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Posted May 1, 2010 in Blog, Media Coverage by Ryan

TechVibes interviews Abhi about our initiative

Prashanth Gopalan from TechVibes interviewed Abhi about the Waterloo Banking Project in April.

He posted the interview in question-answer format. Abhi’s answers describe the project well and he mentioned Megan’s contribution too.

Here’s an excerpt.

In two years, we hope to launch the Waterloo Banking Project with a professionally trained student staff, sufficient investment capital, a partner credit union, a full suite of financial services structured to best serve students, and a share of the student market that we can expect to grow each year after that.

Through our project, we want to improve students’ financial situations through financial services and education, and reduce the burden of debt that hampers most students. It’s our hope that the Project Waterloo raises the profile of Waterloo students amongst all universities, for their stellar financial stability and confidence.
— A Bold New World: Face-off with Abhi Jayakumar and the Waterloo Banking Project TechVibes 20 April 2010

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