SpotPay YC Application

Winter 2026Active

SpotPay went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2026 batch as a Fintech company. Below: what the company does, who founded it, and its application to YC, reconstructed question by question in the real YC form.

YC batch: Winter 2026
Industry: FintechConsumer Finance
Team size: 2
Status: Active
Launched: 2026

Founders

Zsika PhillipFounder
Thomas Cesare-HerriauFounder

What SpotPay does

SpotPay is a global borderless neobank. We give users one account that works for everything payments related: receiving money from abroad, paying locally, spending anywhere with the SpotPay card and saving and earning on their balance.

SpotPay's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

SpotPay, Winter 2026 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

SpotPay

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Stablecoin Global Bank Account

What is your company going to make? Please describe your product and what it does or will do.

We built a borderless neobank that gives users one account to handle all payments: receiving money internationally, paying locally, spending with a card, and earning on their balance using stablecoin. It works worldwide and eliminates the need for multiple currency accounts.

Where do you live now, and where would the company be based after YC?

We live in San Francisco, CA, and the company will be based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where we live, and it's where fintech talent and customers concentrate. Being here helps us build the product and close partnerships.

21 more answers in the full application

Founders, Progress, Idea, Equity, Curious, Batch Preference are in the full version. Create a free account to open it in YC Insights, next to every other YC batch.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real SpotPay YC application?

No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from SpotPay's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like SpotPay would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.