NewTech Friday: Rollee – Enabling inclusive underwriting decisions with alternative data

Ali Hamriti is the Co-Founder of Rollee, a platform centralizing alternative data sources to help financial institutions make more inclusive underwriting decisions. We spoke with him about the opportunities for financial inclusion by adding alternative data sources to traditional workflows, resulting in improved acceptance rates and lower default rates. 

What led to the creation of Rollee?

As a former data scientist, I had experienced first-hand the pain and inequality of consumer underwriting. During my past work experience, while developing a credit scoring system for independent workers, I struggled to verify the data needed for their risk assessment therefore creating an unfair lack of access to financial products for freelancers. I noticed that there was no tool on the European market to fix this, so I decided to build it. I co-founded Rollee in 2021 with the ambition to build an API that could help fintechs, banks and insurers incorporate fair and inclusive decisions in their workflows.