This is part of our How We Work series, which focuses on how successful southeastern tech companies are developing authentic work cultures. When you walk around the headquarters of fintech company Kabbage, you see a lot of open doors. You see a lot of vegetable puns — their internal newsletter is “The Beet” and interns are “Brussel […]
Tech entrepreneur and app developer Sheena Allen grew up in the small town of Terry, Mississippi, where financial institutions are few and far between. At the time, she didn’t think much about where her family and friends did their banking. According to 2017 statistics from the FDIC, 16 percent of households in Mississippi are unbanked, choosing instead […]
Atlanta-based fintech startup Gro Solutions, which helps small and mid-sized banks and credit unions improve customer acquisition with a digital sales platform, has been acquired by a public financial software company, Q2 Holdings. All of Gro’s employees will remain on the team and the Atlanta office will become an outpost of Austin-based Q2’s operations. The […]
Another transportation company is getting into the startup space, as Volvo Financial Services (VFS) announces its new ‘iLabX‘ accelerator program and innovation lab, based at headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina. The 10-week program will accept six startup teams and kick off in February. iLabX is being administered by L Marks, a London-based corporate innovation consultancy […]
Working on a cruise ship seems like the Eloise at the Plaza version of an adult’s dream, right? See the world, with unlimited entertainment and food on-board, and get paid while you do it. The reality is quite different. While cruise lines do offer employees free room, board and food, the gig isn’t cushy. Crew […]