The new Stena fintechXstudio, an early-stage incubator and accelerator was created to support student fintech entrepreneurs

新成立的Stena fintechXstudio是一个早期孵化器和加速器，旨在支持学生fintech创业者

SALT LAKE CITY, June 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Entrepreneurs passionate about changing financial services, now have a new way to supercharge a business or idea: the Stena fintechXstudio. The studio is an early stage fintech incubator and accelerator for students and recent alumni from all colleges and universities within the state of Utah..

盐湖城，2024年6月18日/PRNewswire/——热衷于改变金融服务的企业家们现在有了一种新的方式来推动一项业务或想法：Stena fintechXstudio。该工作室是犹他州所有学院和大学的学生和近期校友的早期金融科技孵化器和加速器。。

The first of its kind in Utah, the studio provides entrepreneurs access to advisors, office space in the historic hardware building in downtown Salt Lake City, startup funding, business services and a broad network of fintech experts to help grow their businesses. The program lasts a year, providing cohort companies the runway to iterate and grow their fintech solution. .

该工作室是犹他州首家此类工作室，为企业家提供咨询服务、盐湖城市中心历史悠久的硬件建筑中的办公空间、创业资金、商业服务以及广泛的金融科技专家网络，以帮助他们发展业务。该计划持续一年，为同类公司提供了迭代和发展其fintech解决方案的跑道。。

The studio is part of a broader effort to make Utah a hub for fintech excellence. The studio has partnered with the University of Utah's Stena Center for Financial Technology, that was launched in January 2023 with the support of the Stena Foundation a total funding commitment of up to $65 million over the next 10 years..

。该工作室与犹他大学斯泰纳金融技术中心（Stena Center for Financial Technology）合作，该中心于2023年1月在斯泰纳基金会（Stena Foundation）的支持下成立，未来10年的总资金承诺高达6500万美元。。

'This incubator and accelerator will build on the success of the fintech community in Utah and will become a major hub for ongoing financial technology innovation and real economic impact,' said Steve Smith, chairman of the Stena Foundation and a seasoned fintech entrepreneur.

Stena基金会主席、经验丰富的fintech企业家史蒂夫·史密斯（SteveSmith）说，这个孵化器和加速器将以犹他州fintech社区的成功为基础，并将成为持续金融技术创新和实际经济影响的主要中心。

'The fintechXstudio combines young entrepreneurs' energy and creativity with deep fintech industry expertise to generate high performing fintech companies,' said Ryan Christiansen, executive director of the Stena Center for Financial Technology. 'The studio is a great opportunity to accelerate innovation and place Utah at the forefront of global fintech excellence.'.

Stena金融技术中心（Stena Center for Financial Technology）执行董事瑞安·克里斯蒂安森（RyanChristiansen）说，fintechXstudio将年轻企业家的活力和创造力与深厚的金融技术行业专业知识相结合，打造出高绩效的金融技术公司该工作室是一个很好的机会，可以加速创新，并将犹他州置于全球金融科技卓越的前沿。”。

Over 160,000 people are employed by the finance and technology industries in Utah. The state has a history of successful fintech innovation with companies like Galileo, Divvy, and Finicity all calling Salt Lake City home and employing a significant number of people.

犹他州的金融和技术行业雇用了16万多人。该州有着成功的金融科技创新历史，伽利略（Galileo）、迪维（Divvy）和Finicity等公司都将盐湖城作为自己的家乡，并雇佣了大量员工。

Utah's government, university and fintech industry leaders have come together accelerate fintech growth through initiatives like the Stena Center for Financial Technology and the fintechXstudio. The hope is the number of fintech companies created in Utah will substantially increase in the coming months and years..

犹他州政府、大学和金融科技行业的领导者已经通过Stena金融技术中心和fintechXstudio等举措共同加速了金融科技的发展。人们希望在未来数月和数年内，犹他州创建的金融科技公司数量将大幅增加。。

The studio's physical office space is an important aspect of the broader mission to build fintech in Utah and Salt Lake City. Over 40% of fintech companies in Utah are in Salt Lake County. The goal of housing the studio downtown is to give a place where founders can scale businesses and participate in the city's business ecosystem, thereby continuing the growth of fintech in Salt Lake City.

