No Family Left Behind

About the Event

The pandemic of 2020 drove the acceleration of digital adoption by both consumers and business. This ranged from massive Amazon growth, to virtual workplaces, to digital healthcare experiences. And while financial services had been moving to a digital frontier for the past decade, the pandemic provided the watershed moment that forced this transition for many.

For the tech savvy, this was a welcome change, if not business as usual. But for those with less access to technology, who may be paid in cash currency or living paycheck to paycheck, this forced transition introduced new challenges. How can our financial systems go fully digital while still accounting for the broader population?

Join FinTech Frontier and panel partner SixThirty Ventures on September 9th for the second session in a new series exploring how fintech is addressing America's journey towards financial wellness.

About the Speakers

Chase Dillon currently serves as the VP of Growth for Zirtue, a relationship-based lending Fintech platform with a mission to drive financial inclusion. In his role, Chase is responsible for overseeing revenue generation as well as business development efforts, playing a key role in business innovation and strategy, and serving as a thought-partner to the CEO, Dennis Cail. Dillon drives partnership development strategy and leads the Zirtue business development team, driving business objectives for the high growth startup.

Brad Hoeweler is CEO and Co-Founder of PayTheory, a family-tech startup creating inclusive payments for a diverse world headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. Brad has over 20+ years of experience in creating, consulting and investing in fintech companies.

Martha Notaras is Managing Partner at Brewer Lane Ventures, investing in early stage insurtech and fintech companies focusing on creating new business models, empowering incumbents, and leveraging insights from data & analytics. Martha serves on the boards of Palomar Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLMR) and ATTOM Data Solutions.

Andrew Wegrzyn focuses on the intersection of digital health and fintech. He previously led teams innovating new treatments in neuro and genitourinary oncology at the Washington University School of Medicine. He subsequently served as Vice President of Strategy and Partnership at Citi Ventures and consulted at Edward Jones connecting data science and advanced analytics to business growth and insights.

About FinTech Frontier

FinTech Frontier is a future-focused partnership between Cincinnati-based, industry-leading financial services corporations and FinTech-focused entrepreneurs, powered by Cintrifuse — Cincinnati’s catalyst for startup innovation. It is designed to accelerate innovation that transforms every aspect of financial services — from consumer-facing experiences to back-office operations. Supported and funded by Western & Southern Financial Group, Fifth Third Bank & JobsOhio.

About SixThirty

Established in 2013, SixThirty is a global venture capital firm that works with the bold on big ideas in fintech, insurtech, privacy, and digital health. Named as an homage to the height and width of the St. Louis Gateway Arch (630 feet), SixThirty believes collaboration is the heart of innovation and disruption. Their unique platform brings startups and institutions together to collaborate, creating a force multiplier for both.