Philip Belamant
CEO & Co-Founder, Zilch
Philip Belamant is the CEO & Co-Founder of Zilch, Europe’s fastest-ever company to go from launch to unicorn status in 14 months and reaching over 2 million customers in just 18 months, 2-3 years faster than the average unicorn peer. Zilch is on a mission to eliminate the cost of consumer credit. For good by providing people with the most empowering and value enhancing way to pay for anything while managing their cash flow responsibly.
Philip graduated Cum Laude from RAU University in South Africa, where he completed both BscIT and BscIT Honors degrees. Before starting Zilch, he founded fintech companies in developing economies utilising technology that always set out to change the lives of people, including mobile payment services in multiple countries and building a leading fintech company in Africa. In 2021, Philip won the UK’s Great British Entrepreneur of the Year Award before going on to be recognised as an EY’s Entrepreneurs of the Year in 2022.
