Financial Literacy, Health and Resilience
Financial health (personal and business) has a huge impact on reducing poverty, the gender gap and wealth inequality. Existing financial products do not meet the needs of financially underserved individuals or businesses. In addition, most financial products are neither affordable nor accessible to these groups and this impacts the health of local economies. This studio will explore how technology can help increase financial health and resiliency for both individuals and small businesses thus better addressing financial needs in the 21st century
Examples
LendingClub, Mint, EveryDollar, PocketGuard, Prosper, Paypal, Square