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Championing Financial Equity: Stories and Insights from Industry Leaders
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CAFE Spring 2025 Fintech Accelerator Rewind
The Spring 2025 Fintech Accelerator brought together mission-driven fintech founders with innovative solutions to improve financial wellness for low-to-moderate-income communities. Over two months, founders from across the U.S. gained valuable industry knowledge...
American Fintech Council (AFC) Joins with the Center for Accelerating Financial Equity (CAFE) to Empower Innovative Startups
As we kick-off Financial Literacy Month, AFC recently met with the first cohort of the CAFE...
A front row seat to today’s changemakers for financial inclusion: Founder Feature with Sid Pailla of Sunny Day Fund
“Financial inclusion,” defined as individuals and businesses having access to useful and...
PRESS RELEASE: CAFE unveils inaugural impact-driven fintech accelerator cohort
Newark, DE (Feb 27, 2024 )- The Center for Advancing Financial Equity (CAFE) announced its...
Fostering Inclusive Fintech: A Win-Win for Community Impact and Financial Success
In the digital age, speed is a currency in itself. Technology is so embedded in our lives, that we...
Aligning with the why – and making the world a better place
How can we best invest in the ecosystem to help empower those who have been left behind by our...
Fintechs Should Consider Accelerator Programs to Jump to the Next Level
In the rapidly evolving landscape of financial technology (fintech), startups face numerous...