The fintech space has witnessed significant growth in recent years – marrying tech and finance to simplify a lot of processes for businesses and people like you and me. Here are five fintech apps that you can bank on.
In an effort to tap into Africa’s growing millennial base, Nigerian fintech startup, Piggybank.ng, aims to help people increase savings – through plans that cater to both low and middle-income Nigerians. Savers don’t incur any upfront fees and may deposit as little as a dollar a day, and are discouraged from withdrawing their savings until an agreed date by charging an early withdrawal fee of 5%. What’s the interest you gain? Depending on the duration and type of investment, you can expect to accrue anywhere between 10-12.5%.
3. Square Cash
With over 7 million active users, Square Inc’s cryptocurrency-integrated payments app,Ā Cash, has enjoyed staggering growth recently. The app simplified payment transfers – if you want to transfer money to a friend, all you have to do is send an email to the friend with the amount, and ccĀ cash@square.com. This move just wiped away the need to create an account or look up bank account details. All it requires is your debit card number.
4. BudgetBakers
BudgetBakers’ popular personal finance app, Wallet, helps users track their expenses and allows them to integrate multiple accounts into the app – if you need to add more than three accounts, a small fee is charged. The app provides your expense details across a bunch of useful charts, reports and lending records.
5. Google Wallet
Google jumped the payments space and came out with something packed with great perks – transfer payments with a single tap, coupons to grab bargains, completely paperless and it works across some of the biggest stores like Macy’s, Subway, and outlets that permit MasterCard, Visa, Discover and American Express.
I was looking around Google for an old article on tax strategies and this five-year old video of myself happened to pop up.
Iām interviewing a tax expert about how real estate investors avoid paying taxesin perpetuityāAND how everyday citizens can do the same thing.
(Real estateāour TEMPLE I and TEMPLE II projects includedāhas a number of tax benefits savvy investors have capitalized on for years, including Opportunity Zone breaks and 10-year tax abatements.)
Thereās the 1031 exchange, of course, which Iāve shared with you guys before.
Just to refresh your memory, the 1031 Exchange allows you to roll over gains from your last project into a new property TAX FREEāas long as said property is worth the same or more.
But thereās ANOTHER TAX LOOPHOLE that can take your portfolio to an entirely new level by splitting your capital gains into MULTIPLE properties.
PS: In our next update, Iām going to break down how real estate moguls get paid from their propertiesā¦tax free. š PPS: If you want to learn how to implement generational wealth strategies like this one, you can join our NYCE wealth academy (TRIBE U) here.
If thereās anything the pandemic taught us, itās that the paradigm of āofficeā and āworkspaceā has been shaken to its CORE.
Universities are teaching via Zoom, court dates are done virtually, FULLY REMOTE businesses are valued at $1B+, and legitimate Inc. 5000 startups are run fromā¦wherever. š²
This is my office for the dayā¦
I am actually running our business from the beach, typing this from here.
Itās 4:28 pm CET, which means itās 10:28 am EST and I am CRUSHING my to-do list.
(And the team will continue to crush it while Iām asleep. Thatās the š)
Having team members in all the main time zones gives us a 24-hour work cycle vs. 9-5/eight-hour on-the-clock performance.
This means we get 3x the productivity of a similar company. š„
Let me repeat thatā¦3x PRODUCTIVITY vs. our competitors.
Meanwhile our project management software grants us 24-hour TEAM-WIDE connectivity that tracks all tasks and lets us know if productivity dips even a little bit.
There is ALWAYS someone senior awake. It could be Martin in Barcelonaā¦Nat in New Yorkā¦Vineet & Arif in New Delhi.
Well, the first step is to have an actual side hustle youāre launching. Not just an idea, a validated business.
MAJOR KEY: Do NOT spend money until youāve made your FIRST DOLLAR! šššš
(You can catch a replay Business Launch masterclass here and see TRIBE member Nessa launched her business on the spot and got her first $45K client shortly after.)
One of the easiest ways to start is with Airbnbāyou can start that in 10 minutes. Literally. (Hereās a guide if you need it.)
Once you have your business, you build a virtual infrastructure (you really just need two softwares, which are FREE), manage the team accordingly and run the business from there.
Iām gonna put together a step-by-step video breakdown this weekend inside the new TRIBE U on the FIVE key things you need to do this for YOURSELF. šµ š
From what software to use, how to build a team, how to keep.
In the meantime, drop a comment if youāre ready to build some wealth and any questions if you want moreā¦
Letās get to work. š
PS: If you canāt be bothered with video and just wanna get to work, weāre hosting a TRIBE U workshopthat will help you get this process started on the spot. Itās $479 $49. š„
Investor and popular Instagram influencer Philip Michael says new fintechs need to take greater responsibility for their younger traders.Ā
āPromoting financial literacy is a must, but encouraging risky gambling is reckless,ā Philip Michael, NYCE CEO, says.Ā
In 2020, a 20-year-old Robinhood trader killed himself after engaging in risky options trading and seeing his balance $730,000 in the red, leading to a wrongful death lawsuit against the investment app.
āThe main apps onboard as many new users as humanly possible, but thereās really no educational process,ā Michael says, āand these first-time investors are left to figure things out on their own.ā
NYCEāa fintech focused on creating wealth for minoritiesāwants to create 100,000 millionaires through real estate investments and wealth education.
Through its app, investors can own shares in apartment complexes for as little as $100.
Since launching, NYCE has set records for most new first-time BIPOC real estate owners, buying over 1500 apartments in the pandemic and splitting ownership with its investor crowd.
Once investors are in, NYCE automatically enrolls investors in an online wealth academy (TRIBE) that teaches basic wealth principles, responsible investing and how to spot irregular fads like altcoins and meme stocks.
āBecoming a millionaire is a function of time and habit, not luck and one-time scores,ā Michael says. āThe micro-investments are really just the gateway drug to that wealth mindset.ā
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