It’s Expensive to Be American

By Arjan Schütte and Matthew Shackelford

Rates up, fintech down. Is it actually that simple?

The March of the Fintechs

By Arjan Schütte and Matthew Shackelford

How Missionary Are You … Actually?

Every startup appears on some grand social (or environmental) mission these days. And in fintech…

Democratizing Banking, One API at a Time

Why Core Invested In SynapseFI

By Arjan Schütte & Colleen Poynton

‘Financial infrastructure’ is not what gets most people out of bed in the morning. Thankfully, there are some wonderful misfits who get out…

Make America (Financially) Healthy Again

Is Affirm ground zero of financial health? After all, they take pains to align with the…

Putting Income Share Agreements to the Test

Core invests in mission-aligned companies that seek to improve financial well-being…

Teamwork Makes Dreams Work

How fintech communities can create upward mobility and financial prosperity

Consumers Bite Back: How Data Can Benefit The Rest of Us, Not Just FAANG

Unpacking Independence

The future of work — and what it means for employees, employers, and entrepreneurs (part II).

By: Colleen Poynton with Kathleen Utecht and Arjan Schutte

The headlines are bold and simple: for many Americans, the days of full-time jobs…