Despite bringing invaluable global talent to the US, international students face a critical hurdle to higher education - student loans.
Immigrants face challenges when it comes to accessing credit when they come to the US; while in their home country they may have established a solid credit history, they now have to start from scratch; several fintech companies tackling this problem include Nova Credit, CreditStacks and Petal. Source
It all started with a cold LinkedIn message back in 2016. The co-founder of the (then) tiny startup Nova Credit,...
The company is called Majority and aims to support immigrants who lack credit history; they are planning to launch in...
Nova Credit has raised a $50 million Series B round; the company helps immigrants get access to credit in the...
Nova Credit will leverage its Credit Passport to help approve newcomers from Nigeria for the Vesti Card.
Nova provides credit scores to immigrants who lack a credit history in the United States; Ken Chenault, the former CEO...
Lend Academy interviews Misha Esipov, the CEO and co-founder of Nova Credit; Nova Credit was the winner of PitchIt @ LendIt USA 2017; the company has created the first ever international credit bureau primarily focused on immigrants. Source
Venture-backed Nova Credit set about developing an alternative to traditional credit analysis to empower borrowers and lenders.
Nova Credit is one of the leading fintechs today in the area of helping immigrants get access to credit in...