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Invisible Primes: Fintech Lending with Alternative Data
A key policy question raised by the advent of fintech lenders revolves around the impact on credit availability of credit models that employ alternative data and algorithmic underwriting. We exploit anonymized administrative data provided by a major fintech platform... View Details
- May 2024
- Teaching Note
FinTech Hive at DIFC: Creating a Fintech Ecosystem in Dubai
By: Marco Di Maggio
Running a Consumer Fintech Startup within Goldman Sachs
Marcus by Goldman Sachs marked a dramatic shift for the 150-year-old financial institution, which historically had served only businesses and the wealthiest people. The fintech startup operated within Goldman Sachs, offering unsecured personal loans for the mass... View Details
- 20 Dec 2018
- Cold Call Podcast
Using Fintech to Disrupt Eastern Bank from Within
- 15 Jul 2022
- News
How Fintech Can Deliver on Its Social Impact Promises
- 02 Jan 2020
- News
British invasion: The UK fintechs taking on the US
- March 2021 (Revised April 2021)
- Case
Wirecard: The Downfall of a German Fintech Star
By: Jonas Heese, Charles C.Y. Wang and Tonia Labruyere
Wirecard was a German fintech company, member of the DAX30, that provided payment processing and related services. Wirecard had enjoyed large growth rates over the years and most investors and analysts were enthusiastic about the company's prospects. Wirecard's... View Details
Keywords: Accounting Fraud; Scandal; Accounting Audits; Accounting; Financial Reporting; Financial Institutions; Financial Markets; Corporate Governance; Governance Compliance; Corporate Accountability; Governance Controls; Financial Services Industry; Germany; Singapore; Dubai
Heese, Jonas, Charles C.Y. Wang, and Tonia Labruyere. "Wirecard: The Downfall of a German Fintech Star." Harvard Business School Case 121-058, March 2021. (Revised April 2021.)
- 20 Mar 2020
- News
Square, Intuit Want Fintech Lending in Small Business Bailout
- 28 Jun 2022
- Cold Call Podcast
Scaling a Fintech Startup for the Greater Good
- 07 Mar 2019
- News
From SBA chief to fintech backer
- 02 Apr 2019
- News
Small Businesses Will Turn To Fintech
- February 2025
- Case
Hyperscaling Dreams: Ualá’s Path from Startup to Fintech Champion
By: Juan Alcacer and Manuel Franck
Ualá, a fintech startup founded in Argentina in 2017 by Pierpaolo Barbieri, aimed to increase financial inclusion in Latin America through a digital platform linked to a prepaid card. After rapid success in Argentina, it expanded into Mexico and Colombia, acquiring... View Details
Keywords: Banks and Banking; Leadership; Venture Capital; Talent and Talent Management; Strategy; Credit; Banking Industry; Argentina; Mexico; Colombia; Latin America
Alcacer, Juan, and Manuel Franck. "Hyperscaling Dreams: Ualá’s Path from Startup to Fintech Champion." Harvard Business School Case 725-408, February 2025.
- February 2023 (Revised May 2023)
- Case
Accelerating the Accelerator: Raja Al Mazrouei at DIFC Fintech Hive
By: Linda A. Hill, Emily Tedards and Lydia Begag
In January 2023, Raja Al Mazrouei became the Managing Director and Acting CEO of Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI) in Dubai, UAE. In her previous role as the Executive Vice President of the DIFC Fintech Hive, she successfully built and led an accelerator program for... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Management; Strategy; Technology Adoption; Information Infrastructure; Financial Management; Financial Strategy; Technological Innovation; Digital Marketing; Digital Strategy; Digital Transformation; Global Strategy; Globalized Markets and Industries; Banks and Banking; Corporate Finance; Leadership; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Financial Services Industry; Technology Industry; Banking Industry; Middle East; Singapore; London; United Arab Emirates; Dubai
Hill, Linda A., Emily Tedards, and Lydia Begag. "Accelerating the Accelerator: Raja Al Mazrouei at DIFC Fintech Hive." Harvard Business School Case 423-064, February 2023. (Revised May 2023.)
- 05 Sep 2017
- News
Will fintech create a small-business-loan utopia?
- 15 Apr 2020
- News
Will Fintech ‘Save the Day’ as USA Struggles with Corona Stimulus?
- 22 Nov 2019
- News
How Fintech Could Pave the Way To Small Business Utopia
- November 2023
- Case
Will Fintechs and Central Banks Play in Emtech's Sandbox?
By: Daniel Isenberg and William R. Kerr
In February 2023, Emtech’s founder Carmelle Cadet is facing a dilemma. Rapidly running out of cash, Cadet has a term sheet from a leading VC but has a choice of how to structure the investment. The decision will have significant implications for Cadet’s own stake, as... View Details
Keywords: Cryptocurrency; Business Startups; Venture Capital; Cash Flow; Currency; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Digital Platforms
Isenberg, Daniel, and William R. Kerr. "Will Fintechs and Central Banks Play in Emtech's Sandbox?" Harvard Business School Case 824-096, November 2023.
- 30 Jun 2020
- News
Disruption Amidst Disruption: Fintech in the Age of Coronavirus
- March 2023 (Revised May 2024)
- Case
Paga: Building a Fintech Ecosystem in Nigeria
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Namrata Arora
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Namrata Arora. "Paga: Building a Fintech Ecosystem in Nigeria." Harvard Business School Case 523-094, March 2023. (Revised May 2024.)