Fintech Impact

Summary:In this 108th episode of Fintech Impact, Jason Pereira, award-winning financial planner, university lecturer, writer, and host welcomes Daryl Hatton, Founder and CEO of Connection Point, to talk about Connection Point’s crowdfunding model, some major successes challenges the platform has faced, the psychology behind philanthropy, and more. Episode Highlights: ● 00:35: – Connection Point is a social commerce company that helps people crowdfund money for personal and professional/non-profit organizations. ● 02:50: – Connection Point began as a fundraising site for unregistered and non-charitable non-profits like children’s sports teams. ● 05:25: – They were one of the 30 companies included in Facebook’s beta for the Timeline feature to know how it worked ahead of time. ● 06:20: – The site allows companies and groups to use their own branding on their funding campaigns. ● 07:10: – The site includes technology called Coco Pay to allow companies to help potential customers cro