FinTech Sandbox is a MA-based nonprofit providing a leg up for early-stage entrepreneurs. It provides free access to financial data sets and resources to help fintech leaders build their product. FinTech Sandbox partners with more than 40 different data partners, including Equifax, Plaid, and TransUnion. To date, it’s worked with over 340 startups from across the world, offering partners’ free datasets to let participants test and build their products. 

Onsite at Fintech Meetup, The FR met with Sarah Biller, Co-Founder of FinTech Sandbox and a contributor to The FR. Biller outlines:

• How public perceptions of fintech and financial services have evolved over time;

• The variables undergirding fintech’s evolution; 

• The growth in impact-focused fintech applications;

• The data-driven thesis driving FinTech Sandbox’s work, and how that affects fintech’s future, especially with rising interest in artificial intelligence; and

• What FinTech Sandbox gains from major events like Fintech Meetup.