Dream it. Build it. Own it. Scale it
We are Salmon — the fastest growing fintech company in Southeast Asia
Open financial access for millions
So people spend more time living and less time on banking
We create a technology-driven banking and lending platform across Southeast Asia
First launched in the Philippines — a market of 115M+ people, half under 25
Grew from zero to 1.5M+ active users in the first three years
Why top talent chooses Salmon
Proven leadership
Our founders and leaders shipped regulated financial businesses from scratch
Global talent, one team
The team combines global fintech experience with deep Philippine market knowledge
Backed to move fast
We raised US$240M+ from top-tier investors, so we can easily move forward fast
Impact at real scale
We're big enough to be noticeable and small enough for every contribution to shape the outcome
Technology at the core
Salmon is AI-powered, from credit scoring to customer-facing products. We build what makes it work
Shift the usual
Together, we’re reshaping how millions access finance in one of the world’s largest underserved markets
Meet the founders
Decades of experience across global finance, banking, and technology
Raffy Montemayor
“Deep local knowledge meets world-class execution. We understand the Philippines and SEA — the market, the people, the real constraints. That’s why we can move fast and ship things that actually work.”
George Chesakov
“Our mission is simple: make life easier for millions of people. We design products and services that return power to the customer. We have done it before and we know what it takes to make it happen.”
Pavel Fedorov
“Financial services should feel like air: invisible, reliable, always there when you need it. That’s our bar. We build products people actually want to use — reliable, fast, and thoughtfully designed.”
Principles that guide us
Real ownership
We own problems end-to-end and see them through
Growth through challenge
Managing difficult complex tasks, we grow
Trust & healthy debate
We stand up for our ideas. Once we agree on the direction, we move forward together
Merit-driven success
Results define growth. But our hyper growth unlocks new opportunities even faster
Meet the team
Chief Financial Officer
“Salmon is a technology-driven financial company and one of the few high-quality investable startups in Southeast Asia. The finance function sits at the core of all of these: fundraising, strategic planning, financial operations, and reporting on financial performance. In a way, Salmon serves as a steward of customers’ money, and that’s why we value hiring exceptional people to achieve remarkable things together.”
Head of Customer Service
“Service at Salmon means ownership: If a customer has a problem, we take it personally and fix it fast. We didn’t move to the Philippines to run another bank. We came here to build one from scratch and do it properly.
This is a rare opportunity. A lot of us decided to relocate to a market where we can make a difference when we could’ve chosen to work anywhere else.
We’re here to build modern banking for millions who've never had one, starting in the Philippines and later, for the region.“
SVP, AI and Data
"Salmon is for people who want to build things that matter and truly own the outcomes of their work. When people work with us toward a shared goal, we share success directly through growth inside the company, stock options, and the chance to work on something truly exciting.
We're highly business-oriented. We don't value research for its own sake, slow delivery, or hiding behind a job description. Machine learning engineers, for example, go beyond building models; they must understand the business, ship solutions to production, and take responsibility for real impact on the company and its clients."
Chief Compliance Officer
“Compliance at a challenger bank requires building frameworks that let the business move fast without breaking the rules. Salmon works at the intersection of risk, product, and technology — which means that we adapt complex regulations into scalable systems and controls. Regulated fintech has no blueprint and is still being figured out, and we’re at the forefront of creating a compliance function specific for this growing market.”
Chief Experience Officer
“At Salmon, we try, ship, learn, and improve to reinvent modern finance. We take initiative, own the outcome, and if something fails, we analyze it, fix the system, and move forward. We don’t copy-paste solutions — we rebuild them into a better way. Furthermore, we’ve done several redesigns of onboarding and credit flow post-launch. We value how real user behavior breaks the original hypotheses, as this allows us to remove steps, change logic, and rebuild the entire journey. We approached branches the same way, designing a phygital experience where the mobile app, the branch environment, and internal tools work as one product.”
Head of Portfolio/Financial Products
“The scale and complexity of the business isn’t purely theoretical. For example, we launched our own delivery operation from scratch — designing the model, hiring the team, building the interfaces, and calculating the unit economics. The same with ATM.
We’re not optimizing small features inside a finished system. Rather than building parts of the system itself. Here, 26-year-olds run business lines with an annual revenue exceeding $100 million. The team is young and sharp, plus leadership brings over 20 years in regulated finance. This combination is rare — the bar is set high.”
Chief of Staff
“We’re a fast-scaling financial company that aims to challenge traditional banking operations in the Philippines. And in a market where “standardized” solutions don't really exist yet, we’re designing the blueprint together with partners, stakeholders, and operators, even while the house is being built.
This is how we work: We constantly navigate the line between high-speed innovation and uncompromising compliance. This compels us to rely on collaborative problem-solving so we can turn constraints into creative paths forward. A new set of challenges just makes our hump day more interesting.”
Head of Auto/Moto lending
“The Philippines and Southeast Asia are undergoing a rapid transformation — shifting from decades-old legacy financial systems to a fast-paced, modern financial ecosystem. Working at Salmon allows us to be at the forefront of this change, challenging both traditional institutions and outdated processes.
This opportunity attracts strong regional and global players, making the competition incredibly intense. To win here means to be better in the details: product, technology, operations, and execution. We're not just copying models from other markets; we're adapting them to local realities. For people driven to build and achieve big goals, this is precisely the place to be.”
Chief Growth Officer
“The mission is to oversee Salmon's expansion and support all customer acquisition and engagement channels end-to-end. Growth is one of the core product teams that shape the final strategic direction by leveraging marketing, product capabilities, and technology. If you’re seeking a company where decisions made this week show up in numbers next week, Salmon is for you.”
Where we work
Manila-based, globally distributed, hybrid-first
Hybrid setup
Flexibility to work from home or the office
Relocation support
Visa sponsorship, flights are covered, annual home trips included
Remote is an option
UTC+8 timezone overlap. Regular onboarding and team events in Manila is a must
Life at Salmon
We take the work seriously — and the time we take to recharge together
Southeast Asia's fintech moment starts here. Ready to go upstream with us?
