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Ameya Upadhyay, Venture Partner and Lisa Mikkelsen,
Head of Global Human Capital
Events
opinion
[Event Recap] Are Payments a Platform, a Utility, or Both? Central Bank of the Future
More than any year in the past decade, 2020 put payment systems to the test as more than 200 national and regional governments globally authorized some form of COVID-19 relief, mostly in cash transfers to...
News
opinion
[Axios] Survey reveals pandemic's toll on gig workers
Originally posted on Axios More than two-thirds of gig workers have seen their incomes drop during the coronavirus pandemic, with almost a third cutting back on food as they struggle to cover expenses, according to...
Research
news
[Research] The Digital Hustle: Gig Worker Financial Lives Under Pressure, U.S. Spotlight 2020
RESEARCH The Digital Hustle: Gig Worker Financial Lives Under Pressure, U.S. Spotlight 2020 Since May, we have been examining the lives of gig workers around the world and the impact COVID-19 has played on their...
News
embedded finance
Bangladeshi B2B Commerce Platform ShopUp Raises $22.5 Million Series A Financing Round
Dhaka, Bangladesh - 20 October 2020 - ShopUp, Bangladesh’s leading full-stack B2B commerce platform for neighborhood shops and online sellers, has raised a Series A round of $22.5 Million. This is the largest Series A...
News
the ecosystem
[Forbes] Financial Health Still A Struggle For Many—More Financial Innovation Needed
Recent research highlights the ongoing struggle many Americans have when it comes to financial health—underscoring the need for more financial innovation to meet these needs.
News
opinion
[Tech Collective SEA] The path to success for challenger banks in Southeast Asia
Originally published on Tech Collective SEA Challenger banks – digital only, mobile first, without costly branch network or cumbersome legacy IT – are all the rage in the region:  Singapore is about to grant 5 new...
Events
interview
[Panel Recap] Lendit 2020: Fintech Success with Low- to Middle-Income Earners in COVID-19 Era
COVID-19 has exacerbated income volatility and work hour instability for low- to medium- income (LMI) Americans. The good news is, some innovative fintech entrepreneurs have products and services to meet this challenge.  Flourish Managing Partner...
Events
flourish focus
[Flourish Focus] A One-on-One with Afeef Zaman, Co-Founder & CEO, ShopUp
We have remained inspired by ShopUp's vision for a more inclusive financial system that begins with providing SMEs access to the formal financial sector.
News
opinion
[CNBC] Most Indian gig workers faced hardship during the pandemic, expert says
Among the Indian gig workers surveyed, those that were able to receive some form of government aid were “far more likely” to be hopeful for the future compared to those who did not, says Tilman...
Blog
opinion
How We Kept Up Making a Difference
Towards the end of February, we got increasingly nervous in our firm about the spreading pandemic.  We decided to cancel our global team retreat scheduled for the following week in India and asked everyone to...
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