Fintech Finance Podcasts: The FF Salon Pilot with Dharmesh Mistry

For the CEO of resident handover platform AskHomey, Dharmesh Mistry, if you’re going into fintech, you’ve got to go big. The pace of innovation is moving rapidly and the fintechs thrive, be it Square or Stripe, are the ones that experiment in high-risk markets and aren’t afraid to tackle the biggest problems in the financial economy. 

One big problem looming over us is homeownership. “A lot of people have poor access to finance, they don’t have the ability to buy their own home.” In this segment of the FF Salon, Mistry makes a case for new tech and its essential use in future home buying and mortgage financing. 

“With 10,000 data points in AskHomey, we can start to generate income for people, but also save them time and money when managing their home.”

In one app, AskHomey is able to consolidate and digitise all the documents tied to a customers house or flat, whether it be their lease, energy bills, or their metre readings. This one-top shop approach is a lifesaver for buyers of all steps on the property ladder as their paperwork is on hand, at all times. 

And for the current cost of living crisis, a water-tight resource around housing is a lifesaver for an insecure resident.