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HIGHLIGHTING FINTECH LEADERS
OUR INTERVIEW WITH KRISTEN ANDERSON
A special thank you to everyone that attended NY FinTech Week last month. We’re thrilled to be returning this Spring, so mark your calendars for April 19 2022.
This week I sat down with THE Kristen Anderson to talk product, culture of entrepreneurship, and vegas dance parties. Kristen, hot off the heels of her company’s series A, recently relocated her family to Gotham from my favorite NYC suburb, Boston.
Kristen is the co-founder & CEO of Catch, the go-to solution for freelance, contract, gig, and hourly workers who want control and ownership of their benefits. Before the tryptophan takes over, you’ll want to check this one out.
FINTECH NEWS
Secoda secures $2.75 million for “Google-like” data search tool
Secoda, a startup that wants to make digging out hidden company data easy, nailed $2.75 million CAD in a seed round led by Craft Ventures.
Deals and Dollars: Billions pour into neobanks, established fintechs
Several established fintechs in key global locations saw a massive cash influx this week, and an announcement of an expanded partnership between Citizens Financial Group...
How U.S.-Russia tensions could hurt Visa, Mastercard
Political tensions between the U.S. and Russia threaten to spill over into the payments world, potentially complicating the already difficult regulatory and competitive environment that...
Banks get behind CFPB’s tough approach to tech giants
Here’s one area where both large and small banks agree that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau should flex its muscles: oversight of big technology companies...
Tradeshift raises $200m in debt and equity
Tradeshift has secured more than $200m in funding and debt from a combination of existing and new investors, including Koch Industries, one of the largest...
FINTECH VENTURE FUNDING
Goalsetter raises $15M to boost financial education in America
FINTECH PODCASTS
What's one of the easiest ways to stay up on FinTech trends? Here's a short list of a few of close friends of Empire who just happen to have 🔥 podcasts.
Join The Future Farm's Vladi and Nektarios, in a “naked” conversation with the people who have been through it all. We’ll talk to business founders, investors, life partners and other ecosystem players about the personal challenges that business builders face when pursuing their dreams and passions.
For Fintech’s Sake is a broad look at the world of fintech. Host, Zach Anderson Pettet, explores the stories at the intersection of finance and technology from the perspectives of Founders, Investors, and Incumbents.
Fintech Insider is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of experts and joined weekly by fantastic guests, they discuss the latest news within the industry.