THE FINANCE PHENOM
Sarah Biller, Morgantown
Executive director at Vantage Ventures and co-founder of the FinTech Sandbox
CREDIT TO TRANSPARENCY
“I got into fintech—financial technology—during the credit crisis of 2008. During that time, it was a very different investing environment. Very opaque risks, and I knew I wanted to help create transparency in those risk structures. I took those lessons from the credit crisis and built a company.”
LIFE LESSONS
“They’re earnest lessons about community, helping others, and applying yourself. You get up every day with the intent of doing something, by and large, if you can do something good for others. I’m the co-founder of a not-for-profit called the FinTech Sandbox. It’s a regulatory framework that the Legislature passed unanimously in January 2020. We were the fourth state to do it, so we were very innovative. We provided a framework for lending and providing credit and financial literacy for Main Street businesses. It’s very exciting. It’s put West Virginia on the map to attract and retain these entrepreneurs. It helps us introduce new technology and ideas.”
RESOLVED TO SOLVE
“I’m passionate about solving problems. I’ve never met a problem that I don’t like. I’m inspired by really talented people in solving those problems.”
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