Congratulations to our very own Chief Technology Officer, Kelly Uphoff, for being recognized as a finalist in this year’s Finovate Awards Innovator of the Year category! This recognition highlights Kelly's leadership and the work Tala is doing in creating innovative solutions to provide financial access for the Global Majority.
Tala
Financial Services
Santa Monica, California 49,204 followers
Unleashing the economic power of the global majority.
About us
Tala is the first financial platform for the Global Majority. Our leading money app bridges digital and cash ecosystems to deliver instant access to credit, payments, savings, and transfer services to millions of customers on three continents. Powered by advanced technology and human creativity, Tala is reinventing financial infrastructure to solve what legacy institutions can’t or won’t, in order to unlock global economic progress. Tala has raised nearly half a billion dollars in investments and debt, backed by leading venture and impact investors including Upstart, the Stellar Development Foundation, RPS Ventures, the J. Safra Group, IVP, Revolution Growth, Lowercase Capital, and PayPal Ventures. Tala has been named to Fortune’s Impact 20, CNBC’s Disruptor 50 list four years in a row, and Forbes’ Fintech 50 list for eight consecutive years. Tala’s impact has been highlighted by the New York Times, NPR, Forbes, the Financial Times, the Wall Street Journal and TED, among others. Tala is headquartered in Santa Monica with offices in Nairobi, Manila, Mexico City, and Bangalore.
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http://tala.co
External link for Tala
- Industry
- Financial Services
- Company size
- 501-1,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Santa Monica, California
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2011
- Specialties
- Mobile Technology, Credit Scores, Financial Inclusion, Big Data, Economic Development, Direct Lending, Emerging Markets, Data Science, Risk Analytics, and Fintech
Locations
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1633 26th St
Santa Monica, California 90404, US
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Employees at Tala
Updates
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We're proud to announce Damier Xandrine has joined Tala as our new Chief Legal Officer. Learn more in Fortune's Broadsheet. 👇
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We're proud our senior leadership team consists of 80% women and our board is majority women as well. But we shouldn't be an anomaly in the tech industry. Our CEO, Shivani Siroya, shares why it's so important to ensure diversity in decision-making roles. 👇
The Information's The Briefing recently highlighted the lack of women leadership in tech. I’m disheartened to see these stats because I know it doesn’t have to be this way. Like Jessica E. Lessin says, “Pushing away half the world’s population will weaken your businesses and your customer bases. You don’t have to lower your bar to attract female talent. But you do have to work harder.” This is a natural priority at Tala. Because of the nature of our work at and the markets we work in, diversity is a requirement to solve our problem successfully, but this needs to be second nature across the industry as well. We all must ensure diversity in decision-making roles. This requires persistence and a genuine commitment to change. It transcends mere compliance with quotas; it's about recognizing the potential of every person.
Why Women Are Disappearing From Tech
theinformation.com
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We are thrilled to share Tala has been named one of the world's top fintech companies by CNBC and Statista! This recognition is a testament to the hard work, dedication, and innovative spirit of our entire global team. Together, we’re reinventing the future of finance and unleashing the economic power of the Global Majority. https://lnkd.in/eb-eGkX7
The world's top 250 fintech companies: 2024
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Our Chief Technology Officer, Kelly Uphoff, is headed to Collision Conf! Be sure to catch her panel tomorrow as she joins Prem Natarajan, PhD, Capital One's Chief Scientist and Head of AI, to discuss the power of AI in finance. Read more in this Cointelegraph article: gotala.co/Collision #CollisionConf
Collision 2024: Unveiling fintech's future at North America's premier tech event
cointelegraph.com
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I’m excited to be speaking on stage with Capital One's Prem Natarajan, PhD at #CollisionConf on AI & financial inclusion. Reach out if you’ll be there!
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We believe in putting power in customers' hands. It's how we design our products, and core to why we exist. Our CEO and Founder, Shivani Siroya, joined Inc. Magazine's For Starters with Alexa von Tobel. They unpack: 🌟 how we reimagined financial infrastructure to serve a new population 📍 why user experience must be at the heart of product development 🤝 the importance of building trust with customers (and how we do it!)
How to Understand Your Users with Shivani Siroya of Tala
inc.com
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AI has the power to transform the financial system. At Tala, we're making sure that transformation includes the Global Majority. Lauren Pruneski, our SVP of Brand, spoke at A.Team's Future of Finance Salon about how Tala is leveraging AI to underwrite the underbanked at scale, expand access to capital, and build financial health with tailored financial solutions.
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Tala realizó una encuesta global a mujeres emprendedoras en países como México, Kenia y Filipinas. Los hallazgos de la encuesta revelan que las mujeres enfrentan más obstáculos para acceder a productos financieros, lo cual representa un reto importante a superar, pues hasta 70% de las mexicanas logran impulsar sus negocios gracias a los créditos que brindan plataformas digitales. Business Insider México detalla la información en el siguiente artículo. 👇
70% de emprendedoras logran su negocio con préstamos digitales
https://businessinsider.mx
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We’re proud to be recognized by Chief as a leader shaping the future of business with resilience. Learn how we’re defining a new era of leadership here: https://lnkd.in/e2fKuy6k
Tala - The New Era of Leadership
https://thenewera.chief.com