Blockchain-driven real estate with Tykes

Blockchain-driven real estate with Tykes

According to Amr Samaha, Tykes’s Co-Founder and COO, the founding team approaches Tykes as a way to fill a real estate knowledge gap in the market. Individuals and institutions alike—namely proptech giants like Zillow—have a hard time breaking into property investment and management, in part because of strategic information-based shortcomings.

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Interest rates, consumer balance sheets, and the future for financing companies

Interest rates, consumer balance sheets, and the future for financing companies

In an OpEd, Neal Desai, Co-Founder and CEO of Kafene, argues that lease-to-own models provide a versatile financing option in the face of headwinds.

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Solving for cybersecurity operations with AuthID

Solving for cybersecurity operations with AuthID

AuthID’s CEO, Tom Thimot, says a move to Human Factor Authentication is rooted in security needs. Eighty-two percent of data breaches are rooted in passwords, Thimot says, which validates a need for more rigorous and secure protection measures.

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Russian sanctions and compliance in 2022 with Payoneer

Russian sanctions and compliance in 2022 with Payoneer

Micheal Sheehy, Chief Compliance Officer at Payoneer, framed the company’s decision to remain in Ukraine in both pragmatic and moral terms. The payments giant has a significant presence with employees in the country, and, as a major freelance hub, Ukraine is a key market.

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Anticipating sales needs in a downturn with Vymo

Anticipating sales needs in a downturn with Vymo

According to Venkat Malladi, Vymo’s Co-Founder and CTO, sales teams will face major challenges in the coming months due to headwinds when it comes to business fundamentals as well as employee retention. Companies may relate to a potential recession differently: whether doubling down on their sales teams to make up for losses, or squeezing revenue from existing sales teams, or downsizing.

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Getting debt in order with Debbie

Getting debt in order with Debbie

Rachel Lauren, Debbie’s Co-Founder and COO, framed debt as a headwind that’s growing in strength, and a potentially paralyzing one at that. Many people who have accumulated debt don’t know where to begin when it comes to changing their financial conditions.

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Fintech meets mutual aid with WellMoney

Fintech meets mutual aid with WellMoney

WellMoney’s Founder and CEO, Dr. Kortney Ziegler, describes WellMoney as a “cost-sharing community for emergencies” from which members can take from “no questions asked,” avoiding payday lenders or crowdfunding platforms like GoFundMe.

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Three political concerns shaping payments today

Three political concerns shaping payments today

From internecine conflict on European soil to pernicious public health crises, a range of uncertainties affect how money flows across the globe, determining national and international politics in the process.

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Financing reproductive rights with Future Family

Financing reproductive rights with Future Family

Amanda Devlin, Vice President of Enterprise at Future Family, explains the massive financing gap affecting reproductive care, outlines the company’s sales strategy in light of changing laws, and describes businesses’ response to Future Family’s entry into the market.

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Extending education capital with MPOWER Financing

Extending education capital with MPOWER Financing

Emmanuel Smadja, CEO and Co-Founder of MPOWER Financing, explains the lender’s origin story, describes the UI needs of international students, and outlines the social impact of MPOWER’s work.

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Local community banks and credit unions are key to overcoming debt

Local community banks and credit unions are key to overcoming debt

In an OpEd, Gabe Kajicek, CEO of Kasasa, argues that local banks offer personal touches that can set clients onto healthier financial journeys and help address debt-related issues.

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Community banks partnering with fintech creates more access to capital

Community banks partnering with fintech creates more access to capital

In an OpEd, Michael T. Pugh, President and CEO of Carver Federal Savings Bank, argues that the role of Community Banks and CDFIs partnering with fintech platforms has never been more important in helping small businesses and entrepreneurs gain certainty with access to capital.

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Making payroll digital with The Clearing House

Making payroll digital with The Clearing House

In 2017, The Clearing House launched Real Time Payments (RTP), which immediately processes funds at any hour. Notably, RTP permits earned-wage access (EWA) capabilities, meaning payroll companies can allow workers to withdraw their earnings at any time, not just at traditional payroll increments.

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Three regulatory questions shaping the future of debt 

Three regulatory questions shaping the future of debt 

Lending and debt are far from novel concepts, but many of the technologies distributing and structuring them are. New tools like alternative data and AI have permitted capital to be given to more people, and, at least in theory, at lower costs. But, without the right boundaries in place, these debt-related products may lead to greater defaults, exploited consumers, and market collapses.

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Modernizing municipal bonds with BondLink

Modernizing municipal bonds with BondLink

As a software solution connecting municipal bond issuers with investors, BondLink faces unique sales challenges, especially given its role in building both the supply and demand sides of a market.

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