Interview

December 4, 2019

Why these "three old French men" launched a fintech to help millennials save

A former Bank of America exec has cofounded a savings app for the next generation. The business model looks promising, but will millennials take interest?


Isabel Woodford

4 min read

Young, baby-faced founders are the emblem of today's tech space. Indeed, conference attendees can be overheard complaining that they feel more like graduate fairs than cutting edge gatherings.

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