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[Inc.] Alloy & Chime listed on Inc's Best Workplaces list

Originally posted on Inc. Alloy Offers a smart identity solution that helps financial services and other regulated industries safely onboard customers. Industry Financial Services Location New York, New York Leadership Tommy Nicholas Website alloy.com Inc. Honors – Inc. Best Workplaces Company Revenue: Prosperous and Thriving, Company Size: Medium (2021) At Alloy,...

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[Dealstreet Asia] Flourish Ventures spots big promise in SE Asia's fintech innovation

Originally posted on Dealstreet Asia By Kristie Neo Southeast Asia has arrived at a crossroads at which it may borrow multiple influences from fintech ecosystems across the US, China and India, said Tilman Ehrbeck, managing partner at early-stage investor Flourish Ventures. But how these fintech innovations are adopted and executed...

[Bank Director] Hummingbird Wins a 2021 Best of FinXTech Awards

Originally posted on Bank Director Through our Best of FinXTech Awards, Bank Director recognizes the efforts of the emerging financial technology solutions within our FinXTech Connect platform that best help a financial institution grow revenues, create efficiencies or reduce risk. Based on Bank Director’s analysis of each solution’s capabilities—including actual results and...

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[Dalal Street Investment Journal] Flourish Ventures Supports Founders in Crisis

Originally posted on Dalal Street Investment Journal It takes an ecosystem The truth of the old saying that necessity is the mother of invention is driving the efforts of many of the entrepreneurs who are leading India’s Fintech sector during the Covid-19 crisis. Throughout the country, Fintechs are going the...

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[CNBC] Flutterwave recognized as #21 on the CNBC Disruptor 50

Originally posted on CNBC by Riley de León Founder: Olugbenga Agboola (CEO) Launched: 2016 Headquarters: San Francisco Funding: $225 million Valuation: $1 billion Industry: Fintech Previous appearances on Disruptor 50 List: 0 Sub-Saharan Africa is thought to be one of the world’s fastest-growing digital payments markets, with the largest population of underbanked and unbanked people in the...

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[CNBC] Chime recognized as #8 on CNBC Disruptor 50

Originally posted on CNBC by Hugh Son Founders: Chris Britt (CEO), Ryan King Launched: 2013 Headquarters: San Francisco Funding: $1.5 billion (PitchBook) Valuation: $14.5 billion (PitchBook) Key technologies: Artificial intelligence, cloud computing, machine learning Industry: Fintech Previous appearances on Disruptor 50 List: 1 (No. 25 in 2020) For years, American banks have been among the least popular of industries...

[The Fintech Times] North America's Authority on Financial Health Release the First Financial Health Pulse Points Brief

Originally posted on The Fintech Times By Francis Bignell The Financial Health Network, the nation’s authority on financial health, with support from the Citi Foundation, has released its first Financial Health Pulse Points brief featuring transactional data that highlights the effects of the two federal stimulus payments and tax refunds issued...

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[Nikkei Asia] Asian fintech enters accelerated innovation phase

A logo of Australia's AfterPay in a store window in Sydney, pictured in July 2020: embedded finance is changing the structure of traditional retail finance. © Reuters Originally posted on Nikkei Asia Tilman Ehrbeck is managing partner at Flourish, a global venture investment company. He is based in Washington, D.C....

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[Employee Benefits News] Student loan assistance can help employees realize their full potential

Originally posted on Employee Benefit News By Will Sealy Image credit: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg As the total debt load continues to mount, thousands of employers have stepped up to help their employees by offering repayment assistance and optimization programs as part of their benefits packages. As the country moves back towards...

[The Fintech Times] US Digital Banking Report: How 4 Companies Have Created and Own Niches in a Very Crowded Category

Originally posted on The Fintech Times by Adam Snyder Over the past few years, digital banking in the US has experienced a significant level of transformation and growth, with over 70 digital banking platforms launched since 2018. Each attempting to occupy and own a niche, and making big bets around...

Chris Britt, Chime's CEO and cofounder. (Photo by Kimberly White/Getty Images for TechCrunch)

[Forbes] Consumers Win As Chime And Other Fintechs Jockey To Make Overdraft Fees Obsolete

Chris Britt, Chime's CEO and cofounder. (Photo by Kimberly White/Getty Images for TechCrunch) Originally posted on Forbes by Eliza Haverstock Overdraft fees are high on the list of things consumers like the least about traditional banks. So it’s no surprise that consumer fintechs are now one-upping each other to provide...

[Cision] Kin Insurance Achieves $100 Million Premium Run Rate in 1.75 Years

Originally posted on Cision With just $52 million in equity funding, the insurtech provider quickly eclipses a key growth milestone. Kin Insurance, the insurance technology company transforming home insurance through intuitive tech and affordable pricing, today announced that it surpassed $100 million in annual recurring premium after just 21 months...