Jimmy Chen

Founder/CEO at @ThePropelApp. Modern, respectful fintech for Americans w/ low income. Ex-FB, LinkedIn, Stanford. Also: sports, puns, dogs

[Jimmy Chen @jimmychen]

Congrats @emv52 on receiving the ECC Impact Award! Gina P and Ellen T presenting the award and giving Ellen V her well deserved praise

[Jimmy Chen @jimmychen]

.@ThePropelApp is giving $1 million in emergency cash to SNAP households, as part of a fund we're creating w/ @GiveDirectly to help families through the shutdown

https://t.co/cLHkcsXHIE

Money will go to families w children and low/0 income on the day they miss their deposits

[Andrew Yang🧢⬆️🇺🇸 @AndrewYang]

How do 42 million people on food stamps experience their interactions with government? @jimmychen founder of @ThePropelApp joins https://t.co/PjWTwI77T1 to discuss how the little things add up.

[Jimmy Chen @jimmychen]

Loved getting to talk with @AndrewYang about our work at Propel! He's long been a hero of mine - a true innovator in government and technology that has sparked critical national conversations.

[Andrew Yang🧢⬆️🇺🇸 @AndrewYang]

How can we make government work better for people right now? @jimmychen founder of @ThePropelApp is helping millions of people navigate their benefits more easily. He joins https://t.co/PjWTwI7FIz to discuss his experience applying for food stamps.

[Dave Guarino @allafarce]

This was one of the less seen casualties of this last minute budget chaos.

Because of it, now if you're among the poorest Americans, and have your EBT benefits stolen electronically, you will not be reimbursed in the vast majority of states.

[Jimmy Chen @jimmychen]

Stoked to be doing an AMA on Reddit today!

https://t.co/cRWkxBL17E

[Propel @ThePropelApp]

It's a brand new day. Sound all the way up for this one.

https://t.co/eB7SE8wWWB

[Propel @ThePropelApp]

BREAKING: The Providers app is now Propel! After a decade of serving low-income Americans, we're unifying our company and app names.

Not changing: our commitment to helping households with low-incomes improve their financial health.

Read more: https://t.co/59D3yd7nUN

[Jimmy Chen @jimmychen]

@andrewe @RogueCfpb @AlexH_Johnson @FintechTakes @PolicyPitts @FDATAnorth The account most commonly used by low-income households should carry the same protections and privileges as those used by everyone else 🙃

I also support arguments re expanding account types (eg payroll or student loan)…but plenty of loud voices there. 40m Americans use EBT

[Jimmy Chen @jimmychen]

I grew up with PBS NewsHour on TV every night. Grateful to make an appearance last night to talk about Propel: https://t.co/AQb6uNV6Oj

[Sean Page ✊🏾🏳️‍🌈 @SeanPageTalent]

🚨 New Role Alert 🚨

@JoinProviders is hiring a new member of our People Ops team.

Ideally, we're looking to hire someone in NYC in a hybrid role but open to fully remote for the right experience and skillset! Salary range is $120-160K.

https://t.co/T896TFchhH

Apply today!

[Add Passion and Stir @AddPassionStir]

On the latest episode of #AddPassionAndStir, we hear from @jimmychen and @ofeklavian on how they are leveraging the power of technology to help individuals acquire access to government food benefits. Listen now at: https://t.co/HDLd9JqUWA 🎙️

[Tech:NYC @TechNYC]

Always fun to see how many New York-homegrown companies are included on lists like this (the number keeps growing)!

Congrats in particular to two Tech:NYC board members — @tryramp CEO @eglyman and @JoinProviders CEO @jimmychen — on making the list: https://t.co/yH1eflKkEF

[Jimmy Chen @jimmychen]

Excited to see our partnership with @votedotorg, which registered tens of thousands of SNAP recipients to vote, recognized by @anthemawards!

[Andrea Hailey @AndreaEHailey]

@votedotorg was recognized for our collab with Taylor for National Voter Reg Day, our partnership with @jimmychen + @JoinProviders for registering SNAP beneficiaries, and in Best use of Tech for our new What's On My Ballot tool👏 @anthemawards @billboard

https://t.co/5ASlk49DAH

[Ofek Lavian @OfekLavian]

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of our new e-book: "Harnessing the Power of SNAP EBT Online: Why Top Retailers are Investing" along with our incredible partners at @JoinProviders & @jimmychen.

We're excited to share insights that highlight the importance of accepting SNAP online with @joinforage and the tremendous opportunity it represents to unlock incremental growth while feeding low-income families.

Download the ebook here: https://t.co/jU2rbwlk4b

[Jimmy Chen @jimmychen]

Verifying that I'm jimmypropel on reddit!

[Jimmy Chen @jimmychen]

@allafarce 🙋‍♂️

Separately, the healthcare industry (including SDoH companies of various types) has natural business incentives for benefit enrollment. Aside from state contracting, what other business models do you see within the “not a lot”?

[Julie Yoo @julesyoo]

Healthcare x Fintech Opportunity Part II, feat.

@crsevern of @TurquoiseHC
@flottobrasil of @CedarNY
@andrewlangadams of @try_headway
@jimmychen of @JoinProviders
@fyietc of @CareByFirefly
Jade Chan of @JuniperPlatform

w @stephsmithio

https://t.co/nW0z4uFLdR

[Jimmy Chen @jimmychen]

In partnership with @ColumnTax this year, we helped Providers users claim $50m in refunds, and 40% of those who filed with us didn't file taxes last year.

Improving the tax experience is a huge opportunity to serve low-income families @FastCompany: https://t.co/K1kVwRuvkT

[Jimmy Chen @jimmychen]

@lessin If you’re worried about the government limiting what civilians buy, consider that 40 million Americans receive food stamp benefits on EBT cards, which are debit cards created to restrict SKUs