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Start Ups for Good - Earn Up

[Start-Ups for Good Podcast] Nadim Homsany, Co-Founder and CEO of EarnUp

Listen to the Podcast on Start-ups for Good By Miles Lasater Nadim is the son of immigrants who arrived in the US with virtually nothing. His upbringing instilled in him a passion for helping people build financial resilience and independence. Nadim is the son of immigrants who arrived in the...

For Fintech's Sake

[For Fintech's Sake Podcast] A Better Financial Future with Emmalyn Shaw

Listen to the Podcast on Spotify My guest this week is Emmalyn Shaw, Managing Partner at Flourish Ventures. Flourish is a venture firm that focuses on investing in companies that help people across the world achieve financial health and prosperity. Helpful links: Flourish Ventures Website Emmalyn on Linkedin Emmalyn on...

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.

Data Inclusive

[American Banker] Data needs to be wider-sourced and more inclusive

Originally posted on American Banker By Melissa Koide, Larry Rosenberg America’s credit system is under serious pressure as it faces the most sudden and severe downturn since the Great Depression. In the months and years ahead, access to safe and prudent credit will make a critical difference to families and...

Emmalyn Shaw

[Protocol] Five Questions with Emmalyn Shaw, managing partner, Flourish Ventures

Originally posted on Protocol By Tomio Geron Emmalyn Shaw is a managing partner at Flourish Ventures, which spun out from Omidyar Network. She focuses on financial inclusion and has invested in startups Bridgit, Chime, EarnUp, Kin and Propel. She was previously a partner at Omidyar and before that a venture...

[Fintech Times] EarnUp uses $25m Funding Round to Expand its GetAhead PlatformEarnUp uses $25m Funding Round to Expand its GetAhead Platform

Originally posted on Fintech Times By Polly Jean Harrison Homeowners struggling to pay their monthly mortgage often damage their financial health by waiting too long to initiate a forbearance, modification, or workout solution with their lender or servicer. To provide both homeowners and their mortgage providers with a lifeline, consumer-first...

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[The Fintech Times] Financial Health Start-up SeedFi Launches to Help Underserved Americans Build Credit

Originally posted on The Fintech Times By Polly Jean Harrison SeedFi, the financial health startup helping Americans build credit, save money, access funds, and plan for the future, has launched and announced it has raised $65 million in funding, including $15 million in equity and $50 million in debt. The company’s...

[Crunchbase] SeedFi Banks $65M To Help Americans Build Credit, Savings

Originally posted on Crunchbase Written by Christime Hall; Illustration by Li-Anne Dias Saving and building credit are two of the most difficult challenges for a majority of Americans. In fact, statistics show that 69 percent of Americans have less than $1,000 in savings, while 61 percent ran out of emergency...

February 17, 2021

Why We Invested in SeedFi: Innovative Way to Offer Credit-building and Savings Services

By Emmalyn Shaw In the United States, there are more than 100 million low- to middle-income citizens who wish to build credit and savings, but…

[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...