# Colin Walsh

> Colin Walsh founded Varo and steered it to one of the first U.S. consumer fintech national bank charters.

Source: https://www.neobank.wiki/wiki/colin-walsh
Last updated: 2026-08-11
Categories: Financial technology, Fintech founders, People in fintech, Neobank founders

**Colin Walsh** is founder of [Varo](/wiki/varo). A career consumer banker, he founded Varo in San Francisco in 2015 around financial inclusion and fee-light mobile banking.[^fn1]

## Career

Walsh led Varo through the OCC national-bank charter process so the company could take deposits directly rather than remain indefinitely on a [partner-bank](/wiki/partner-bank) model. Products include mobile checking, high-yield savings and small-dollar advances.

## Varo

Colin Walsh is principally associated with [Varo](/wiki/varo). See that article for products, licensing and market context.

## Infobox

- **Occupation**: Fintech founder
- **Known for**: Varo founder
- **Company**: Varo
- **Founded company**: 2015
- **Associated HQ**: San Francisco, U.S.

## Frequently asked questions

### What is Colin Walsh?

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## References

[^fn1]: Colin Walsh is a founder of Varo, covered on neobank.wiki. — https://neobank.wiki/wiki/varo