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?? Announcing the CAFE Spring 2025 Fintech Accelerator Cohort ?? We're thrilled to welcome our newest group of innovative companies to the CAFE Accelerator program! These founders are building solutions that drive financial wellness for LMI communities, and we’re eager to support their growth in the months ahead. Our program kicks off with upcoming launch days on April 8-10th. We look forward to seeing the impact these companies will make during the program! ?? Meet the Cohort: DubPrime (TechStars ‘24) GoodTrust SPARE. Starlight TAZI AI Systems TrackStar AI Company Founders & Leadership: ?? Vincent Lucero Rikard Steiber Robyn Sechler D'ontra Hughes Shreenath R. Zehra Cataltepe Gordana Vuckovic (G) Clint Lotz Stay tuned for updates as we dive into the program! #FintechCafe #Technology #Innovation #Banking #Startups #FintechAccelerator #Impact #Community #CAFE #CAFEAccelerator

Great to see Shawn Wolbert from GHS Federal Credit Union and Catherine Xu highlights to Finopotamus & sharing the Credit Union industry and Starlight aligned viewpoint on enabling mission led credit unions to drive the impact they want while using AI and technology as an enabler. - https://lnkd.in/ePgr_-AR

#FintechFriday: Today is the LAST DAY to register for Fintech Connect in Bedford, New Hampshire on June 3-4--next Monday and Tuesday! The CCUA's first #conference dedicated to #financialtechnology features established and emerging #fintechs, breakout sessions, private #demos, and the third annual #cybershowcase! Take a look at some of the #speakers and #panelists that will be joining us next week for this groundbreaking event in #NewHampshire. ? Don't miss out on our last #FintechFriday giveaway! Register for a chance to score a 4-pack of Worcester Red Sox tickets in the final weekly registration #raffle. https://lnkd.in/dNp5Qc3i ?? Discover how #fintechs have evolved from concerns to essential partners for #creditunions, revolutionizing member engagement with innovation and technology. Don't miss the chance to speak directly with CEOs and Founders of fintech companies, fostering collaboration to enhance credit unions' ability in delivering new services to members. #coopdifference #leadership #partnershipsuccess #cybershowcase #professionalnetworking #annualconference #paneldiscussions #fintechinnovation #investmentstrategies #FTC24

Check out this Finopotamus special edition feature on Starlight Co-founder and Co-CEO?Catherine Xu. The New York City-based company’s mission is to build technology that modernizes the social safety net, unlocking the $140 billion in government benefits that goes unclaimed every year for those households in need. Diving deeper, there is a synergy between #creditunions and Starlight due to the credit union member-centric, community-focused philosophy. Credit unions "have a history of serving the underserved and are powerful in uplifting financially marginalized communities.?While big banks and fintechs focus on scale, credit unions are differentiated in their local approach, bringing depth and understanding to a relationship,” said Xu. To ensure credit unions are exceeding members’ needs, which today go far beyond checking and savings accounts and home and car loans, like-minded fintech partnerships are necessary. “We want to help credit unions show up for members in times of financial need,” she said. “Government programs already play a critical role in many households’ financial picture — over 99 million Americans have previously encountered these programs in some way — but credit unions today miss out on an opportunity to help members in this critical area so that they can make ends meet.” https://lnkd.in/gDcmQSfx

Watch our Director of the Discovery Fund Elizabeth Coston McCluskey and Starlight CEO & Co-Founder Shreenath R.'s conversation with Mike Lawson to discuss how the fund enables #fintechs to help #creditunions better compete, and how it has helped further Starlight's mission to do just that. https://lnkd.in/g22e3Kvf