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Read MoreHow leader’s can overcome limiting beliefs
When my dad took our mom to the hospital, my brother and I would stay across the street at our friend’s house. He called and told us we needed to come home early. It was a shorter trip than expected. We tried to talk our dad into letting us stay longer, but we could tell…
Read MorePart II: Why is the Emergency Department So Crowded?
Emergency departments across the country are at a breaking point. They’ve become dangerously overcrowded due to a well-studied phenomenon called boarding. Boarding occurs when patients are admitted to an inpatient unit but are kept waiting in the ED until an inpatient bed becomes available. I discussed the boarding problem a couple of weeks ago, shedding light…
Read MoreA Microcosm for Fintech
If you had to pick one company to use as an example to explain everything that has happened in fintech over the last decade, which company would you pick? It’s a difficult question. I’m not asking for the most successful company in fintech over the last 10 years. Or the most famous (or infamous). I’m…
Read MoreFTT Q&A With Evolve Bank & Trust CEO Scott Stafford
Evolve Bank & Trust is one of the reasons fintech is as prevalent as it is today—the bank is one of the premier partners for a lot of banking-as-a-service companies and fintech startups. For the uninitiated, most fintech companies that offer financial products need to have a bank partner—banking-as-a-service companies have made that easier, but…
Read MoreFinancial Inclusion Keeps Fintech from Failing
Suppose you wanted to lend $1,000 to a stranger that passes you on the street. What would you need to know about that person before you’d feel comfortable? Typically, banks use credit scores to determine if a consumer is trustworthy, but Shivani Siroya, founder and CEO of Tala, has built her fintech company with a new mentality. Shivani’s mom…
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