Polar
ActiveThe smarter way to manage USD earnings globally
About
Polar helps remote workers, freelancers, and ship crew manage their USD earnings globally. Using Polar, you can: 1. Get a U.S. bank account in minutes with just your phone and local ID 2. Send money to 120+ countries faster and cheaper than alternatives 3. Earn 2-6% interest on USD savings 4. Invest in gold, Bitcoin, and Ethereum 24/7, starting with $1
Founders · 2
Grant is the co-founder & CEO of Polar. Grant previously led Altruist's integration of SSG, which Altruist acquired to become the third-largest custodian by number of RIAs behind Schwab and Fidelity. Before that, Grant helped grow Princeton’s endowment from $26.1 billion to $37.7 billion as a member of the 20-person investment staff. Grant graduated from Princeton, where he studied Economics, Computer Science, and Finance and met Andrew.
Andrew is the co-founder & CTO of Polar. Before that, he worked in quant research and software engineering at Citadel and Bridgewater. Andrew graduated from Princeton, where he majored in Operations Research & Financial Engineering (ORFE).
Launch
Revamping the brokerage operations tech stack, starting with account transfers
GoldenBasis builds modern back-office software for brokerages and launches with account transfers, enabling firms to gather transfer data, track status, and automatically update internal records to streamline ACATS transfers for customers.
From the original launch (Feb 2024) — may be outdated.
Formerly “Aria”, “GoldenBasis”
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