--- title: Blogs | Fintech description: Fintech | Stay up-to-date and informed with our latest insights and thought-provoking ideas by checking out our blog section --- [![Village Capital](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/VilCap_2019/LogoHorizontal-color_2022.png)](https://vilcap.com/news-and-views) ![Open menu](https://vilcap.com/images/hamburger.svg) Open Main Menu [Village Capital](https://vilcap.com/) ![Close menu](https://vilcap.com/images/close.svg) Close Main Menu - [Home](https://vilcap.com/) - About Us - [The Village Capital Story](https://vilcap.com/about-us/story) - [Our Team](https://vilcap.com/about-us/our-team) - [Careers](https://vilcap.com/careers) - [Programs for Entrepreneurs](https://vilcap.com/programs) - [Programs for Entrepreneur Support Organizations (ESOs)](https://vilcap.com/eso-programs) - [News & Publications](https://vilcap.com/news-and-publications) - [Blogs](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts) - [Press Releases](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases) - [Reports](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/reports) - How We Support Entrepreneurs - [Our Tools for Startups and ESO's](https://vilcap.com/our-tools) - [Peer-Selected Investment](https://vilcap.com/entrepreneurs/peer-selected-investment) - [Impact Investing](https://vilcap.com/impactinvesting) - [Our Alumni](https://vilcap.com/our-alumni) - [Become a Mentor](https://vilcap.com/mentors) - [Support Our Mission](https://vilcap.com/get-involved) - [Results & Impact](https://vilcap.com/results) [Donate](https://donorbox.org/donate-to-vilcap) # *Blogs* Stay up-to-date and informed with our latest insights and thought-provoking ideas by checking out our blog section - [all](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts) - [Africa](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/tag/africa) - [Asia](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/tag/asia) - [Europe](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/tag/europe) - [Latin America](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/tag/latin-america) - [MENA](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/tag/middle-east-and-north-africa) - [United States](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/tag/united-states) - [Equitable Access to Services](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/tag/equitable-access-to-services) - [Economic Mobility](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/tag/economic-mobility) - [Climate Innovation & Adaptation](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/tag/climate-innovation-adaptation) - #### [![](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/SocialShare-New-4.jpg) February 1, 2022 8 Ways to Make Your FinTech Startup Stand Out from the Crowd Back in 2017, we shared some of the perspectives from our network about how to make your fintech startup stand out. ](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/2017/03/20/8-ways-make-fintech-startup-stand-crowd) - #### [![A tool that will help you scale your startup](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/Abaca%20blog%20portada-15.png) August 13, 2021 How Abaca Changed the Trajectory of Imix Abaca forced Sandra’s team to have an honest talk, both as a team and as individuals, about the stages of their startup. The first – of many – evaluations they did following the framework, instantly demonstrated that they were more advanced where they thought they were less developed, and vice versa.](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/acaba-changed-the-trajectory) - #### [![Cambia la trayectoria de tu startup](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/IREX_Blog%202_SP.png) August 13, 2021 Cómo Abaca cambió la trayectoria de Imix Entender por qué los inversionistas continúan diciéndote que “no” puede ser realmente difícil. Además, seamos honestos, a nadie le gusta ser rechazado, menos aún, sin conocer la razón real.](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/abaca-cambió-la-trayectoria) - #### [![](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/SocialShare-New-4.jpg) August 11, 2021 Mentoring with Finance Forward Accelerator Programs To date, Finance Forward has supported more than 90 ventures from over 20 countries with over 2,400 hours of direct mentorship, and engagement from 100 MetLife team members, and, in the process, given away more than $600,000 in grants.](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/mentoring-finance-forward-metlife) - #### [![](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/Meta%20graphics%20(5).png) June 30, 2021 Fintechs Can Help Credit Unions Meet Today’s Challenges Credit unions are a powerful player in the US financial services industry. With nearly two trillion dollars in assets, $1.16 trillion in outstanding loans and 120 million members, the five thousand federally insured credit unions play a particularly critical role in marginalized communities: they have a 50% higher proportion of branches in low income areas and are better connected with BIPOC communities than larger banks.](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/fintechs-help-credit-unions-challenges) - #### [![](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/Meta%20graphics%20(4).png) March 5, 2021 Reflecting on Finance Forward India 2020 *India has made impressive strides on financial health in the past five years. Mobile money and government programs have helped millions of people open bank accounts, find capital to open a business, or build savings for the future.*](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/finance-forward-india-2020-recap) - #### [![](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/3-Feb-10-2021-09-57-01-81-PM.png) February 11, 2021 The Fintech / Housing Nexus: The Implications of Startups Transforming Access to Homeownership Purchasing a home is a complex and often opaque process – and a process that is increasingly out of reach for millions of individuals and families. That was certainly true for Bryan Young’s mother.](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/startups-transforming-access-to-homeownership) - #### [![](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/Meta%20graphics-3.jpg) January 19, 2021 Startups de apoyo para trabajadores informales en Latinoamérica](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/innovación-de-herramientas-en-gestión-financiera-latinoamericanos-1) - #### [![](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/Meta%20graphics-1.jpg) January 19, 2021 Startups Supporting Informal Workers Across Latin America](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/funding-financial-innovation-jobs-latin-america-0) - #### [![](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/Finance%20Forward%20Five%20meta-1.png) December 18, 2020 The Finance Forward Five: Five financial health startups to know about](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/finance-forward-five-pandemic) - #### [![](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/Meta%20graphics-2.png) December 8, 2020 Cómo la innovación creará más empleos para los latinoamericanos](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/innovación-de-herramientas-en-gestión-financiera-latinoamericanos) - #### [![](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/Meta%20graphics-1.png) December 8, 2020 How Innovation will Create More Jobs for Latin Americans](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/funding-financial-innovation-jobs-latin-america) [1](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/tag/fintech/page/1) [2](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/tag/fintech/page/2) [3](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/tag/fintech/page/3) [4](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/tag/fintech/page/4) [❯](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/tag/fintech/page/2) [Village Capital](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/) - [Home](https://vilcap.com/) - [About Us](https://vilcap.com/about-us) - [Our Programs](https://vilcap.com/programs) - [Partner With Us](https://vilcap.com/partner-with-us) - [News & Publications](https://vilcap.com/news-and-publications) - [Results](https://vilcap.com/results) - [Our Alumni](https://vilcap.com/our-alumni) - [Become a Mentor](https://vilcap.com/mentors) - [Impact Investing](https://vilcap.com/impactinvesting) - [Smarter Systems](https://vilcap.com/smarter-systems) - [I'm An Entrepreneur](https://vilcap.com/entrepreneurs) - [I'm An Investor](https://vilcap.com/investors) #### Subscribe to our newsletter Subscribe Village Capital needs the contact information you provide to us to contact you about our products and services. 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