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[Forbes] The Fintech 50

The past year has been brutal for some fintech startups, as valuations crashed, cash dwindled, layoffs mounted and fire sales and failures loomed. With stock prices for publicly traded fintechs off an average of 60% from their peak, private funding has plummeted too–in 2022, venture capitalists invested $75 billion globally...

Jimmy Chen, Founder of Propel

[Forbes] Fintech Startup Helps Families Keep Track Of Food Stamps And Other Government Benefits

Originally posted on Forbes By Isabel Contreras Photo: Jimmy Chen, founder and CEO of Propel, the software developer behind the Providers app, which offers free SNAP benefit tracking and debit card accounts while granting users access to job postings, discount coupons and savings tools. (Propel) There’s no shortage of fintech...

[The New York Times] How Tech Is Helping Poor People Get Government Aid

Even as the government expanded aid programs, many people faced barriers to using them. That problem is now being addressed with apps and streamlined websites. WASHINGTON — In making his case that safety net programs should be easier to use, Jimmy Chen, a tech entrepreneur, recalled visiting a welfare office...

[EVENT Recap] Fintech Founders in Bangladesh, Egypt & the US Share Customer-first Focus and Offerings

Today, embedded finance is one of the most influential, seemingly all-encompassing technology trends taking place around the world. It involves non-bank companies and fintech start ups offering financial products and services to targeted customers. Many suggest this is the beginning of a transition to fintech 3.0 where a customer’s experience...

[Flourish Conversations] Embedded Finance Platforms

Embedded Finance allows traditionally non-bank businesses—such as consumer tech companies, retailers, small businesses, and manufacturers—to incorporate financial offerings like payment options, credit, or insurance into their products and better serve their customers. As the world moves increasingly online, embedded finance can play a powerful role in helping consumers and small...

Jimmy Chen: Modernizing the Social Safety Net

In this episode, Jennifer talks to Jimmy Chen, founder and CEO of Propel, a software company that aims to fight poverty with technology.

[Forbes] Forbes Fintech Awards 2020: Jack Dorsey Gives Banks A Wake-Up Call

Originally posted on Forbes By Jeff Kauflin and Eliza Haverstock This past year was a whirlwind for fintech. The pandemic hit many businesses like a hurricane, with lenders suffering the most damage. But as government stimulus checks hit bank accounts and consumers began buying everything online, some of the most...

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[Lendit Fintech News] Flourish's Emmalyn Shaw joins Lend Academy Podcast on Fintech Trends

Flourish managing partner Emmalyn Shaw joined Peter Renton on the Lend Academy Podcast by Lendit Fintech News to discuss the problems that the majority of the U.S. faces when it comes to financial health, and how the "new breed' of entrepreneurs are working to change these problems with fintech innovations....

Living on the Edge: Lessons from a day in a life of a low-income American

On this FinHeath Matters Day, Flourish shares our experience participating in the CFSI FinX workshop.