Finnovation

27 Nov 2018

The financial technology sector, better known as FinTech, is reshaping the banking and financial services industry, offering products that are more user-friendly, efficient, transparent and automated than in the past.

Lending, payments, personal finance and mortgages are among the services that are evolving in this new world of finance. PayPal is a good example of an early entry in the FinTech space, with an online application that supports money transfers and provides an electronic alternative to checks and money orders. GoFundMe and other crowdfunding sites are FinTechs as well.

In Minnesota, Sezzle Inc. is probably the state’s best-known FinTech. The Minneapolis-based company, which was started in 2016 by veteran entrepreneur Charlie Youakim, offers a product that allows customers to buy items online without needing a credit card.

Other promising FinTechs in Minnesota include Upsie, Apruve, ClickSWITCH, and Live Give Save.

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