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SpringFour and Avant Partner to Power Financial Health
Amid the financial strain of COVID-19, Avant, a financial technology company that gives middle-income consumers access to the credit they deserve, partnered with SpringFour to help their customers locate much needed financial resources. As a result, customers were increasingly able to make repayments on time, and Avant strengthened its relationship with its customers. In our short interview with Avant’s team, we explore what led to this partnership, the benefits to Avant and its customers, and how this work fits into Avant’s COVID-19 response and beyond.
Bank-Fintech Partnership Powers Financial Health
This month, Rochelle Gorey, CEO and Co-Founder of SpringFour, and Ben Schack, Head of U.S. Digital Partnerships for BMO Financial Group, were featured at the Financial Health Network’s EMERGE, discussing our innovative financial health partnership. Watch the video to learn how this award-winning social impact fintech and multinational bank teamed up to solve problems and deliver assistance for customers through the pandemic and beyond. Discover the impact of their efforts on their employees and brands, and consider tips for successful fintech-bank partnerships.
I have a visceral understanding of the underserved customer because I was one too: The Story of Ahead Financials
Ahead Financials provides an overview of its business model focused on meeting the needs of the unbanked and financially under-served.
BMO Harris tests portal for special-needs clients
BMO Harris Bank discusses innovative ways to provide financial planning services to those with special needs.
Referring struggling customers to get help, banks report improved repayments
M&T Bank joins Capital One, BMO Harris, and more with SpringFour partnership. SpringFour partners reported increased repayment, improved customer service, and increased demand for financial health resources.
Helping Renters Stay Put: Responding to the COVID-19 Housing Insecurity Crisis
Long before financial health became a hot topic, SpringFour recognized that connections to local resources could help improve financial lives and increase repayment rates. MMI has a kindred mission in seeking to help families get through a financial crisis through counseling and debt management services. Read the case study to learn how the organizations have worked together to help renters maintain housing security in a time of crisis during COVID-19.
