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[American Banker Podcast] Where fintech investment dollars will go in 2021

Originally posted on American Banker By Penny Crosman Click here to listen to the podcast Venture capitalists will care more about supporting startups with a financial inclusion mandate next year, says Emmalyn Shaw, managing partner, Flourish Ventures.

[FinLedger] Women in Fintech: Flourish Ventures’ Emmalyn Shaw

Originally posted on FinLedger By Ellen Chang Fintech will shift from products to audiences, and mortgage, core banking and insurance will expedite digitization. As a managing partner at Flourish Ventures, a $500 million global venture fund that was launched in 2019 by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar, Emmalyn Shaw is an...

[FinTech] Investing for impact as a woman in fintech

Originally posted on FinTech Emmalyn Shaw at Flourish Ventures provides us with a personal take on how women can make an impact in fintech investing. When I co-founded Flourish Ventures, focusing solely on fintech was relatively new to me. I had more than 20 years of experience working with entrepreneurs...

[Forbes] This Fintech Startup Wants To Cover Your Overdraft Fees, And It Just Announced $35 Million In Series A Funding

Originally posted on Forbes By Eliza Haverstock Pictured above: Brigit co-founders Hamel Kothari (left, CTO) and Zuben Mathews (right, CEO). Nearly two decades before Zuben Mathews co-founded a consumer fintech app, he was studying economics at the University of Chicago as a recent immigrant to the U.S. Despite earning a...

January 19, 2021

Why We Invested In Brigit: Fintech Designed to Help Consumers Build a Brighter Financial Future

Even if you have cash on hand, managing personal finances can feel like a chore – being sure to set an automatic transfer to savings…

[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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[TechCrunch] Unit raises $18.6M to offer banking features as a service

Companies like Stripe and Twilio have changed the game for online businesses by making it easier to integrate payments and communications services into their customer interfaces without having to build those features from the ground up, or make costly investments to integrate them from elsewhere. Today, another startup is launching and announcing some...

December 08, 2020

Why We Invested in Unit: Modern Infrastructure Fintech Unit Launches Easy to Deploy Banking Services

From Uber and Apple to Shopify and Mindbody, a prominent mix of technology platforms have rolled out financial services including payments and banking features in…

VIDEO: [Falk Marques Group] Flourish Ventures' Emmalyn Shaw on Making Impactful Financial Service Investments

Originally posted on Falk Marques Group In our latest interview, Flourish Ventures’ Emmalyn Shaw discusses her journey to becoming an impact investor – a journey spurred by a desire to “marry” her interest in the entrepreneurial space with a “positive outcome.” She describes the companies she now focuses on at...

[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 new data from an industry survey shared exclusively with Axios. The big picture: The pandemic has...

[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 financial lives. Our reports on Brazil, South Africa, India, and Indonesia each tell the tale...