Friday 11.22 .2019

Georgia 2020: Bernie Sanders Touts $1.3B Plan To Boost HBCUs During Morehouse Campaign Rally

Sen. Bernie Sanders held a campaign rally Thursday at Morehouse College outlining his plan, if he’s elected president, to provide $1.3 billion per year to private, nonprofit HBCUs and other institutions serving Black people and people of color.

Personal Loans ‘Growing Like A Weed’, Potential Red Flag In U.S.

Debt from personal loans is close to the January 2008 peak, and most of the fintech companies issuing the debt were not around during the last crisis so they have not been tested in a downturn, according to the Washington Post.

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Plans To Live In Africa For 3-To-6 Months In 2020

Twitter co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey is on a month-long trip to Africa and said he plans to return in 2020.

10 Fintech Firms Hoping To Own The Nigerian Mobile Payments Market

The Nigerian mobile payments market continues to attract fintech firms that want a piece of the action. In November 2019 alone, $360 million was invested in three fintech companies targeting Nigeria’s payments market.

Full Transcript: Kairos CEO Brian Brackeen On GHOGH Podcast

In the first episode of the GHOGH podcast with Jamarlin Martin, Brian Brackeen talks about his path to starting Kairos, his Miami-based facial recognition firm, how blockchain can be applied to the NFL, and if Disney‘s “Black Panther” is revolutionary.