Very excited about the impact Solvent will be able to make with Dream.Org, Village Capital and American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact accelerating our journey.

FinTech US 201668 million adults in America are currently disconnected from the financial system, with 17 million of those individuals having no bank accounts at all (FDIC 2014). Even including Americans with bank accounts, many are not able to successfully save; According to the Federal Reserve, one half of Americans can’t pay for an unexpected $400 expense through savings or credit cards, without selling something or borrowing money. This is often due to the burden of debt, or the lack of financial literacy, and access to credit. To address this challenge, Village Capital sought financial technology entrepreneurs from across the US that are disrupting existing industries and increasing financial health for underserved communities and small businesses to participate in the Village Capital FinTech: US 2016 program, held in partnership with PayPal. This three-month program will support entrepreneurs with an award-winning program curriculum, 1:1 mentorship from sector leaders, and tailored engagements with potential strategic partners and investors.At the end of the program, the top 2 peer-selected ventures will receive an offer for $75,000 USD investment in pre-committed capital from VilCap Investments and Access Ventures.Continue below to see details on the program, the partners involved, and the Advisory Board of committed industry leaders

BLAK = Building Leverage Acquiring Knowledge.“Leveraging technology for use in the financial sector to create products that assist the unbanked, underbanked and illbanked by providing access and affordability.” BLAK Financial Technology, Inc.BLAK FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. (a subsidiary of BLAK Group, Inc.)BLAK Financial Technology, Inc. (BFTI) is currently a wholly African-American founded and owned technology company based in Menlo Park, CA – Silicon Valley with satellite offices in San Francisco, New York City – The Alley; Boston, MA, Providence, RI and Atlanta, GA. BFTI is an online and mobile financial services company providing consumers with technology driven personal financial and banking products. BFTI is based on the implementation and utilization of technology in the financial and banking sector to provide affordable unfettered access for all to financial and banking services powered by technology. Our premier financial and banking technology product is the BLAK Card.THE PROBLEM: FINANCIAL EXCLUSION | UNBANKED & UNDERBANKEDBFTI is solving the unbanked, underbanked and illbanked and financial exclusion problem that exists in the U.S. for a group that is mostly comprised of African-Americans, Hispanics/Latinos and others in the low- to moderate-income urban communities.THE SOLUTION: KNOWLEDGE & FINANCIAL INCLUSIONWe know that this group suffers most both financially and economically and as consumers due to a lack of financial education. We know that knowledge is the foundation necessary and key to bring about awareness, empowerment, activation and change. In knowing this we've implemented a strong Social Impact Initiative consisting of Financial Literacy and Entrepreneurship Education. Combined with the financial and banking technology of the BLAK Card makes for a revolutionary product with no peer in the $170b prepaid card space. If leveraged properly, the BLAK Card becomes a financial tool for wealth creation, building and management.

Avalon is a direct partner with the country’s leading investors. We are dedicated to finding solutions for all of your financing needs. We offer competitive rates and terms, and guarantee our clients an answer in 24 hours or less!* With a wealth of experience under our belts (buying and selling homes), our team and network of real estate experts have handled some of the most complicated real estate transactions on the market today. Whether you're looking to sell your existing investment property or buy one of ours, our goal is to make the buying and selling process an easy one. We will handle your transaction with the utmost professionalism and care.What Makes Us Different?We embrace technology because it can streamline and automate our real estate transactions. . We use a state-of-the-art business management system, keeping our business extremely organized and efficient so that we're able to spend less time shuffling paperwork and more time finding solutions that work for both us.We Are A Real Estate Investing CompanyOur company buys, sells, and rents homes. We will not be acting as your real estate agent or broker if we buy your house, sell you a house, or rent you a home. We are excited to potentially work with you directly OR if you are represented by an agent or broker. We are focused on improving neighborhoods and redeveloping areas that we work in. If you have additional questions on agencies please contact your local real estate commission.We also provide education and training in the real estate field by showing our clients different choices of financing a home,such as, selling to cash buyers, using FHA loans, Owner financed loans( which can be sold at closing), and lease options. This information is provided to seller via website tools,videos/ podcasts and reports...