Thought Leaders in Financial Technology: Karthik Manimozhi, CEO of RentMoola (Part 6)

Sramana Mitra: There’s a reason I’m asking you about Seattle. Jeff Bezos has committed some significant amount of money to address homelessness in Seattle. I imagine that is something that is being tapped into to deal with their situation. Is that a model that can be scaled throughout the country? Given the size and scale

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Thought Leaders in Financial Technology: Karthik Manimozhi, CEO of RentMoola (Part 5)

Karthik Manimozhi: In many cases, the whole framework is working as designed. The problem is, it leaves too many people outside of the framework. We are looking at our range of landlord portfolios going to affordable housing where we expect a lot more support from local counties. They also have a responsibility to protect the

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Thought Leaders in Financial Technology: Karthik Manimozhi, CEO of RentMoola (Part 4)

Sramana Mitra: The COVID incidence is not a fault of their own. It’s a market failure. The question is, what happens after January, for instance when the eviction moratorium expires. COVID is not done. The economic impact is pretty dire. Karthik Manimozhi: It is. This is where different people take different routes. The renters are

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Thought Leaders in Financial Technology: Karthik Manimozhi, CEO of RentMoola (Part 3)

Sramana Mitra: If I understand correctly, what’s happening right now is that the mortgage companies are giving some relief to the property owners and the property owners are giving some relief to the renters. Then you have all the other factors like credit card payments and deferred payments that are getting saturated in this market.

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Thought Leaders in Financial Technology: Karthik Manimozhi, CEO of RentMoola (Part 2)

Karthik Manimozhi: COVID has created some real structural and institutional issues. Certain sections of the population are disproportionately affected by COVID than others. What we’ve seen is three waves hitting the rental market.

Thought Leaders in Financial Technology: Karthik Manimozhi, CEO of RentMoola (Part 1)

COVID-19 has disrupted people’s lives in unprecedented ways. The world is facing the prospect of mass homelessness as people have lost their jobs and face eviction by their landlords. https://www.sramanamitra.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/462nd-1Mby1M-Entrepreneurship-Podcast-With-Karthik-Manimozhi-RentMoola.mp3 This discussion delves into a powerful opportunity for FinTech to make a difference.

Thought Leaders in Financial Technology: Rich Longo, President of NXTSoft (Part 1)

NXTSoft is the Mulesoft for FinTech. Read on to understand the positioning better. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start by having you introduce yourself as well as NXTSoft. Rich Longo: I’m the Chief Strategy Officer and Division President of our data and connectivity business. NXTSoft is a data, connectivity, and cyber security business that is focused on

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Thought Leaders in Financial Technology: Expensify CEO David Barrett (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: What has changed in the market in the last six years? What are the big trends that are affecting your business? David Barrett: I would say the collapse of the conference industry. For a while, there were accounting conferences where everyone would show up and pitch, but all that fell apart.