Blaze Institute

Modernizing financial systems for the communities that need them most.

Blaze Institute equips colleges, fintechs, chambers, and entrepreneur support organizations (ESOs) with the curriculum, frameworks, and implementation guidance required to design equitable, future-ready financial infrastructure.

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A Training & Licensing Hub for Financial Innovation

The Blaze Institute provides a complete ecosystem for institutions that want to modernize their financial education, credit products, workforce pathways, and community lending practices.

Our three-tier ecosystem:

Tier I | 4-Volume Training Manual Series: A comprehensive, 12-module curriculum
Tier II | Digital Curriculum Licensing: 144+ units in a copy-friendly format
Tier III | Program Design Consulting: strategic guidance for program design

Core Beliefs in Finance

Due Diligence & Market Analysis

Process Digitization

Autonomous Finance & AI

Catalytic Funding

Risk Management in Fintech

User-Centric Design

Alternative Credit Scoring

Program Piloting

Building Strategic Partnerships

Organizational Design

Future Roadmapping

The Problem

Financial systems are not designed for everyone — and the gaps are growing.

1.7 billion adults remain unbanked globally
Half of all adults rely on informal or unstable financial services.
70% of U.S. banks have disappeared since 1984, leaving entire regions without access to fair credit or financial tools.
Emerging technologies, from AI to alternative data, are reshaping finance faster than institutions can train for.

Result: Communities are left without equitable access. Institutions are left without the talent, frameworks, or methodologies needed to close these gaps.

Our Solution

Licensable curriculum that empowers institutions to build the next generation of financial architects.

Through the Blaze Institute, we help colleges, fintech hubs, and Entrepreneur Support Organizations:

Equip faculty and program leaders with a rigorous, people-first framework for teaching equitable finance.
Deliver plug-and-play curriculum in digital banking, credit innovation, fintech design, and financial systems thinking.
Strengthen talent pipelines for fintech, community finance, and mission-driven financial services.
Modernize existing programs with updated case studies, digital infrastructure, alternative credit insights, and AI-driven financial literacy.
Access strategic guidance for ecosystem partnerships, accelerator design, and community-rooted financial innovation.

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Blaze Institute Offerings

Training Manual Series

Digital Curriculum Licensing

Program Design & Consulting

The foundational curriculum for teaching equitable finance.

A 4-volume, 144-unit instructor manual used by colleges, fintechs, chambers, and accelerators.

Unlimited, plug-and-play access for faculty and program leaders.

Includes full curriculum text, updated case studies, fintech primers, and annual additions.

Expert guidance for modernizing financial innovation pathways.

Support for curriculum integration, incubators, hackathons, and programming.

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Track 5: HBCU Students for Fintech Leadership | The Miseducation of Financial Technology

A fintech education mixtape. Centering HBCU Students for Fintech Leadership It's time. At Alabama A&M University (AAMU) this fall , we launched a Fintech Foundations course for accounting and finance majors — but this is just the start. In Spring 2026, business and computer engineering students will step into an experiential learning opportunities program, prototyping real fintech solutions — with the support of Interledger Foundation . In other words: we’re not just teachin

Track 4: The Crucial Intersection | The Miseducation of Financial Technology

A fintech education mixtape. 🎶 Track 4: The Intersection — Where Passion Meets Fintech There’s a dangerous myth that I've heard circulated across scholarly circles and incubators. This myth says that to be innovative, Black and Brown communities must think “bigger” than the industries they’ve always thrived in. These leaders encourage welders, stylists, contractors, and creators to abandon the very crafts that sustain their neighborhoods — to chase something more... “tech.”

Track 3: Owning the Rails | The Miseducation of Financial Technology

A fintech education mixtape. 🎶 Track 3: Owning the Rails In fintech, there’s a difference between riding the rails and owning the rails . Most “financial inclusion” strategies still position Black and Brown communities as passengers — given the focus is on access to apps and platforms designed elsewhere, with rules they didn’t set. True financial sovereignty requires something deeper: control of the rails themselves. What Do We Mean by “Rails”? Financial rails are the infra

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