Chicago Student Loans by A.M. Money offers no-cosign funding. Chicago born-and-raised black FinTEx member A.M. money has matched his life experience with a team and a vision to expand funding for students without access to a cosigner for student debt. Rapunzl Co-Founder Highlights Diversity Continuing Diversity Problems. Rapunzl co-founder (a previously-featured company on … [Read more...] about Chicago FinTech News 6-26-2020
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Making the Stock Market Fun with Rapunzl Investments
SPONSORED CONTENT Too many people are never exposed to the stock market and the huge returns that come from investing. It’s easy to see why not: market trading can have a steep learning curve, and existing tools for learning have traditionally been dry and academically focused. That’s the problem Brian Curcio and Myles Gage set out to solve in co-founding Chicago-based Rapunzl … [Read more...] about Making the Stock Market Fun with Rapunzl Investments
Built in Chicago Shines Spotlight on Rising FinTech Startups in 2019
Built in Chicago recently put out its feature on the 50 rising startups to watch in the Chicago area. The stand-out FinTech crowd to watch for this year include: Aeropay, a payment platform that allows customers to pay local businesses via a secure networked transaction - bypassing standard credit card processing fees. Businesses on the platform pay less than 1% in fees, … [Read more...] about Built in Chicago Shines Spotlight on Rising FinTech Startups in 2019
A Golden Age of FinTech
Financial technology is heading into its next inflection point. The financial services industry’s last transformation, mobile and digital systems and apps, is morphing yet again into the age of platforms and machine learning. The FinTech revolution is evolving into a phase of innovation in which addressing customer needs, expectations, and preferences takes precedence over … [Read more...] about A Golden Age of FinTech
FinTech Startups Present in Chicago
I had the privilege of serving as a mentor Wednesday for the Chicago leg of the London-based StartupBootcamp tour. The experience confirmed a number of my beliefs about FinTech, namely that: firms focused on making back-office functions are likely to succeed first and fastest, consumer-focused startups that embody the FinTech ideal have a tough row to hoe, and pure … [Read more...] about FinTech Startups Present in Chicago
FinTech Present and Future
FINTECH ARTICLES OF THE WEEK 11/20/15 The present of financial technology reflected itself this week in the IPO of payment processor Square. Regarded as a test of FinTech investment potential, shares soared by 45% after offering, reports The New York Times DealBook. Meanwhile, the relationships between banks and startups continue to shift toward mutual cooperation. Yet the … [Read more...] about FinTech Present and Future