Scott Astrada

Finance and Banking policy Professional | Consumer Financial Protection| Fintech | Law & Society | Views/tweets are my own

[American Fintech Council @FintechPolicyUS]

The group, which debuted March 3, added 10 new members to its roster on Monday, including Varo and Green Dot. It also launched a Community Advisory Board intended to help promote responsible practices in the fintech industry. #FintechUnited @AmerBanker
 https://t.co/hxNjXFv6kv

[American Fintech Council @FintechPolicyUS]

We are pleased to announce the formation of the #AFC #AmericanFintechCouncil by members of the Marketplace Lending Association (MLA), @OLPI_Staff and other key companies at the forefront of responsible financial innovation #CheckUsOut https://t.co/1nYA88pD5o

[Victoria Guida @vtg2]

NEW: The Marketplace Lending Association and the Online Lending Policy Institute have merged to form the American Fintech Council, open to members that support “responsible innovation,” including a 36% APR cap on the cost of loans.
https://t.co/vKDt0aeH6m

[Fintech Talents @FintechTalents]

ROCKSTAR SPEAKER ALERT 💥 Hear from @ScottAstrada, Director of Public Policy & Social Impact, @Affirm at #FTT20Virtual North America on September 9th (EST.) Register your interest here - https://t.co/kUxqmXdbJ9 @VCInnovations @moyle_l @VCInnovations @psb_dc @leimer

[Scott Astrada @ScottAstrada]

An exciting day here at @Affirm! Today, we announced our exclusive partnership with @Shopify to power their Shop Pay installments product in the United States. Together, we’ll bring consumers a better way to pay, and help businesses thrive in this new reality.!

[Max Levchin @mlevchin]

I’m excited (and humbled) to announce a monumental moment for @Affirm: we are partnering with @Shopify to exclusively power Shop Pay Installments in the U.S. (1/3)

[Scott Astrada @ScottAstrada]

The Enduring Problem of the Race-Blind Reasonable Person | ACS https://t.co/J0segsYYFS
#conlaw #law #criticallegalstudies

[Scott Astrada @ScottAstrada]

@NothiasT @DigCivSoc @ncadranel @JasmineMcNealy @NicoleOzer @kwainscott @alixtrot congrats! Def looking forward to reading!

[Scott Astrada @ScottAstrada]

Last year, I participated in one of the working groups that informed this report. Excited to read the final report!
#alternativedata #creditscore #credit #lending

[Melissa Koide @melissakoide]

I’m pleased to announce that FinRegLab has released its third research report, “The Use of Cash-Flow Data in Underwriting Credit: Market Context & Policy Analysis.” The report’s market snapshots and policy analyses were informed by more than 80 represent…https://t.co/8mBgtcOiBB

[Scott Astrada @ScottAstrada]

day 2 @element_ai discussing AI, tech and civil society. Part of the World Economic Forum initiative for partnering with civil society #tech #ArtificialIntelligence #CivilSocietyCooperation #fintech

[Online Lending Policy Institute @OLPI_Staff]

Our first panel of the day discussing Bank-Fintech Partnerships w/ @ScottAstrada of @Affirm, #EileenNewhall of #CA #StateSenate, @MLADirector, #EllenHarnick of @CRLONLINE moderated by @kevinwack of @AmerBanker #OLPICalifornia

[Philadelphia Fed @philadelphiafed]

Christopher Feeney of @bankpolicy discusses choosing the best fintech partners for your business with panelists Paul Gu @Upstart, Kathryn Van Nuys @awscloud, Campbell Gibson @Avant_US, @ScottAstrada @Affirm, Mike Kinane @TDBank_US, & Brian Martin @blendlabsinc. #PHLFintech

[Online Lending Policy Institute @OLPI_Staff]

Last panel before we all get a cocktail thanks to @Affirm, who are also on panel discussing #AI and #AlternativeData with @Upstart, @KabbageInc @FICO and #AFR moderated by @ElleBeyoud of @BLaw

[Scott Astrada @ScottAstrada]

Only a couple weeks away from OLPI’s annual summit. #fintech #ArtificialIntelligence #fairlending

[Digital Civil Society Lab @DigCivSoc]

Six days left to apply to our non-resident fellowship for social sector practitioners: https://t.co/uC4jJ0VDVI @p2173 @ncadranel @JasmineMcNealy @alixtrot @NicoleOzer @kwainscott @ScottAstrada @seanmmcdonald @tracyannkosa @levjoy @RadioFreeAsha

[Digital Civil Society Lab @DigCivSoc]

Have questions about the Non-Resident Fellowship? Curious what current and former fellows are building? Learn more here: https://t.co/uC4jJ0VDVI @alixtrot @ncadranel @ScottAstrada @JasmineMcNealy @kwainscott @NicoleOzer @levjoy @tracyannkosa @RadioFreeAsha @seanmmcdonald @p2173

[Digital Civil Society Lab @DigCivSoc]

DCSL fellow @ScottAstrada is exploring 'regulatory sandboxes" in #fintech innovations for financial inclusion. What's a regulatory sandbox? Watch: https://t.co/NF1fx9piO9

[Tiq @TiqChapa108]

#AspenLatinos

Thank you @jpmorgan
@BankofAmerica @Surdna_Fndn @Target @NBCUniversal & many others for sponsoring this great 2019 Aspen Institute Forum!

Excited to see the Aspen Latino team grow their efforts and team @AspenInstitute
@Abbeyny @mg_samaniego @ScottAstrada