Overhauling lending fairness with FairPlay AI

Overhauling lending fairness with FairPlay AI

In an interview with The Financial Revolutionist, FairPlay AI Founder and CEO Kareem Saleh outlines the company’s mission, describes the potential for “fairness through awareness,” and details the social and financial benefits of fairer lending.

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On-the-ground inclusion with MoCaFi

On-the-ground inclusion with MoCaFi

To Christina Keitt-Chaney, Head of Sales and Relationship Management at MoCaFi, the banking startup is a necessary and intentional corrective helping marginalized and underbanked communities build wealth and financial health.

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Inclusion through financing with Taulia

Inclusion through financing with Taulia

To Danielle Weinblatt, Taulia’s Chief Product Officer, the company’s products—both current and upcoming—help address acute macroeconomic needs and help build a more inclusive economy.

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Pitching digital retail with Swiftly

Pitching digital retail with Swiftly

According to Sean Turner, Swiftly’s Chief Technology Officer, Swiftly effectively markets itself by demonstrating how e-commerce giants have become engineering-forward companies.

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Using data to build markets with Kueski

Using data to build markets with Kueski

According to Krishna Venkatraman, Kueski’s Chief Data Officer, approximately 60% of Mexican consumers work in an informal economy without a bank account, and about 80% of them don't have a credit card.

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Mirroring client operations with Archipelago

Mirroring client operations with Archipelago

According to Hemant Shah, Archipelago’s CEO and Co-Founder, the need for commercial property risk-management solutions is threefold.

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Regulation and the path to green finance

Regulation and the path to green finance

Despite its promise, if not its necessity, the green fintech space is still just a fraction of the larger banking and financial ecosystem. This partially stems from the need to innovate and market an entirely new kind of finance, but it’s also the result of government inaction—and, sometimes, deliberate sabotage.

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A green challenge: Marketing climate-oriented fintech products

A green challenge: Marketing climate-oriented fintech products

Climate-focused fintechs have seen investment and interest in their products scale significantly over the past ten years. This subsector raised more than $1.2B in 2021—and, despite medium-term headwinds, will no doubt continue to grow.

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Three fintech innovations for fighting climate change

Three fintech innovations for fighting climate change

In anticipation of political assistance to meet decarbonization goals, three fintech products are establishing their place in the market, and demonstrating the potential for products that solve for wealth and ecology.

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Three partnerships that could change the future of finance

Three partnerships that could change the future of finance

Across fintech, major players are committing to tie-ups that could drastically alter power dynamics and product offerings. But regulators are paying attention, and may scrutinize—or even void—major deals before they’re executed.

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Three operations questions to ask before entering a partnership

Three operations questions to ask before entering a partnership

Execs and deal brokers may be in alignment when signing on the dotted line and engaging in high-level thinking, but it’s ultimately up to HR and Operations teams to execute a partnership that is successful for internal and external stakeholders alike.

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Building sales and product ecosystems with Apiture

Building sales and product ecosystems with Apiture

Apiture’s Chief Revenue Officer, Matt Ellis, outlines how the digital banking platform blends disciplined sales, product development and partnership strategies to maximize client retention and relevance.

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Leveraging partnerships to build a bank with Green Dot

Leveraging partnerships to build a bank with Green Dot

GO2Bank was the result of longstanding partnerships and relationships between Green Dot and its users, says Abhijit Chaudhary, Green Dot’s Chief Product Officer.

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Mortgage operations in volatile times with Brace

Mortgage operations in volatile times with Brace

To Jose Morin, VP of Servicing at Brace, the company’s solutions are designed to build and sustain generational wealth, including through more volatile times.

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Compliance as a branding strategy with Hometap

Compliance as a branding strategy with Hometap

Since its product is a nascent investment form whose alternative—in the form of debt and loans—has a considerable advantage in its size, age, and recognition, Hometap sees an especial need to be transparent and compliant, often going above federal requirements to establish homeowner trust.

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