This is the second of our 9-part product introduction series. Each month, we’ll walk you through the critical parts of our Student Guide. This month’s blog will teach you all the MPOWER essentials. Next…
International Student Financing to Reach 400+ Across the U.S. and Canada MPOWER Financing Expands International Student Financing to Reach 400+ Universities Across the U.S. and Canada The innovative fintech firm expanded coverage of its…
As a public benefit corporation, MPOWER is always striving to make our business an engine for positive change. That’s why we launched the MPOWER MBA Scholarship – to help bright, driven minds advance social…
MPOWER established the Women in STEM Scholarship to celebrate women across the globe contributing to the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. Now in its third year, the Women in STEM program has…
Grant program will offer support for education and professional development WASHINGTON, D.C., March 15, 2022 — MPOWER Financing, a mission-driven fintech firm and the leading provider of education loans to promising international students, has partnered…
Gabriel Bustamante Joins the Innovative Student Loan Provider as Executive Vice President. Washington, D.C., March 8, 2022: MPOWER Financing, a mission-driven fintech firm and the leading provider of education loans to promising international and DACA students,…
WASHINGTON DC, December 14, 2021 – MPOWER Financing, a mission-driven fintech firm and the leading provider of education loans to high-promise international students in the United States and Canada, has partnered with Flutterwave, an Africa-focused global…
MPOWER Financing launches international student loan refi product Washington DC, November 17, 2021: MPOWER Financing, a mission-driven fintech firm and the leading provider of education loans to high-promise international and DACA students, has launched an international student…
Student Feedback Leads to Increased Financial Support at Over 350 Universities in the U.S. and Canada Washington DC, October 26, 2021: MPOWER Financing, a mission-driven fintech firm and the leading provider of education loans to high-promise international…
You can now borrow up to $100,000 from MPOWER to study at over 350 universities in the U.S. and Canada Dear Students, Listening to your feedback has always been critical for us, and we’ve…
MPOWER Financing is proud to continue our Women in STEM Scholarship Program, which first launched two years ago. We were excited when our first round received almost 300 applications, but this round shocked us…
Spring is here, and we’re happy to announce the winners for the first rounds of our 2022 Global Citizen Scholarship! We read a diverse group of essays submitted by over 2,500 students from 141…
MPOWER Financing is excited to announce the winners of our Global Citizen Scholarship! Our first cycle of 2021 ended July 21st, and our scholarship committee reviewed over 4,600 applications representing over 154 countries and…
The funding will fuel the company’s mission to make education accessible to high-promise international students
The Partnership Will Provide More Education Financing Solutions to International and DACA Students WASHINGTON DC, April 20, 2021 — MPOWER Financing, an innovative fintech platform and the leading provider of educational loans to high-promise…
Funds will support platform automation and team growth as MPOWER finances thousands of additional international and DACA students at over 350 universities across North America
Funds will support platform automation and team growth as MPOWER finances thousands of additional international and DACA students at over 350 universities across North America
Funds to support MPOWER’s new Refinancing program and further scale work with international and DACA students at universities in North America WASHINGTON DC, June 8, 2020 — MPOWER Financing, an innovative fintech platform for…
MPOWER Financing and InternationalStudent.com are excited to announce the winners of their Central America Scholarship Program! This scholarship stems from a passion to support hard-working and talented students from Central America. Our friends at…
Introducing the Best U.S. Universities for International Students! As a student lender, we care greatly about the outcome of your education, after all — we want you to be in a financial position that…
MPOWER Financing is excited to announce the winners of our Global Citizen Scholarship! Our Fall 2020 cycle ended December 31st, and our scholarship committee reviewed over 1,700 eligible applications representing over 110 countries and…
MPOWER Financing is proud to continue our Women in STEM Scholarship Program, which first launched two years ago. We were excited when our first round received almost 300 applications, but this round shocked us…
MPOWER Financing is proud to continue our Women in STEM Scholarship Program, which first launched last February. For the cycle ending on November 15th, 2019, we awarded three scholarships: one grand prize of $5,000,…
MPOWER Financing is excited to announce the winners for our Global Citizen Scholarship! Our Fall 2019 cycle ended November 15th, and our scholarship committee reviewed 497 eligible applications from over 90 countries and over…
For MPOWER Financing’s Women in STEM Scholarship Program, we asked applicants to write an essay answering the question “What are the biggest barriers facing women and girls pursuing education and careers in STEM in your country?” More than 180 women from over 50 countries responded, providing a fascinating (and sobering) look at the barriers faced by women in STEM around the globe and sharing vivid examples from their own life.
The innovative and impact-minded fintech firm added industry experts in consumer finance & education, as well as impact investing and corporate strategy, to its Board.
The innovative and impact-minded fintech firm added industry experts in consumer finance & education, as well as impact investing and corporate strategy, to its Board.
Our winners include a trailblazing Pakistani woman singing a selection from a classic American musical, a Tunisian shepherd-turned-filmmaker, and an Indian photojournalist documenting Washington D.C.’s homeless community.
MPOWER is therefore thrilled to support Malala Fund, a pioneer in the movement to break down barriers to girls’ secondary education. For every loan closed and funded between now and December 31, 2019, MPOWER will donate $25 to Malala Fund. Under its agreement with MPOWER, Malala Fund will use these funds to support the work of its Gulmakai Network, which invests in local educators and advocates in regions where the most girls are out of school.
MPOWER Financing is proud to announce the scholarship winners for our Global Citizen program! For the cycle ending July 15th, 2019, our scholarship committee reviewed 788 eligible applications, from over 100 countries and over 230 universities, and across a multitude of disciplines. As always, our team was immensely impressed with the applicants’ qualifications, perseverance, and potential to be changemakers.
