Cato Pastoll – Canadian fintech bank founder

Cato Pastoll is the co-founder and CEO of a Toronto based fintech startup called Loop. Loop bills itself as Canada's #1 bank for entrepreneurs - with a cross border banking platform that includes corporate cards, payments, FX, capital and more in multiple currencies. Founded about a decade ago as Lending Loop - the company launched as a platform for equity crowdfunding, before pivoting to focus on how their customers used money in addition to providing ways for them to source it. In this episode, Cato: - Tells us about the history of his company - Relates the evolving need for financial services from agile young companies who operate internationally - Explains his passion for technology and finance as a youth and how that has led to founding this company - Compares Canada to other countries in the world who have greater flexibility and lower barriers to entry for the banking sector - like the UK - Much more...