# Jonty Hirsowitz

> Jonty Hirsowitz is the co-founder and CEO of Deferit, a bill-payment and budgeting company operating in Australia and the United States. A UNSW Laws/Commerce graduate and former corporate lawyer and finance professional, he founded the business with Mat Blas after a December 2017 surfing trip highlighted the mismatch between household bills and payday. He has also been publicly identified as CEO of Pebble, whose bill-payment credit-reporting service was the subject of a 2024 NFCC pilot.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Deferit
- **Organizations:** Deferit, Pebble, Optiver, King & Wood Mallesons, Credit Suisse
- **Education:** Bachelor of Laws/Commerce, University of New South Wales
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Deferit, serving the Australian and US markets., Led Deferit through its A$15 million Series B announcement in March 2021., Deferit reported 250,000 users and over A$100 million in bills paid at that funding announcement.

## Career timeline

- **2008–2009** — Investment banking internship at Credit Suisse, as listed in the public career directory.
- **2013–2016** — Corporate lawyer in private M&A at King & Wood Mallesons, as listed in the public career directory.
- **2016–2018** — Corporate Strategy Manager at Optiver, as listed in the public career directory.
- **2017-12** — Surfing trip to Western Australia with Mat Blas prompted the bill-payment idea, according to Deferit’s official founder biography.
- **2018** — Co-founded Deferit with Mat Blas.
- **2021-03** — Deferit announced A$15 million Series B funding led by Carthona Capital and Alceon Group; reported 250,000 users and more than A$100 million in bills paid.
- **2024-12** — Identified as CEO of Pebble in NFCC announcement of a six-month credit-building pilot.
- **2025-10** — Discussed Deferit, Pebble and credit-union distribution on Fintech Combine.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Deferit, serving the Australian and US markets.
- Led Deferit through its A$15 million Series B announcement in March 2021.
- Deferit reported 250,000 users and over A$100 million in bills paid at that funding announcement.
- As Pebble CEO, participated in a credit-building pilot announced by NFCC in December 2024.

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — Appeared on Fintech Combine on October 24 to discuss Pebble, consumers with limited credit histories and credit unions.
- **2024-12** — NFCC announced a six-month pilot with Pebble, identifying Hirsowitz as CEO.

## Links

- Website: https://deferit.com/

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Last updated: 2026-10-26