Nonprofits boost the economy, but they desperately need banking help

Nonprofits boost the economy, but they desperately need banking help

In an OpEd for The Financial Revolutionist, Daniel Grunstein, Co-Founder and CEO of Crowded, an open banking solution for nonprofits, outlines the financial challenges nonprofits face, details how nonprofits contribute to the US financial landscape, and explains the personal history behind Crowded’s mission.

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A “Justice League” for SMB lending with Nor-Cal FDC

A “Justice League” for SMB lending with Nor-Cal FDC

To Sanford Livingston, Nor-Cal FDC’s CEO, the organization’s work, as well as its tie-up with StandardC, helps marginalized and disadvantaged groups “meet the needs of the policy and regulations for standard banking transactions.”

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Selling alt assets through education with Yieldstreet

Selling alt assets through education with Yieldstreet

To Milind Mehere, Yieldstreet’s Founder and CEO, the company provides access to successful investment vehicles that are typically out of reach for everyday investors.

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Fintech's new frontiers in retail sales

Fintech's new frontiers in retail sales

Few markets in the US present as promising a cash cow as retail. With an estimated value of $4.55 trillion—and growing more than 3% annually—the sector is potentially lucrative, but also volatile.

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How fintechs can revolutionize retail operations

How fintechs can revolutionize retail operations

Though it channels innovative potential—reacting quickly to, and even shaping, consumer tastes—the retail sector’s operational culture remains largely unchanged from what it was decades ago.

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Automating supply chain financing with 40Seas

Automating supply chain financing with 40Seas

Eyal Moldovan, 40Seas’s CEO and Co-Founder, said that the payment terms and frameworks governing the B2B space are the same ones he saw his father navigating as a clothes importer thirty years ago.

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What 2022 meant for fintech operations

What 2022 meant for fintech operations

Major changes over the past year have inexorably shaped the fintech landscape—but few departments have been as affected as operations teams, which have had to react to developments and refract those new realities through hiring and strategy decisions. 

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Embedded finance as resilient revenue with Galileo

Embedded finance as resilient revenue with Galileo

According to Seth McGuire, Galileo’s CRO, the push into embedded finance is the result of growing digitization as well as a recognized need for more revenue streams. Perhaps counterintuitively, McGuire said, many businesses have looked to launch embedded finance platforms in the face of headwinds. 

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Three patterns affecting fintech investment in 2022 with Drake Star

Three patterns affecting fintech investment in 2022 with Drake Star

In an interview with The Financial Revolutionist, Drake Star Partner Sam Levy outlined three major themes that defined fintech in 2022, and their effects on investor appetite and sentiment.

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Building long-term financial trust with Propel

Building long-term financial trust with Propel

In an interview with The Financial Revolutionist, Propel CEO and Founder Jimmy Chen explains Propel’s original mission, delineates its expanded scope, and highlights the role of trust in its growing success.

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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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Three factors shaping home sales

Three factors shaping home sales

From interest rates to home construction strategies, the future of home sales is yet to be fully formed. Find out how startups like Arrived Homes and Cover are looking to change that.

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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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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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