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The conversation kicks off with an article by USA Today that highlights how Gen Z makes up a large proportion of the LGBTQ+ community. Billie explains that this generational shift towards many more people identifying as LGBTQ+ is great for tearing down societal structures and spurring innovation in the finance space; it\u2019s essentially giving Daylight an ever-expanding audience to serve.
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\n\u201cWhat it really indicates is more and more people in the younger generations are thinking about societal structures and expectations of things like heterosexuality and monogamy, and [they are] discarding them and saying, \u2018I don't want to do that,\u2019\u201d she tells us. She adds, \u201cand it's exciting for us, because that means we get to build things with that in mind, like, what does the joint bank account look like when there are three of you in a throuple?\u201d
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\nOur discussion moves to where the inspiration for Daylight stemmed from. \u201cSo, my lightbulb moment for Daylight was talking to my co-founder, and essentially getting user-interviewed about my experiences as a trans woman in the US accessing financial services.\u201d\xa0
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\nIt wasn\u2019t an easy journey for Billie. \u201cI had to not only spend a whole bunch of time and money getting my name updated, legally, but then I had to take that document that essentially says, \u2018Hi, I'm a trans person, this is my old name, this is my new name, please don't discriminate against me and give me a card\u2019 to every single financial institution that I banked with.\u201d As a result, Daylight\u2019s mission shaped into helping the LGBTQ+ community navigate these complexities so they can live their best lives. \xa0
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\nBillie then tells us about Daylight\u2019s success stories (including how they got to advocate for the trans community\u2019s data protection and privacy at the White House), some interesting innovations the platform has, as well as Billie\u2019s personal journey with tech and the biggest frustration she encountered in the industry. We finish with the lightning round, where we discover her game-changing piece of tech and what she considers to be the evilest application of tech.
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\nTo learn more about Daylight, visit the website: https://www.joindaylight.com/\n