MOCAFI, BLACK-FOUNDED & LED TECH FIRM, JOINS BIRMINGHAM NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES AND URBAN LEAGUE FOR FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT POP-UP

On Saturday, August 26th at 12PM, MoCaFi—a financial technology firm dedicated to expanding access to banking services for underserved communities—will host a financial empowerment pop-up event called “On Our Block” to engage with Birmingham communities on financial literacy. The event, sponsored by Truist, will feature a keynote panel on moving from renting to homeownership, with community leaders from the Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama, Birmingham Neighborhood Housing Services, Birmingham Housing Authority, Birmingham Urban League, and more. 

On Our Block events are free and open to interested residents and includes food from Simone Kitchen, drinks, and music by Chris Choleman. MoCaFi has previously hosted On Our Block events in Los Angeles, St. Louis, Ferguson, and New York. 

Members of the press can RSVP for the event at: https://mocafi.com/onourblock/birmingham/ 

WHAT:               Community event for underbanked residents of Birmingham                            hosted by Black-led fintech firm, MoCaFi
 
WHO:
                          Panelists: 
                          Moderated by Isis Jones, entrepreneur and on-air personality
                          Carol Clarke, Birmingham City Councilor and Executive                           Director of Birmingham Neighborhood Services
                          Carlos Aleman, Chief Executive Officer of Hispanic Interest                           Coalition of Alabama
                          William Barnes, President and CEO of Birmingham Urban                           League 
                          Kelliegh Gamble, Vice President of the Birmingham Housing                           Authority

WHEN:              Saturday, August 26th, 12PM-3PM
 
WHERE:           Birmingham Civil Rights Institute                                                           1510 5th Avenue North, 35203

 
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About MoCaFi
Founded by Black entrepreneur Wole Coaxum as Ferguson erupted in protests following the police shooting death of an unarmed Black teenager, MoCaFi was created address social inequities by closing the racial wealth gap.Today, MoCaFi is innovating banking to serve the 50 million unbanked & underbanked Americans. MoCaFi’s platform includes a prepaid Mastercard, FDIC-insured bank account, and money management app.