Finovate’s celebration of Women’s History Month continues with this conversation with Meghan Lapides, who recently became Chief People Officer for SmartAsset. Founded in 2021, SmartAsset is an online hub for consumer-focused financial information and advice. The company reaches approximately 75 million people each month via its educational content, personalized financial calculators, and other tools. SmartAsset Read more...

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As part of Finovate’s continued celebration of Women’s History Month and female-led fintech, we are taking a moment to showcase the women whose companies demoed their latest innovations at our Finovate conferences last year. Hanna Wu CEO and Co-Founder, Amplify Life Insurance, FinovateFall. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, and founded in 2019, Amplify helps people Read more...

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As part of our commemoration of African American History Month, our Alumni Profile feature for this week showcases two African Americans who represented their companies at Finovate events in 2021. Nathan Gibbons Nathan Gibbons is Chief Operating Officer of Innovation Finance USA, the company behind QuickFi, a fully digital mobile, self-service business equipment financing platform. Read more...

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As part of Finovate’s continued commemoration of Black History Month, we’re showcasing some of the African American fintech and financial services influencers and leaders who are driving innovation and inclusion in our industry. If you’ve ever lamented the lack of African Americans in the typical fintech influencer lists issued year after year, then hopefully this Read more...

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Finovate kicks off its African-American History Month commemoration with a conversation with Rodney Williams, co-founder of SoLo Funds. Along with company co-founder Travis Holoway, Williams was named to Cause Artist’s “40 Social Entrepreneurs to Watch for in 2022.” SoLo Funds is a mobile lending platform that brings borrowers and lenders together for peer-to-peer microloans – Read more...

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