Lend Academy interviews Misha Esipov, the CEO and co-founder of Nova Credit; Nova Credit was the winner of PitchIt @ LendIt USA 2017; the company has created the first ever international credit bureau primarily focused on immigrants. Source
PitchIt winner Nova Credit presents their company's solution to build what they call the Nova Credit Passport; a cross border credit reporting agency that connects to leading credit bureaus through a single API; PitchIt 2017 was a competition for fintech startups, in exclusive partnership with global venture capital fund 500 Startups, the world leader in investing in and mentoring early-stage fintech startups. Source
Nova provides credit scores to immigrants who lack a credit history in the United States; Ken Chenault, the former CEO...
Despite bringing invaluable global talent to the US, international students face a critical hurdle to higher education - student loans.
The company is called Majority and aims to support immigrants who lack credit history; they are planning to launch in...
Most countries in the world today have some kind of centralized repository for credit data. But this data exists in...
Nova Credit has raised a $50 million Series B round; the company helps immigrants get access to credit in the...
It all started with a cold LinkedIn message back in 2016. The co-founder of the (then) tiny startup Nova Credit,...
Immigrants face challenges when it comes to accessing credit when they come to the US; while in their home country they may have established a solid credit history, they now have to start from scratch; several fintech companies tackling this problem include Nova Credit, CreditStacks and Petal. Source
Nova Credit UK will assist in improving access to credit products for the nation's growing immigrant population.