Feb 1Investments for Financial Institutions: Digital Asset InfrastructureRecently, I’ve spoken to legacy financial institutions (FIs), startup operators, and investors to understand the pain points that FIs experience and where the opportunity is to leverage technology for innovation. One problem that repeatedly came up was core business inefficiencies like reporting, trade settlement and reconsolidation, and auditing. …Financial Institutions5 min readFinancial Institutions5 min read
Jan 5Fintech Web 2.5 : PaymentsHappy New Year! Welcome to 2023! Most recently, I wrote a piece highlighting the massive dip in the crypto market and how I still believe in crypto and the underlying blockchain technologies to solve real tangible problems. Today, I’ll continue that series and dive into how the new wave of…Payments5 min readPayments5 min read
Dec 22, 2022Fintech Web 2.5 : Digital IdentitySaying the word crypto in many circles will get a visceral reaction and if you say, you still deeply believe in the future of crypto, you have a high likelihood of being blacklisted. I mean, I get it. It has been a tumultuous 9 months. At this exact time last…Fintech4 min readFintech4 min read
Dec 16, 2022The Future Of The US And The UK: Regulations, Innovation And InvestmentBy Michelle Dhansinghani Originally published on April 5, 2022 In part one of my two-part comparison between the American and British fintech ecosystems, I explored a growing trend of open banking and what it could mean for the modern consumer. …10 min read10 min read
Dec 16, 2022Fintech Across The Pond: Insight To Disrupt The Financial EcosystemBy Michelle Dhansinghani Originally published on February 28, 2022 I’ve just returned to New York after 6 months of living in the UK, studying at the London Business School. I felt like Emily in Paris except it was Michelle in London, and instead of marketing, I spent my days immersed…7 min read7 min read
Dec 16, 2022Waves of B2B Alternative Lending and What’s NextOriginally published February 22, 2022 A lot has happened since my last blog post, Women of Color in Fintech including me moving back to NYC from London, starting my last semester at Columbia, and pouring every single free minute of my life into finding a job at a fintech venture…6 min read6 min read
Dec 16, 2022Women of Color in FinTech: We ExistOriginally published November 15, 2021 After I finished my interview with Jason Shuman, Partner at Primary Venture Partners, I found myself going over the conversation, how it went, and whether my questions were thoughtful enough, when it dawned on me! …8 min read8 min read
Dec 13, 2022One Year of VC Unleashed: Musings on Equity in Venture CapitalWritten by Michelle Dhansinghani & Tanvi Lal It’s been over a year since we officially launched VC Unleashed and we’re spectacularly proud of our progress… An active and engaged community of over 250 BIPOC MBAs — with numbers constantly growing. 80+ attendees at our inaugural VC Unleashed Conference and 200+ attendees at our national happy hour celebrations — featuring VC badasses like Mike Devlin, Ashley Ramirez, Abir Liben…Venture Capital6 min readVenture Capital6 min read
Mar 18, 2022Unlocking inclusion for women of color in web3By Michelle Dhansinghani, Audrey Handem, Adetola Olatunji , Sharlene Guiriba, Shazia Hasan Originally published on March 18, 2022 On International Women’s Day, Bain Capital Crypto enthusiastically announced its new investment team with a collage of photos revealing that its new lineup consisted solely of men. Women in all corners of…4 min read4 min read
Oct 11, 2021The Sexy World of Fintech: My Attempt to Break It Down by Speaking to Top Investors — Michelle UnpluggedOver the summer, I had the privilege to work with some of the smartest investors in NYC at Primary Venture Partners. Somehow the stars aligned and Ben Sun, Founding General Partner and investor in Coupang, mentored me. YES, y’all my ancestors are out here fighting for me!!! …Fintech4 min readFintech4 min read
