Leanna Byrne

Today, that company, U-Trip, processes billions of dollars in payments across Southeast Asia.

So how do you go from a childhood where money was a constant worry to building one of the region's fastest growing fintech businesses?

Let's find out.

Cecilia Chu, welcome to Founders.

Thank you so much for joining us.

Thank you so much for having me.

You must be extremely busy.

Yeah.

Do you ever stop and think, I can't believe this thing we started is now operating across multiple countries?

Well, people hearing about uTrip, they might be hearing about it for the first time on this Founders episode.

So what exactly does the company do?

Cecilia, how would you see yourselves?

Would you see yourself as a fintech company or something bigger than that?

Well, tell me about the building, because we see the businesses at this certain stage.

And it's easy to forget, there was a moment when none of that existed.

So take me back and tell me about where you grew up in Hong Kong.

And your mother was a kindergarten teacher as well.

What did the both of them teach you about work?

Was it your father who taught you about money and business?

Education became a huge turning point in your life.