A unique and innovative solution, it gave SparkFM a new way to build better partnerships and increase overall revenue. Using tools and resources from, Cybersource’s small business payment management platform, the winning team created a mobile app for a Black-owned digital radio platform to empower and amplify underserved voices. The competing students incorporated fresh, new ideas into a problem-solving environment. This summer, Cybersource, The University of Pennsylvania and University of California- Berkley hosted an annual national collegiate competition to drive innovation and support for Black-owned small businesses - a community that has been devastatingly affected by the pandemic with over 40% of businesses having been wiped out. While human nature has always been to look towards our elders for direction, there is much to say about pivoting our eyes and ears to the younger generations for guidance – a group that is shining brighter with modernized approaches to business problems.

Champion diverse groups with access to your business tools and resources Embracing differences is the source of better and is what building better, together truly represents.įrom elevating community voices to inspiring innovation, to participating in Cybersource’s hackathon designed to help solve challenges for underrepresented communities, join along to help pave the way for a more inclusive, equitable future through three distinct phases. Beyond generalizations of color of skin, race and gender identification, true support for diversity and inclusion is inclusive of different generations, ways of thinking, job titles, levels of expertise, teams, partners and more.

Fostering inclusive, equitable teams is critical for businesses looking to drive an effective digital-first approach and succeed long-term.Īs a business community, it is our collective responsibility to help create systems that empower economies and uplift communities everywhere.Ĭybersource - a modernized global payment management platform - is one of the leading companies transforming the commerce industry with diversity and inclusion at the forefront. With ever-expanding communities of diverse backgrounds and ethnicities, it’s more important than ever that the people behind the technology represent the complex reality we live in.

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