MPOWER Financing launched our Women in STEM Scholarship Program back in February, and we were overwhelmed by the quality of applicants for our first round! That’s why we expanded our next round, which closed July 15th, to award three scholarships.
The innovative fintech firm is using the new funds to finance top international and DACA students at premier universities in the U.S. and Canada.
MPOWER Financing got amazing interns in the D.C. office this June. Thank you to all the talent joining MPOWER, which makes the team even more powerful! Every single intern is leading their own project during the summer, and making their amazing goals come true. Read on to learn more about our outstanding interns!
MPOWER’s signature scholarship program, the MPOWER Global Citizen Scholarship, awards up to $5,000 to international students at schools we support.
Happy International Women’s Day! This year’s campaign, #BalanceforBetter, focuses on celebrating women’s achievements while calling for a more gender-balanced world.
At MPOWER, we can think of no better way to mark International Women’s Day than by highlighting the strides we have made towards attaining parity in our workforce and our board, building a gender-balanced talent pipeline, supporting the ecosystem of women in tech, and supporting the educational and career aspirations of our female customers around the world.
Social impact has always been part of MPOWER Financing’s DNA. We’ve been a certified B (social benefit) corporation from day one, and our core product – an education loan for international and DACA students in the U.S. and Canada that requires no co-signer, no collateral, and no U.S. or Canadian credit score – is fully aligned with our mission to make socio-economic mobility borderless.Q
We are proud to announce that MPOWER Financing’s loan product has been named the Top International Student Loan for 2019 by NerdWallet, with 5 out of 5 stars!
Meet our nine summer interns!
We are proud to announce that MPOWER’s Vice President of Business Operations, Lana Bronipolsky, has been selected as a finalist in the Small Business/Entrepreneur category for the 19th Annual Women in Technology Leadership Awards!…
A growing number of international students in the U.S. and Canada When I first arrived in the U.S. for college, in 1999, I was one of roughly half a million international students. The number…
It’s a simple enough question, and anyone envisioning oneself in that prized, pressure-cooker-of-a-position has probably thought about the education, skill set, experience and determination necessary to bring to the job. But that doesn’t answer…
Originally published on March 22, 2017 by Villiage Captial on Medium.com. In March of 2014, I left my stable-income job as a management consultant in Washington, DC to start a company focused on removing…
One idea. Two people. Three years in the making. Long before we had a thriving business, multiple offices, or even employees, we had passion, drive, and most importantly, a great idea. In honor of…
In a nutshell: President Trump’s executive order restricting visas / U.S. entry for nationals of seven countries was signed on January 27 and was stopped a week later. Though at the time of this…
September 20, 2016 ― Philadelphia ― In a discussion paper issued today, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Payment Cards Center (PCC) features MPOWER Financing and explores the company’s innovative way of assessing and…
Originally found at: https://issuu.com/washingtonlife/docs/wl1115_digital/41?e=0 The entrepreneurs who are making waves, affecting communities and simplifying our lives. The individuals on the following pages have inspired us with their innovative thinking. They are among the thousands…
Originally found at: https://tsys.com/ngenuity-journal/rising-from-the-ashes-how-the-credit-industry-transformed-post-crash.cfm A revolution in lending and credit analysis October 27, 2015 | by Sanjib Kalita The financial crisis of 2008 shattered institutions that were the bedrock of finance. Amongst the chaos…
Recently, MPOWER was featured in leading newspapers across India, detailing our mission and efforts to finance college students from all over the world. We are ecstatic about the coverage our company has received and…
Education Loan for US studies in less than 5 minutes Indore (RNN). “Dreams of studying abroad can be fulfilled within a mere 5 minutes. Students don’t need to put themselves through the onerous task…
MPOWER Financing is one of our personal heroes here at Village Capital. The company teamed up with Village Capital just weeks after its initial founding last year, and was recently peer selected for investment…
TOTAL OF $100,000 AWARDED TO MPOWER FINANCING AND PEAR DECK FOR EDTECH BUSINESS SOLUTIONS Selected by peers as top ventures that address challenges in education through technology WASHINGTON, DC (April 6, 2015)—Village Capital and…
Originally found at: https://www.1776.vc/insights/member-spotlight-mpowers-manu-smadja-removes-financial-barriers-in-education/ MPOWER stays ahead of the game. The company proposes a radically new way of funding college education by partnering with universities, pooling investments from private investors and applying advanced risk…
Manu Smadja pitching at 1776dc Challenge cup event in October of 2014
Originally found at: https://money.cnn.com/2014/10/07/smallbusiness/dc-startups/index.html Let’s start with the good news: Washington, D.C., has one of the highest concentrations of graduate degrees in the country. It’s a place full of smart, wealthy and educated people….
Originally found at: https://www.cfsinnovation.com/Blog-Posts/October-2014/If-I-Did-it-Again-Lessons-from-Starting-a-FinTech Last week in Chicago, the Financial Solutions Lab hosted a fintech-focused networking event that explored real world lessons in starting a fintech company from folks who’ve done it themselves. Jason Henrichs,…
Workshop #3 – this one was FOR THE MONEY. Seriously, This is where the Village Capital Fin Tech accelerator differentiates from the other accelerators. The winner (because, who are we kidding, we are all…
Wow – workshop #2 of the Village Capital Fin Tech accelerator just wrapped up — so much learning, so much MORE to do. We opened up the first day of this workshop hearing from…
Over 50% of college students face a decision point in their college career. Sadly, this one is not an exciting decision – which job offer to take or where to relocate. It’s the decision…
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