By Shrey Shetye A year into the COVID-19 pandemic, there is no doubt the U.S. economy has begun to show signs of...
Perspectives
March 4, 2021March 4, 2021
When Investing Under Pandemic Uncertainty, Purpose Matters Even More
By Tilman Ehrbeck When the pandemic hit a year ago, I tried to make sense of the broader economic outlook. A few...
February 25, 2021February 26, 2021
Strengthening Our Global Team to Address Accelerating Tech Trends and Growing Need for More Financial Health
With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we are more determined than ever to double down and empower passionate fintech entrepreneurs around the globe....
February 17, 2021February 17, 2021
Why We Invested in SeedFi
By Emmalyn Shaw In the United States, there are more than 100 million low- to middle-income citizens who wish to build credit...
February 10, 2021September 20, 2021
Brazil Gig Worker Research Update: Essential Workers Are Finding Ways to Cope
By Arjuna Costa The COVID-19 pandemic and the accompanying economic dislocation triggered a significant shift in the lives of gig workers around...
January 19, 2021January 19, 2021
Brigit: Fintech Designed to Help Consumers Build a Brighter Financial Future
By Emmalyn Shaw and Sarah Morgenstern Even if you have cash on hand, managing personal finances can feel like a chore –...
July 5, 2021July 14, 2021
MaxAB, the Egyptian B2B food and grocery delivery startup, raises $40M for expansion [TechCrunch]
Egypt-based Embedded finance platform Max AB’s $40M fundraise will help them expand their physical footprint across the Middle East and North Africa, hire more talent and scale its recently launched business verticals, including new supply chains and embedded finance solutions.
July 1, 2021July 14, 2021
Tiger Global leads $42M Series B in Nigerian credit-led neobank FairMoney [TechCrunch]
Nigerian Neobank FairMoney’s $42M Series B will help them diversify offerings and expand to “become the financial hub for its users,” providing customers customers a full-fledged banking experience from P2P transfers and lending to debit cards and current accounts.
June 24, 2021September 20, 2021
Open Financial Data Would Bolster Global Economy, Report Says [Bloomberg]
The lack of thorough and accessible financial data is holding back economies across the world, and breaking down barriers in sharing that information could boost gross domestic product by as much as 1.5% in the European Union, U.K. and U.S., according to McKinsey Global Institute.
June 2, 2021June 2, 2021
Alloy & Chime listed on Inc’s Best Workplaces list [Inc.]
Meet the businesses that did the most to support their employees and keep them engaged through a turbulent year.
May 28, 2021May 28, 2021
I’m an HR director managing 106 people. Here’s how I recognized and dealt with my own burnout while trying to help employees prevent theirs. [Business Insider]
Kim Nguyen is the director of people operations at Alloy, a fintech company based in New York. While supporting her coworkers during the pandemic, Nguyen says she began to notice her own signs of burnout.
May 28, 2021June 2, 2021
Flourish Ventures spots big promise in SE Asia’s fintech innovation [Dealstreet Asia]
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.
October 10, 2020September 8, 2021
Flourish Focus: Thought Leader Spotlight – ShopUp
October 10, 2020
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. Smita Aggarwal sits down with Afeef Zaman, Co-founder and CEO of ShopUp, to tell his founder story.
May 7, 2020September 8, 2021
Flourish Conversations: Early Stage Funding in Africa A Pulse Check
May 7, 2020
Watch as Arjuna Costa and Ameya Upadhyay convene with leading Africa-focused VCs to discuss investing and fundraising in the current health and financial crisis.