该工作室的实际办公空间是在犹他州和盐湖城建设fintech的更广泛使命的一个重要方面。犹他州超过40%的金融科技公司位于盐湖县。在市中心建造工作室的目标是为创始人提供一个可以扩展业务并参与城市商业生态系统的地方，从而继续盐湖城金融科技的发展。

The location also provides easy access to the freeway, public transportation, restaurants and other businesses..

该位置还提供了通往高速公路、公共交通、餐厅和其他企业的便捷通道。。

The 2024 inaugural studio cohort is comprised of four companies across the fintech ecosystem. From sending healthcare payments across the globe to financial tools for non-profits, the founders are committed to building innovative and inclusive financial services products. Meet the 2024 fintechXstudio cohort companies:  .

2024年成立的工作室团队由fintech生态系统中的四家公司组成。从在全球范围内支付医疗保健费用到为非营利组织提供金融工具，创始人致力于构建创新和包容性的金融服务产品。与2024家fintechXstudio同类公司会面：。

Benji CardBenji Card was created to streamline healthcare payments and simplify transactions. As price transparency in healthcare becomes more prevalent, people are shopping and negotiating for the best rates through cash-pay or self-pay discounts. Through Benji Card's free platform, healthcare plans can issue pre-funded, virtual credit cards to their members for approved medical expenses..

本吉卡本吉卡旨在简化医疗保健支付和简化交易。随着医疗保健价格透明度的日益普遍，人们正在购物，并通过现金支付或自费折扣来协商最佳价格。。。

Founder and CEO Cory Morin is motivated by the potential to simply healthcare for consumers. 'What drives me every day is sparking change in our complicated healthcare system and to help people pay for their care,' he said. 'We want everyone to be able to stress less about the money and focus more on receiving great care.

创始人兼首席执行官科里·莫林（CoryMorin）的动力来自于为消费者提供简单医疗保健的潜力他说，每天驱使我的是我们复杂的医疗保健系统发生变化，并帮助人们支付医疗费用我们希望每个人都能够减少对金钱的压力，更加专注于接受精心照顾。

Through Benji Card, we're doing that – we hope to make a lasting impact.'.

通过本吉卡，我们正在这样做——我们希望产生持久的影响。”。

DevoteDevote is an all-in-one financial platform tailored to nonprofits. They strive to empower nonprofits by streamlining their expense management processes. The devote card and software facilitates expense tracking, allows for transaction-level spend control, automates sales tax refunds, streamlines receipt collection and storage, and more..

DevetteDevote是一个为非营利组织量身定制的多功能金融平台。他们努力通过简化费用管理流程来授权非营利组织。专用卡和软件有助于费用跟踪，允许交易级支出控制，自动化销售退税，简化收据收集和存储等。。

CEO and Co-founder Bryce Hansen is motivated to provide nonprofits access to a complete suite of financial products, so they can focus on what they do best. 'We want to provide a toolkit to nonprofits that simplifies financial services so they can focus on making a meaningful impact,' said Hansen. 'Every day I am motivated by the potential of our product to empower and accelerate a nonprofit's growth.'   .

首席执行官兼联合创始人布莱斯·汉森（BryceHansen）的动机是为非营利组织提供一整套金融产品，以便他们能够专注于自己最擅长的领域汉森说，我们希望为非营利组织提供一个工具包，简化金融服务，使其能够专注于产生有意义的影响每天我都被我们产品的潜力所激励，以增强和加速非营利组织的发展。”。

One Health +A digital health pass that allows individuals to prepay for healthcare in different countries, One Health + was created to make basic healthcare services more accessible. Powered by blockchain technology, the platform is designed to provide transparency, security, and efficiency in healthcare payments..

One Health+数字健康通行证允许个人在不同国家提前支付医疗费用，One Health+旨在使基本医疗服务更容易获得。该平台以区块链技术为动力，旨在为医疗保健支付提供透明度、安全性和效率。。

CEO and founder Osei Boateng started the company inspired by his experiences in rural Ghana, where he witnessed health disparities firsthand. 'My goal with OneHealth+ is to eliminate financial barriers to timely healthcare access, ensuring that everyone can receive the care they need when they need it,' Boateng said.

