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Alabama A&M Students Reflect on Week 1 of the Dollarcraft Challenge
Something meaningful is taking shape at Alabama A&M University — and it begins with students reflecting deeply on their relationship to money, access, and the systems that shape both. As part of the Dollarcraft Challenge , students are engaging in a 12-week learning arc powered by the Blaze Institute methodology , designed to do more than teach fintech theory. This experience is about building . Specifically, students are learning how to develop and prototype a fintech minimu
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Jan 202 min read
Kabbage Post-Mortem: When “Fast” Becomes a Fragile
Kabbage is a modern example of what can happen when fintech design is brilliant, but fintech risk management is brittle. At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, I was still working in corporate as a Vice President in Global Corporate & Investment Banking. By March 2020, we were mandated to shelter in place, yet we had a slate of clients in desperate need of liquidity as international supply chains broke down and sales ground to a screeching halt. By June, I was tapped to work
Casey Ariel Dike'
Jan 87 min read
You Can Split the Bill Right in the Group Chat
You Can Split the Bill Right in the Group Chat — And It’s One of the Best Fintech Features You’re Probably Not Using If you use an iPhone, there’s a good chance this feature is already sitting quietly on your phone — and you may have no idea it exists. Apple Pay allows you to send and receive money directly inside an iMessage group chat . That means when dinner ends, the vacation house gets booked, or someone grabs the Uber, you can split the bill instantly — right where the
Casey Ariel Dike'
Dec 22, 20253 min read
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