Matt Oppenheimer

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  Episode 110 | From a Mall Booth to a Billion-Dollar Unicorn featuring Matt Oppenheimer

  September 15, 2026 · 📺 Techstars

  In this episode of the Give First podcast, David Cohen sits down with Matt Oppenheimer, founder and chair of Remitly, the cross-border payments company he grew from a mall booth into a billion-dollar business. Matt reflects on the focus and grit it took to scale Remitly across borders, the fundraising road that tested him, and knowing when it was time to hand off the CEO seat. He is one of 13 unicorn founders featured in David Cohen and Amir Hegazi's new book, Chasing Unicorns, which lays out the PRIDE framework behind Techstars' billion-dollar companies. Follow Matt Oppenheimer on LinkedIn…

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  #113 – Matt Oppenheimer, from Founder to Public Company CEO of Remitly: Why Falling in Love with ...

  March 09, 2026 · 📺 Alisa Cohn

  What does it really take to evolve from first-time founder to public company CEO without losing conviction, culture, or clarity? In this episode of From Start-Up to Grown-Up, Alisa Cohn sits down with Matt Oppenheimer, Co-Founder and CEO of Remitly, the global financial services company serving customers in more than 170 countries. Matt shares the leadership evolution behind building Remitly from an early-stage startup into a publicly traded company. From spotting the broken experience of international money transfers while living in Kenya, to navigating executive transitions, IPO readines…

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  Remitly Global Investor Day 2025 | Dec 12, 2025

  December 13, 2025 · 📺 i101

  Remitly Global Investor Day 2025 #earningscall #StockMarketNews #conferenceCall investment news | stock latest news If you want us to remove your company's earnings call or any other conference call, please reach out to [email protected].

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  Remitly Reimagine Interview Spotlight: Matt Oppenheimer

  October 29, 2025 · 📺 GeekWire

  GeekWire Studios | Remitly Reimagine At Remitly's first-ever product launch event, co-founder and CEO Matt Oppenheimer discusses the vision behind Remitly One, a new financial services membership for millions of people living and working across borders. Matt explains how the platform extends beyond payments with value added to new products like Remitly Flex, Remitly Wallet and a new debit card with no foreign transaction fees—transforming Remitly into a comprehensive financial partner for its customers. Host: Brian Westwick, GeekWire Studios Matt Oppenheimer, Co-founder & CEO, Remitly ➡️…

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  Interview of 🔥Matt Oppenheimer🔥 CEO Remitly

  August 24, 2025 · 📺 Paris Fintech Forum Communities

  Discover every 2 weeks a new episode of our exclusive Interview Video Series, now in its 5th season, where top leaders of the Fintech / Insurtech / Banking international scene speak about their vision of the future of finance. In today's episode our host Elliott Gotkine receives Matt Oppenheimer, CEO & Founder of the US based unicorn and listed Fintech, Remitly. In this video you will learn more about what is doing Remitly in the #Fintech #payment #remitance #ecosystem, what was the journey of Matt, and what are his views on the Digital Finance, Payment & Fintech world. This series is part…

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  Cross-Border Payment Wars Heating Up, Matt Oppenheimer - CEO Remitly

  November 13, 2024 · 📺 The Reboot Chronicles with Dean DeBiase

  If you are thinking about starting a company or have an idea for a product, chances are that it has come from a pain point you want to solve. Startups worldwide are doing this with the hopes of growing and even the big-dog titans are doing this with hopes of disrupting the disruptive disruptors. But what does that process look like for a leader of a private company? What pains come with making the transition to a public company? What does the scaling process even look like? Remitly CEO, ⁠Matt Oppenheimer⁠, joins us for this episode of The Reboot Chronicles Show to provide some answers to thos…

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  Matt Oppenheimer

  March 11, 2024 · 📺 What Fuels You Podcast

  The consistent theme in Matt Oppenheimer’s life has been people and relationships. When asked what he was ‘into’ in high school, he shares how he started a non-profit called the Youth Lobbying Organization to give people under the age of 18 a voice in the political process. Matt went on to attend Dartmouth and Harvard Business School. During his time working in banking, he lived in London and in Kenya and realized how important remittances are for giving people in developing countries more opportunity. As a result, Matt started Remitly in 2011, which is now the largest private digital remittan…

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  From Zero to Multi-billion dollar IPO & 4.2 Million Customers - Matt Oppenheimer, Remitly

  June 13, 2023 · 📺 Traction

  In this episode, Matt Oppenheimer, co-founder and CEO of Remitly shares how he took the company from 0 to 4.2 million customers and a multi-billion dollar IPO. Matt's personal experiences, coupled with witnessing the struggles of his Kenyan friends who relied on outdated systems for sending money, fueled his determination to create a platform to transform remittance, saving immigrants millions and empowering them financially. Specifically, Matt dives into: Finding the right cofounders Acquiring early customers Cultivating a customer-centric culture Prioritizing the right initiatives to wo…

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  Podcast 374: Matt Oppenheimer of Remitly

  July 21, 2022 · 📺 Fintech Nexus

  Subscribe to our channel and be notified when a new Fintech One-on-One podcast is posted, or subscribe via Apple Podcasts or Spotify. To receive all the latest fintech news and top original content, subscribe to the Fintech Nexus newsletter here: https://news.fintechnexus.com/subscribe/ Tens of millions of people are living and working in a foreign country and sending money to their families back home. They want a remittance service that is convenient, inexpensive and trustworthy. And while the remittance business has been around for more than a century, there are better options today than ev…

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  Episode 166 | Matt Oppenheimer, Co-founder/CEO of Remitly

  May 31, 2022 · 📺 Leaders In Payments Podcast

  My guest this week has a burning desire to take the road less traveled and a passion for interacting authentically with others who have different lived experiences. He comes from a family of entrepreneurs and always knew he wanted to start a business that would make a positive impact on the world. So, of all the different businesses he could choose to start, why did he choose technology? According to Remitly Co-Founder/ CEO Matt Oppenheimer, “inherent in technology is the ability to scale and make a massive impact.” And this is just what he set out to do! A global citizen who has traveled cl…

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  Episode 324: Matt Oppenheimer, Co-founder and CEO of Remitly

  February 16, 2022 · 📺 Around The Coin

  In this episode, Mike Townsend speaks with Matt Oppenheimer, Co-founder, and CEO of Remitly. He co-founded Remitly in 2011 and in addition to being CEO, he is also a member of the board of directors. Prior to co-founding Remitly, Matt worked for Barclays plc, a multinational bank, and financial services company, from August 2009 to May 2011. He has served on the board of directors of BECU since 2018. Matt was named EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2016 in the Pacific Northwest and has been recognized as a Puget Sound Business Journal “40 Under 40” honoree for his work with Remitly. He holds an M.B.…

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  Archive: Customer-Centricity: The Cornerstone of Culture (Fundamentals for Startups)

  January 28, 2022 · 📺 UW CoMotion

  (https://comotion.uw.edu) Originally streamed January 28, 2022, 12 p.m. - 1 p.m., this talk featured Matt Oppenheimer, Co-founder & CEO of Remitly (www.remitly.com), a leading digital financial services provider for immigrants and their families in over 135 countries around the world. Matt shared his experience building a mission-driven business over the past 10 years. He delved into the early days of the company and the decision to prioritize creating a culture built on customer-centricity in order to transform an industry. In addition, Matt discussed some of the lessons he learned along the…

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