#Challengers: How to Keep Accelerating Innovation Through Times of Crisis

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Falls Fintech almost didn’t happen. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The 12-week accelerator program started on March 9th, 2020. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">By March 13th, participants had to pack up and go. But the story doesn’t end there…  </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What kind of fintech entrepreneurs would let a little thing like a global pandemic stop them from innovating?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In today’s Challenger Series episode, I’m excited to be joined by 3 amazing guests involved with the accelerator program:</span></p> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikkeerhody"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Nikkee Rhody</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, SVP, Co-Founder and Managing Director at</span> <a href="https://www.fallsfintech.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Falls Fintech</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">and Vice President - Product Development & Marketplace Strategies at</span> <a href= "https://www.central-payments.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Central Payments</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">. </span></p> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/fontagilliam/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Fonta Gilliam</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, CEO and Co-Founder at</span> <a href= "https://investsousou.com/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Invest Sou Sou</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/rishichand"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Rishi Chand</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, Account Manager at</span> <a href= "https://www.mastercard.us/en-us.html"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Mastercard</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We discuss:</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-How Falls Fintech started</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-How they overcame the pandemic</span></p> <p><span st