Ahead of LendIt FinTech USA, we talk to representatives of companies participating in this virtual event: Keith Grose, Head of UK and International at Plaid, Jillian Cohn, Partner at Mouro Capital (formerly Santander Innoventures), and Sean Hunter, CIO of OakNorth.With Keith, we talk about:Plaid's growth ambitions and plans, including the USRecap of the key use cases and target customers for PlaidOut of these, key products and services that Plaid focuses on when expanding internationally.Plaid's role in driving the evolution from open banking to open finance and how they see that playing out  The best way to find out what Plaid can do for a prospective client - demos, contacts, etc.Jillian explains:The rationale for the recent spin-off of Santander Innoventures and rebranding as Mouro CapitalSantander Innoventures and now Mouro Capital's investment philosophy and approachWhat Jilian likes most about her current role as Partner of Mouro Capital and whyJillian will be on the jury for the Lendit Awards - find out more how it works. Also, Jillian's colleague, Chris Gottschalk, will interview CEO and co-founder of the US alternative lender Upgrade, Mouro Capital's portfolio company from San Francisco, Renaud LaplancheSuccess stories from their portfolio: iZettle (Swedish payments company for SMEs acquired by PayPal) and Kabbage (being acquired by American Express), for exampleAppeal to interested parties to learn more about Mouro Capital and reach outand with Sean, we talk about:OakNorth focuses on lending to small businesses that are in the scale-up mode - why this particular segment?There are OakNorth platform and OakNorth Bank – why it makes sense for OakNorth to license their credit scoring methodology and platform to other banks?OakNorth's priorities regarding the home market, UK, Europe, and the United States?What do you need to do if you would like to apply for a loan with OakNorth? Conversely,  what to do if you would like to save with OakNorth?What's the best way to find out about your products and services and reach out?Register for LendIt FinTech USA here and use the discount code for Voice of FinTech listeners: VOICEOFFINTECH15

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