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Listen "S4 Ep9: Global bill payments through one integration with Rupert Shaw, Founder & CEO of BILRS"
Episode Synopsis
This week on Tech Can’t Save Us, host Paul David is joined by Rupert Shaw, founder and CEO of BILRS, a global bill payment platform that allows companies to offer everything from electricity and gas to mobile top-ups and TV subscriptions, all through a single API integration.
Rupert shares how BILRS is tackling one of fintech’s biggest challenges: the “last mile” of cross-border payments. While many remittance companies have digitized the transfer process, billions of users still struggle to convert those funds into everyday bill payments. BILRS bridges that gap, giving economic migrants and their families direct control over how their money is spent, while helping businesses standardize complex payment systems across thousands of local billers.
The conversation explores BILRS’s rapid global expansion into 20+ markets, its partnerships with major players like Al Ansari Exchange in the UAE, and how the company is leveraging embedded finance to deliver transparency, insight, and financial inclusion to underserved populations. Rupert also reflects on lessons from his 20-year career in mobile, gaming, and fintech (from EA to Ding) and how those experiences shaped his vision for a more connected and human-centered payments ecosystem.
Find more about BILRS here: https://bilrs.com
Follow Rupert Shaw here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rupertshaw
Rupert shares how BILRS is tackling one of fintech’s biggest challenges: the “last mile” of cross-border payments. While many remittance companies have digitized the transfer process, billions of users still struggle to convert those funds into everyday bill payments. BILRS bridges that gap, giving economic migrants and their families direct control over how their money is spent, while helping businesses standardize complex payment systems across thousands of local billers.
The conversation explores BILRS’s rapid global expansion into 20+ markets, its partnerships with major players like Al Ansari Exchange in the UAE, and how the company is leveraging embedded finance to deliver transparency, insight, and financial inclusion to underserved populations. Rupert also reflects on lessons from his 20-year career in mobile, gaming, and fintech (from EA to Ding) and how those experiences shaped his vision for a more connected and human-centered payments ecosystem.
Find more about BILRS here: https://bilrs.com
Follow Rupert Shaw here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rupertshaw
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