Mical Jeanlys-White had a decade worth of experience as an executive at JPMorgan Chase & Co when she founded WealthMore. It’s a startup that is meant to give financial advice to people who usually don’t have access to it. Jeanlys-White’s parents immigrated to the U.S. form Haiti and is first-generation American. She says WealthMore is meant to cater to underrepresented groups, writes Ryan Mulligan for The Philadelphia Business Journal.  

This Villanova alumnae managed a $22 billion credit card portfolio during her time at JPMorgan Chase and spearheaded the My Chase Plan buy-now pay-later product. However, she still saw the necessity to make financial services more affordable. Thus, WealthMore was born… and now, she’s even creating an app.  

The app will be in beta-testing by the end of the year but is set to roll out by April of 2023; just in time for Financial Literacy Month. Jeanlys-White says she was inspired by Peloton’s community-based user service and access to expert coaching.  

Jeanlys-White is sticking close to her Pennsylvania roots. She says it’s important for the company to be based out of the Keystone State since she’s been working with local colleges and universities for feedback on the app.  

“There’s so much talent here and it’s just really refreshing to be a part of the fintech, the technology, the entrepreneurship, the innovation community in Pennsylvania,” said Jeanlys-White.  

Read more about WealthMore and how it serves underrepresented communities on The Philadelphia Business Journal.