletter that I share with our Self employees, shareholders and advisors. Every Saturday, I send a short email along with a photo, a few thoughts and some stats.
Below is a high level summary of what we've accomplished with an accompanying collection of 12 photos from my Saturday email updates.
2019 @ Self Financial
- +47 points average credit score increase for on-time customers — Self customers who paid on-time, experienced an average credit score increase of +47 points, as calculated via Experian VantageScore 3.0
- $200 million in Self accounts — Self customers committed to build credit and save more than $200 million in their Self accounts in 2019
- Self Visa® Credit Card — We launched the Self Visa Credit Card that allows Self customers to use their credit builder account to secure their credit card line, without a credit check or additional deposit
- 4.9 stars in App Store — 11,000 customers have reviewed the Self app in the App Store and nearly 5,000 reviews in Google Play with 4.8 stars
- Grew from 31 to 53 employees — In order to support our growth, we moved into a larger office in downtown Austin
January 2019
We started 2019 with 31 employees headquartered in Austin.
February 2019
Accion.org invited us to speak at their financial inclusion conference.
March 2019
Our bank partner, Sunrise Banks, N.A., sponsored our SXSW party at our Austin office. If you're thinking about attending SXSW, send us a note at sxsw@self.inc and we'll arrange a tour.
April 2019
We celebrated Karthic's 3-year anniversary at Self — and Kelvin and Brian's 2-year anniversary at Self. We wouldn't be here without these folks.
May 2019
We had the opportunity to attend a roundtable hosted by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
June 2019
According to Experian, 100 million Americans could benefit from greater access to credit. Self agrees :).
July 2019
Our product team demonstrated how easy it is for Self customers to get the Self Visa® Credit Card.
August 2019
Welcome to our rocketship.
September 2019
Prior to launching our Self Visa Credit Card, we integrated with Apple Pay and Google Pay wallets.
October 2019
Self Visa Credit Card launched in October 2019 :).
November 2019
In November 2019, Self achieved a new milestone: 50 employees.
December 2019
We love that our customers love Self as much as we do.
Conclusion
If you’re interested in helping us help others build credit and save money, then come work with us! Visit our Self careers or email us @ careers at self.inc.About the author
James Garvey is the CEO and founder of Self, a venture-backed startup that helps people build credit and save money.
Written on December 27, 2019
Self is a venture-backed startup that helps people build credit and savings.
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