Fintech
Global sponsorship from Atlantic to help innovate for fintech startups
Today, Fintech sandboxa non-profit organization that provides early-stage fintech startups around the world free access to critical datasets and infrastructure through its Data Access Residency, announced the addition of Global Atlantic Financial Group (Global Atlantic) to its group of sponsors and received a generous grant of $150,000. Global Atlantic joins a prestigious group of organizations contributing to Fintech Sandbox’s mission of providing a collaborative community and support system for entrepreneurs.
“We are thrilled that Global Atlantic has committed to sponsoring Fintech Sandbox and our efforts to further innovate in financial services by supporting fintech entrepreneurs and startups,” said Sarah Biller, co-founder of Fintech Sandbox. “Global Atlantic shares our goal and vision to provide our members with access to critical datasets, infrastructure and platform services, as well as the community, that will help fuel further fintech innovation to solve the challenges of today and beyond ”.
Global Atlantic is a leading insurance company serving the retirement and life insurance needs of individuals and institutions. In 2022, the organization launched the Global Atlantic Foundation, which demonstrates its commitment to community service, a key part of the company’s culture and identity. The Fintech Sandbox grant will help startups and entrepreneurs access traditionally expensive datasets and infrastructure to help them build great products and companies.
“Our support of small businesses and the communities they serve is at the heart of the Global Atlantic Foundation,” said Padma Elmgart, Chief Technology Officer at Global Atlantic. “Fintech Sandbox is aligned with the same philosophy and mission, and we are pleased to join them in providing crucial support to entrepreneurs. By offering secure, controlled access to data, as well as networking opportunities and many other resources, we can help small businesses with what they need to thrive in today’s challenging economic environment.”
By aligning with Fintech Sandbox, sponsors unlock unique opportunities that strengthen their business development initiatives, increase brand visibility and improve talent management, all while gaining a front row seat to the latest fintech trends and insights. The mutual learning process between startups and sponsors allows everyone involved to grow and shape their understanding of innovation and accelerated growth, and allows startups to thrive in the organization’s Data Access Residency.
Fintech Sandbox fosters innovation in the financial sector by making data and infrastructure available to early-stage fintech startups when access to this data has the greatest impact. Fintech Sandbox startups, in return, collaborate with current and former residents, sharing learnings and progress to benefit the broader fintech ecosystem. For more information about our data partners, please visit https://fintechsandbox.org/data-partners.
Global Atlantic joins Fintech Sandbox’s current annual sponsors, which include Commonwealth, EY, F-Prime Capital, Fidelity Labs, Goodwin, MCS Group, MassMutual, Morrison Foerster, Rise, created by Barclays, and Slalom.