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- 25 May 2023
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Brazil’s Nubank Turns 10
beneficiaries accounting for 31 percent of the payroll loans. So we don't need to go further [in portfolio expansion] to tap into this huge market," says Lago. He joined the fintech in 2019 as a finance director and signed on as CFO in... View Details
- 15 Dec 2023
- News
Exploring Business Opportunities in Africa; Alumni Grapple with Plastic Waste Problem
phones in Africa are smartphones and digitalization is growing. “Venture capital, private equity, pharma, fintech are growing so there are incredible opportunities,” says Alam. One major asset, adds Nwuneli, is the people. “People in... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 12 Mar 2021
- News
My Favorite Case
a fintech unicorn that spans multiple verticals. After another sales record during the 2016 Global Shopping Festival with Alibaba, Ant Financial’s chief strategy officer contemplates the various opportunities and challenges associated... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
The Latest Model
was booming: The price of bitcoin had surged to nearly $20,000; governments were beginning to recognize the cryptocurrency as legal tender; and industries from fintech to pharma were launching blockchain-related projects. (Though best... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Well Matched
Serena Ventures, a fund backed by Williams with an emphasis on startups that make diverse leadership and inclusivity a priority. Rapaport manages a portfolio of close to 60 early-stage investments focused on companies in the health, lifestyle, and View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Labs Enable Large-scale Research
content, crypto and fintech are likely to play an even bigger role. Shai Bernstein and Marco Di Maggio (both HBS), working with Scott Duke Kominers (HBS) and David Parkes (SEAS), will focus on a range of topics related to blockchain,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Up by the Roots
player on the fintech scene. Today, the situation could not be more different. Thanks in part to Gotsch’s efforts, which led to the establishment of the FinTech Innovation Lab (FIL)—an über-accelerator... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
2017 in Finance: Helping Consumers Improve Their Financial Life
financial life. Think of it like a trip to the doctor: The doctor doesn’t just tell you your cholesterol level. He tells you what that means, how it compares to others in your age group, and what choices you have given that information. That’s what View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Ink: Start Small, Rise Above
degree in aerospace engineering and several years at a real estate development and investment firm. But they collaborated on multiple ventures over the last 17 years. The most recent is NowAccount, a fintech startup that helps small... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 07 Dec 2022
- News
Dubai-Based Proptech Builds Up
Aahan Bhojani (Linkedin) Aahan Bhojani (Linkedin) In early 2020, Aahan Bhojani (MBA 2019) was working for a travel fintech startup in Boston when the coronavirus pandemic resulted in lockdowns around the world. But Bhojani wasn't in... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Tom Hulme (MBA 2007)
prototype, they’ll test things with those customers, and they’ll learn faster than the competition. I’m really digging into FinTech at the moment. I pick a topic each year and do a deep dive. Otherwise you’re constantly reacting to a fire... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
An Rx for Small Business Recovery
disruptions and revenue losses will require even more transformational thinking.” Mills believes three important lessons from the pandemic can help point the way. FINANCE AND THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY READ MORE STORIES FINANCE AND THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY READ MORE STORIES... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Making It Count
impact revolution will sweep through all industries from clean energy and telemedicine to fintech and edtech, he predicts. And with $7 trillion in venture capital and private equity available globally—far more than existed at the start of... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 29 Mar 2023
- News
Supporting Earthquake Victims in Turkey and Syria
registration) COST: FREE REGISTRATION MARCH 1 Mikhail Lomtadze (MBA 2002), CEO and co-founder of Kazakhstan-based fintech and e-commerce company Kaspi.kz, reports that his team worked swiftly to launch an online payment system in their... View Details
- 16 Dec 2020
- News
A Creator in the Era of Disruption
And today Aldi is CEO of Gopay, which is Gojek’s all-encompassing fintech solution, offers everything from a Paypal-like digital wallet, a Square-like digital online payment platform, and even consumer lending services. At Gopay, Aldi has... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
HBS Curricula Explore the Complexities of Innovation
and digital business models. Executive Education also offers Leveraging Fintech Innovation to Grow and Compete, a program that focuses on digital innovation from a financial perspective, exploring how blockchain, machine learning, big... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 12 Apr 2023
- News
Step Change
across the e-commerce, health care, transportation, edtech, and fintech sectors. Ayman Ismail, assistant professor of entrepreneurship and founding director of the American University in Cairo's (AUC) Venture Lab, pegs the earliest... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; entrepreneurship; women; venture capital; Egypt; developing economies; Finance
- 21 Dec 2022
- News
HBS Community Comes Together in Wake of Ukraine Invasion
I am deeply familiar with Ukrainian culture, and I speak decent Ukrainian. I have my mother and my brother in Ukraine and numerous friends there (safe now). Almost half of my company's employees are based there (running a FinTech company... View Details
- 13 Jan 2021
- News
Silicon Valley’s “Detroit Moment”
Detroit’s auto dominance is just like the challenge Silicon Valley is facing to its innovation dominance. We can already see some of this, says Alex. London has become a global capital of fintech innovation, Estonia has become the go-to... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
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Is AI OK?
pymetrics to help them meet their diversity goals. And the firm’s impact is likely to spread, thanks to its recent acquisition by Harver, an automated recruiting platform with global reach. Seke Ballard (MBA 2010), founder of the fintech... View Details