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Two years in, CAFE accelerator grows future fintech companies in Delaware
NEWARK — Martha Underwood took an idea born out of an upsetting period in her life and turned it into a financial technology company, thanks to the Center for Advancing Financial Equity, or CAFE for short. Eight years ago, her father fell from a neighbor’s roof while...
PRESS RELEASE: CAFE Announces its Fall 2024 Fintech Accelerator Cohort
Newark, DE (September 25, 2024) - The Center for Advancing Financial Equity (CAFE) announced its...
SBA Selects Delaware SBDC as Cyber Prize Competition Winner
WASHINGTON – September 11th, 2024 Words by: U.S. Small Business Adminstration Administrator Isabel...
New Directors for UD’s Growing Fintech Endeavors
UDaily August 29, 2024 Words By: Beth Miller The University of Delaware’s burgeoning endeavors in...
How Can Fintechs Balance Profitability and Purpose?
The Fintech Times: July 31, 2024Words by: Francis Bignell Now encapsulating a focus on societal...
CAFE and the Fintech Innovation Hub are Leading the Way to Create a More Inclusive Financial System
August 7, 2024 Words By: Delaware Business Times When Kristen Castell signed on to become...
PRESS RELEASE: CAFE Fall 2024 Fintech Accelerator Program Applications are Live
NEWARK, Del., Aug. 5, 2024 PRNewswire.com CAFE (Center for Accelerating Financial Equity), a...