It took Ken Lian, the founder of the Pasadena-based fintech company Cheese Inc., almost four years to receive a bank’s approval for a credit card. After immigrating to the United States from China in 2008 to attend college, the young entrepreneur was deemed credit invisible. The company he founded out of Idealab Inc. two years ago aims to break down the barriers that immigrants face when attempting to access and build credit.
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Californians are bracing for Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) impending signoff on a seminal slate of rules that would require large companies to disclose both their greenhouse gas emissions and climate-related financial risk. “Any company located in California is well aware that it’s a first mover on climate, it’s a first mover on the minimum wage,”…
With the U.S. government on the brink of a shutdown, many are emphasizing the costs that will be incurred in delayed paychecks, stifled operations and even national security. But this is not just about shutting down the government but about shutting down democracy. If the House of Representatives was actually allowed to vote on a stopgap resolution, it would surely pass with bipartisan support.