Start Up #66: Smile API - Unified API, Data Ownership, Financial Inclusion

Jan Pabellon is Chief Product Officer and founding team at Smile API.Smile API is providing instant access to employee-owned and authorized data for any employer or platform, with use cases on identity verification, reviewing employment history, fast-tracking applications, and informing credit approvals. In this episode, we'll get to know more about how Smile API is empowering people through data ownership and financial inclusion in the Philippines.IN THIS EPISODE: 00:51 Ano ang Smile API? | 03:00   What exactly is Smile API's product and how does it solve these challenges of data ownership and financial inclusion? | 05:55 What are the principles that were built into Smile API's product? | 09:00 Can we know more about the technology and product development behind Smile API? | 10:25 For a bank, employer, or any institution, why should they choose to use Smile API? | 13:15 Why did Smile API expand in the Philippines? | 15:33 What are possible use cases within and possibly outside the finance industry? | 17:27 How important is data ownership and providing people authorization for their own data? | 21:47 How important is financial inclusion, especially for Filipinos? | 24:40  If listeners want to know more about Smile API, how can they get more information?SMILE API | Website: www.getsmileapi.com | Facebook: www.facebook.com/getsmileapiOFFICIAL E-LEARNING PARTNER | Ask Lex PH Academy: www.asklexph.com (Self Paced Courses) or www.asklexph.com/events (Live Online Classes) | Get 5% discount by using the promo code: ALPHAXSUPCHECK OUT THESE STARTUPS & MSME'S (PATRONS) | Pinoy IP Works: www.pinoyipworks.com | Packetworx: www.packetworx.com | NutriCoach: www.nutricoach.com | LookingFour Buy & Sell Online: www.lookingfour.com | Benjoys Food Products: www.benjoysfoodproducts.com | 8CHAIN: www.8chain.ioSTART UP PODCAST PH | YouTube: www.youtube.com/StartUpPodcastPH | Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/6BObuPvMfoZzdlJeb1XXVa | Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/start-up-podcast/id1576462394 | Facebook: www.facebook.com/startuppodcastph | Instagram: www.instagram.com/startuppodcastphSUPPORT THE PODCAST | Patreon: www.patreon.com/StartUpPodcastPH | Eplayment: payments.epaygames.com/eplayment/@StartUpPodcastPH | Unionbank: 109426505649 | GCash: 09623871744CREDITS | Intro and outro thanks to: wyrmpres.wordpress.com | This episode is edited by the team at: tasharivera.com