Latin America’s formal financial sector reaches too few of the region’s millions of gig workers and independent workers – a growing and...
Perspectives
August 26, 2020August 31, 2020
Three Fintech Industry Leaders Discuss the Southeast Asian Investment Boom
When the world shifted to a digital-first economy this year in response to the pandemic, it quickly became clear that Southeast Asia...
August 24, 2020August 31, 2020
2020 Global Fintech Trends, Revisited
Right before the pandemic closed global business in March, Flourish managing partner Tilman Ehrbeck was set to deliver a keynote presentation on...
July 30, 2020July 30, 2020
Challenger Banks: Perspectives from India, U.K. and U.S. (Global Fintech Fest Panel Recap)
Before COVID-19, challenger banks faced many choices for building a digital-first business model. Charge upfront fees or rely on third-party revenue? Pursue...
July 14, 2020July 14, 2020
EMERGE Live 2020 Panel Recap: Improving the Financial Lives of Americans During the COVID-19 Era
More than any time since the 2008 financial crisis, COVID-19 has put pressure on consumers’ financial lives. And while the many innovations...
July 13, 2020February 1, 2021
Why We Invested: SWAP
If you are an up-and-coming fintech entrepreneur, how do you connect your offering into existing banking and payments systems? If you are...
February 10, 2022February 15, 2022
LendIt Fintech Live – February 10, 2022 [LendIt]
On today's news show Todd Anderson, Kabir Kumar and Peter Renton discussed big #fintech news from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Silvergate Bank, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Polygon Technology, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), GoCardless, DriveWealth, Betterment and more.
February 9, 2022February 24, 2022
Brick closes $8.5M seed to enable open finance across Southeast Asia [TechCrunch]
Financial apps are proliferating across Southeast Asia, making things like bookkeeping or securing an online loan easier. But this means fintechs need access to large amounts of data that they can use to verify customer identity, creditworthiness or aggregate information from online accounts.
February 7, 2022February 11, 2022
Nigerian startups raise over $1.2 billion fundings in 2021 [Nairametrics]
Nigerian corporates recorded deals estimated at $8.88 billion in 2021.
February 5, 2022February 11, 2022
I’m an advocate for inclusive capitalism. Here’s why I’m intrigued by Web3 [Fast Company]
The global managing partner of Flourish Ventures, backed by Pam and Pierre Omidyar, shares his perspective on a digital future that could expand economic opportunity—if innovators and society can harness its potential.
January 31, 2022February 1, 2022
India’s Fintech Funding Broke Records In 2021; Can 2022 Top It? [BW Disrupt]
Identifying technological innovations that directly or indirectly advance financial health and economic resilience for families, small businesses and individuals will be a source for enormous opportunity for India’s fintechs.
January 20, 2022January 24, 2022
Consumer Reports will give financial apps same scrutiny it gives appliances [American Banker]
Consumer Reports is preparing to test consumer finance apps with the same rigor it applies to its evaluations of washing machines and mattresses.