Tag: Finance

Traditionally, men looked after the family’s finances. But a new US debit card startup aimed specifically at women is changing all that. The startup forwards money to the card user for a purchase, whereupon the amount is automatically withdrawn from the buyer’s account and reported to the relevant credit bureau. Successively, the client’s credit history is built up, a...

Birds of a feather flock together. For evidence look no further than financing in the startup world. Already there are venture capital funds available for female founders. Now a Black trio of brothers from Toronto is creating opportunities for BIPOC entrepreneurs. Struggling to finance his cannabis business, the youngest sibling turned to his showbiz brothers, who had successfully launched...

A bank card made of trees? If you didn't know better you'd say Pinocchio was doing some blue-sky thinking about the 21st century. But it's true: the first ever wooden credit card is here, supported by a sustainable search engine whose passion is global reforestation. The latter’s model, where trees are planted with the advertising income generated by search...