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title: 'Sila cofounder chats with Nasdaq about the state of fintech'
date: '2021-10-28T12:15:00-07:00'
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categories:
  - Oregon
  - Portland
  - Startups
tags:
  - cofounder
  - fintech
  - nasdaq
  - 'shamir karkal'
  - sila
  - simple
  - Startup
---

# Sila cofounder chats with Nasdaq about the state of fintech

Listen as Portland’s [Shamir Karkal](https://twitter.com/shamir_k), cofounder of fintech startup [Sila](https://silamoney.com/) and cofounder of Simple, [discusses the current state of fintech with Nasdaq](https://www.nasdaq.com/videos/where-the-hotspots-are-for-fintech-entrepreneurs-in-the-us-and-globally).

[![](https://i0.wp.com/siliconflorist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Screen-Shot-2021-10-28-at-12.09.07-PM.png?resize=776%2C457&ssl=1)](https://www.nasdaq.com/videos/where-the-hotspots-are-for-fintech-entrepreneurs-in-the-us-and-globally)