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Biden Signs Executive Order on Digital Assets, Including Cryptocurrencies
Earlier this month, President Biden signed an Executive Order on digital assets including cryptocurrency, representing the first ever whole-of-government approach to address the benefits and risks of digital assets and their underlying technology. “The rise in digital...
98% of Afterpay Customers Repaid BNPL Loans in 2021
Nearly all Afterpay users paid back their installments in 2021, Block CFO Amrita Ahuja told CNBC when questioned about the company’s acquisition of the “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) service. 98 percent of users repaid their loans by the end of the year, which is the...
Raskin Withdraws Fed Nomination After Manchin Announces Opposition
Lisa Bloom Raskin, nominated by President Biden to serve on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and as its Vice Chair of Supervision, has withdrawn her nomination after Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) announced that he would not vote to confirm her. With no support...
Why NAFSA?
There are more than 570 federally-recognized tribes in the United States, many of whom are spread across in diverse areas. This has left a need for other tribal economic development opportunities to create sustainability and jobs on Native American reservations.
Tribal Financial Services:
Create jobs & economic development on tribal lands
Increase the financial independence of tribes
Deploy sovereignty & bolster tribal self-determination
The Impact of Tribal Financial Services
Coming from a history of staggering unemployment rates, limited opportunities, and lack of access to fundamental resources, Native American tribes began online lending businesses to create real change for the future. Internet commerce has been a vehicle for supporting economic growth, tribal services, and tribal development. These are their stories.
Our Mission
To advocate for tribal sovereignty, promote responsible financial services, and provide better economic opportunity in Indian Country for the benefit of tribal communities.
To protect and preserve the sovereignty of Native American tribes while offering an unprecedented opportunity for tribal economic growth
Growing opportunity for Indian Country in the financial services industry
Advancing financial literacy in tribal communities
