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.
Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreTo 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.
Read MoreAccording to Sean Turner, Swiftly’s Chief Technology Officer, Swiftly effectively markets itself by demonstrating how e-commerce giants have become engineering-forward companies.
Read MoreFrom 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.
Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreMicheal 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.
Read MoreAccording 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.
Read MoreRachel 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.
Read MoreWellMoney’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.
Read MoreFrom 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.
Read MoreEmmanuel 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.
Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreArrived Homes, a real-estate investment platform that lets users buy shares in rental properties, estimates that it will double its presence in the top 100 fastest-growing cities in the US by the end of the year. The proptech has secured investments from Jeff Bezos’s Bezos Ventures, Marc Benioff’s Time Ventures, as well as the former CEOs of Zillow and Uber.
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