How Mercury’s technology and seamless onboarding have evolved the banking industry with Jason Zhang

Episode notes

For decades, traditional banking has been a convoluted process for customers. Between having to show up physically at a bank branch and providing an endless list of information, startups need simpler solutions to jumpstart their businesses. Today, Jason Zhang , COO and Co-Founder of Mercury , discusses how tech has simplified the banking process for startups and why having a strong opinion about your products makes them better for consumers. Highlights include: - How Mercury differentiates itself from traditional banks. - The simplified banking onboarding experience that benefits startups. - Are there any downsides to the partner bank model? - Staying close to customer needs while scaling to ensure meeting their needs. - Conventional wisdom for founders in the scaling phase. Resources mentioned: Jason Zhang - Mercury - Learn more about Mercury at Any specific guest you'd like to hear on the show? Leave your suggestions at Thanks for listening to SMB Tech Innovators, powered by Gusto | Embedded Finance, Vertical SaaS, Payroll API . If you enjoyed this episode, hit the subscribe button and never miss another insightful conversation.

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