Salvato Group

MANAGEMENT, BUSINESS STRATEGY

Fundbox | June 27, 2022

Fundbox, a small business embedded working capital platform, announced today that it has partnered with Galileo Financial Technologies, an open API platform that enables unique and differentiated financial solutions, and MetaBank®, N.A., a leading economic empowerment company, to accelerate its product roadmap and bring innovative products to market. In addition, jin Hwang, who most recently served as Head of Product - Platform at Marcus by Goldman Sachs and previously led the product team a...

PYMNTS | March 05, 2020

It’s no coincidence that investors placed record-high levels of funding in InsurTech startups last year. Policyholders want to be able to shop for insurance products the same way they shop for goods: online. The drive for the digital-first experience isn’t unique to consumers, either, as increasingly, small business owners seek out an online insurance shopping experience that mirrors that of their personal lives. But the migration of the insurance origination, underwriting and sales ...

Management

StoreConnect | May 31, 2022

To say that technology has taken over the world is an understatement. In the grand scheme of things, 50 years is a blip on the timeline of history. Salespeople used to go door-to-door to sell their items 50 years ago. They used the phone, the newspaper, and good old-fashioned walking a beat to see potential clients and deliver a prepared spiel in the hopes of closing a deal or, at the very least, securing a lead. Their "technology" consisted of a Rolodex full of business...

Global News | April 21, 2020

The pursuit of a craft beer during the pandemic inspired a pair from Saskatoon’s tech industry to help local businesses affected by COVID-19. Kyle Gunderson, a project manager at a local software firm and University of Saskatchewan graduate, said the conversation about finding beer led himself and Elden Dutton to create Support Saskatoon. The online directory lists Saskatoon-specific businesses and non-profits. “Every business in the world seems to be struggling [during the pandemic]...