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[Business Insider] Meet 26 rising-star fintech VCs excited about what's next in the sector

Sarah Morgenstern, a principal at Flourish Ventures. How did you get into fintech investing? I moved to China for a couple of years and saw that exposure to financial inclusion in that context, seeing the power of financial services and the role and the contribution it can make in both...

Revolving debt’s challenge to financial health and one way to help consumers pay it off [Brookings]

Jennifer Tescher and Corey Stone Credit cards offer consumers convenience as both a payment vehicle and a source of short-term credit. Revolving credit permits consumers to enjoy immediate purchase of goods and services (in the absence of funds or in lieu of tapping savings), to make large ticket purchases without having to...

[Flourish Focus] A One-on-One with Kim Nguyen, VP of People, Alloy

Need help building a culture within a high-growth fintech startup? Listen in on the conversation with Alloy’s VP of People, Kim Nguyen, as she talks about how to build an authentic culture, attract top talent, and support employees in today’s hybrid work environment. Alloy, with its identity-decisioning platform that helps banks and...

[Hummingbird] Fighting Financial Discrimination with Thoughtful Product Design

Originally posted on Hummingbird By Joe Robinson, Hummingbird CEO Here’s a simple truth. There is no way to understand the financial industry without also understanding our country’s long and difficult struggle against financial discrimination. Discrimination and economic disenfranchisement go hand in hand, and some of the worst forms of racism...

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[TechCrunch] Syndicate raises ‘informal' round from over 50 partners to bring DAOs to the masses

Originally posted on TechCrunch By Anita Ramaswamy Web3 startup Syndicate‘s goal is to demystify the DAO (decentralized autonomous organization). Its “Web3 Investment Clubs” product, which TechCrunch covered in January, lets users spin up an investment group with their peers by pooling their capital together and voting on how to allocate the funds....

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50+ Customers, Partners, and DAOs Invest in Syndicate

Originally posted on Syndicate.io Today, we’re proud to announce that 50+ customers, partners, and DAOs have strategically invested $6M into Syndicate, bringing our total to over $28M raised from more than 300 values-aligned investors, operators, companies, partners, customers, and DAOs since our founding just a year ago. This is as...

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[Fast Company] Design gaps can reveal growth opportunities

Originally posted on Fast Company By Joe Robinson As design thinkers, we must take note of every area in need of positive change. Enterprise-level design is often unbelievably bad. Just ask anyone who has ever tried to conduct an online transaction with the DMV. The reason for this is simple:...

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[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...

[Business Wire] Hummingbird Launches Investigation Canvas for Compliance Professionals

Originally posted on Business Wire New Product Suite Reimagines How Compliance Work Can Get Done, Allows for Better Informed, More Strategic Decisions Announces Brand Evolution to Reflect Collaborative Nature of Product Suit SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hummingbird RegTech, a compliance CRM platform, today announced the launch of the Investigation Canvas for compliance...

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[TechCrunch] Live near an ocean? Kin Insurance's data aims to more accurately predict home risk

Originally posted on TechCrunch By Christine Hall A home in California has different insurance needs than a home in Nebraska, and Kin Insurance believes data and technology can determine the best way to insure homes where insurance is harder to get. It’s been a few years since we caught up with the...

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[Crowdfund Insider] Instant Checkout Provider Skipify Receives Investment from PayPal, Amex Ventures, Others

Originally posted on Crowdfund Insider By JD Alois Skipify, an “instant checkout” platform for merchant websites, has received a strategic investment round from PayPal Ventures, Synchrony, Amex Ventures, and Okta Ventures. The amount of the investment was not disclosed. Skipify said the funding was in addition to a recent Series...