How Fintechs Can Provide Meaningful Products to Brazil’s Thriving Favelas
(Read the Portuguese version here) In November of last year, as part of the Catalyst Fund team, I joined...
Risky business: how to de-risk your fintech startup before it’s too late
Co-written by Elizabeth Davidson If you’re a fintech entrepreneur, it’s probably not news to you that failure is more...
Dos Problemas, Una solución: Cómo Fintech Impulsa el Acceso a Servicios Financieros y Atención Médica Para Trabajadores Domésticos en México
Versión en inglés Más de dos millones de trabajadores domésticos en México, en su mayoría mujeres, son prácticamente invisibles...
Two Problems, One Solution: How Fintech is Boosting Access to Banking and Insurance for Domestic Workers in Mexico
Read the Spanish Version More than 2 million domestic workers in Mexico are virtually invisible to the financial...
Fintech Finds a Way to Reach Domestic Workers with Financial Services in Mexico
Read the Spanish version Lola, a single mother of three, earns a living cleaning houses in Mexico City. She...
5 Barriers Holding Back Fintech Entrepreneurs
(By Adva Saldinger) There are a growing number of financial technology companies starting up across the globe in an...
Three Powerful Tools for Fintech Practitioners
Since we launched the Catalyst Fund in 2015, we have helped 15 fintech entrepreneurs deploy novel approaches to bring products...
Why We Invested: Meet the Newest Catalyst Fund Companies
Abalobi from South Africa, created a fisher-driven mobile app suite We’re excited to announce the latest companies to join...
How Can Investors Use Machine Learning to Pick the Right Startups?
When considering a startup, especially an early-stage startup, investors want to conduct as much due diligence as possible....
How Fintech is Changing Lives in the Global South
You may have heard of companies like WePay and Oscar. WePay is an online payments service provider; and Oscar...