Forbes September 26, 2021
It’s all about accessibility: A growing number of startups are making technology for financial management and well-being available to individuals and small businesses that was previously only provided to the wealthy or big institutions.
That’s the big takeaway of a report about global accelerator Finance Forward, which focuses on tech-driven financial health startups. Village Capital introduced Finance Forward two years ago with partners MetLife Foundation and PayPal.
“It’s a pretty revolutionary change,” says Matt Zieger, chief program officer-Americas at Village Capital. “It puts consumers in the driver’s seat.”
The report highlights examples of financial health innovation and trends among the 120 cohort members and 1,100 startups. Called The State of Global Financial Health Innovation, the findings focus on Latin America,...