首席执行官兼创始人奥塞·博阿滕（OseiBoateng）在加纳农村的经历启发下创办了这家公司，他亲眼目睹了健康差距博阿滕说，我与OneHealth+的目标是消除及时获得医疗保健的财务障碍，确保每个人都能在需要时获得所需的护理。

'The vision behind OneHealth+ is grounded in the belief that every life deserves equitable access to prompt, high-quality healthcare.'.

“OneHealth+背后的愿景基于这样的信念，即每个生命都应该公平地获得及时，高质量的医疗保健。”。

StenaverseA platform that powers fan engagement experiences for college sports in partnership with universities, Stenaverse is reimagining the college game day experience in more ways than one.

StenaverseA平台为大学体育的球迷参与体验提供动力与大学合作，Stenaverse正在以多种方式重新想象大学比赛日的体验。

CEO and co-founder Kate Van Wagoner is driven by the fragmented experiences that exist in the market today around collegiate fan engagement. 'When you look at the current technology, there's nothing that provides the simple and seamless consumer experience we're providing,' she said. 'It's exciting to be part of changing the user experience for such a large segment of the population.'.

首席执行官兼联合创始人凯特·范瓦格纳（KateVanWagoner）受到当今市场上围绕大学生粉丝参与的零散体验的驱动她说，从目前的技术来看，没有什么能提供我们所提供的简单而无缝的消费者体验能够参与改变如此大一部分人群的用户体验，真是令人兴奋。”。

For more information about the fintechXstudio or to get involved with the program, visit stenafintechxstudio.com.

有关fintechXstudio的更多信息或参与该计划，请访问stenafintechxstudio.com。

About the fintechXstudio Stena fintechXstudio is a startup incubator and accelerator for students and recent alumni from all colleges and universities within the state of Utah. Founded by successful fintech entrepreneurs, the studio is helping the next generation of fintech founders scale faster and sharpen their product vision.

关于fintechXstudio Stena fintechXstudio是犹他州所有学院和大学的学生和近期校友的创业孵化器和加速器。该工作室由成功的fintech企业家创建，旨在帮助下一代fintech创始人更快地扩大规模，提高产品愿景。

The fintechXstudio is a separate and independent entity that is not associated with the University of Utah. The University of Utah does not assume liability for the content, practices or services provided by the fintechXstudio, including investment decisions.Learn more at https://stenafintechxstudio.com..

fintechXstudio是一个独立的实体，与犹他大学无关。犹他大学不对fintechXstudio提供的内容、实践或服务（包括投资决策）承担责任。了解更多信息，请访问https://stenafintechxstudio.com..

About the Stena Center for Financial Technology The Stena Center for Financial Technology at the University of Utah unites education and industry to accelerate financial innovation and inclusion. It is a collaborative effort of the David Eccles School of Business, the John and Marcia Price College of Engineering and the S.J.

关于Stena金融技术中心犹他大学的Stena金融技术中心将教育和工业结合起来，以加速金融创新和包容性。这是大卫·埃克尔斯商学院、约翰·普莱斯工程学院和S.J.的合作成果。

Quinney School of Law. Organized as an interdisciplinary effort, the center provides workshops, labs, research, an annual conference and other projects and programs for students, faculty and industry partners. The center collaborates with university faculty to bring together fintech learning, scholarship, innovation, entrepreneurship and knowledge sharing.

昆尼法学院。该中心是一个跨学科的组织，为学生、教师和行业合作伙伴提供研讨会、实验室、研究、年会和其他项目和计划。该中心与大学教师合作，将金融科技学习、奖学金、创新、创业和知识共享汇集在一起。

It fosters an intersection of education and industry to accelerate advances in fintech in the areas of research, commercialization, applied learning and incubation of new ideas and businesses. The center was launched with vision and support from the Stena Foundation, which was founded by University of Utah alumni Steve and Jana Smith to help people thrive by solving big problems.

它促进了教育和工业的交叉，以加速金融技术在研究、商业化、应用学习以及新思想和新业务孵化领域的进步。该中心是在Stena基金会的愿景和支持下成立的，Stena基金会由犹他大学校友Steve和Jana Smith创立，旨在通过解决大问题来帮助人们茁壮成长。

Learn more at stena.utah.edu..

了解更多信息，请访问犹他州的斯泰纳。。

SOURCE Stena Foundation

来源：Stena基金会