Nick Vujicic to mark launch of faith-based alternative to traditional banking in Texas

A groundbreaking monetary establishment rooted in Christian values is ready to make its debut in Texas.

ProLifeFintech is a monetary expertise firm positioning itself as a faith-based various to conventional banking. Its mission is to align monetary companies with Christian values, notably emphasizing the sanctity of life. The banking enterprise is ready to have a good time its grand opening in Plano on Saturday night time. 

Billed as “an unforgettable night” to launch a monetary establishment that “honors God and aligns with His ideas,” the night’s festivities will likely be hosted by Betsy Grey, co-founder of ProLifeFintech, and features a lineup of outstanding audio system, together with Nick Vujicic, ProLifeFintech co-founder and motivational speaker; retired U.S. Military Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn who additionally served as nationwide safety advisor below the primary Trump administration; and conservative commentator and Turning Level USA founder Charlie Kirk. Financial and monetary professional Kevin Freeman can also be scheduled to talk on the intersection of religion, values and financial stewardship.

The gala occasion will spotlight ProLifeFintech’s said mission to offer banking companies that guarantee prospects’ cash does not help causes conflicting with Christian beliefs, similar to abortion. Leveraging “using expertise to enhance the normal supply of monetary companies,” ProLifeFintech operates below the sponsorship of a faith-based financial institution quite than holding their very own constitution, a transfer which officers say permits them to supply acquainted monetary applied sciences — like debit and bank card companies — whereas adhering to their values.

Vujicic shared the non-public experiences that impressed this enterprise, together with his personal “de-banking” expertise.

“In 2019, I used to be framed and canceled for my Christian values. This was nicely earlier than ‘cancel tradition’ was launched into our society,” he advised The Christian Put up on Thursday. “Individuals have been so hateful that we had a grenade at our house, a false journal article printed towards me, a lawsuit risk, and a drone spying on my household and me. This culminated in being canceled by Chase Financial institution with out trigger.”

Whereas he was by no means advised why Chase Financial institution ended its enterprise relationship with him, Vujicic says he believes he was focused due to his conservative Christian views together with a social media following of about 16 million. It was round this identical time, he stated, that Grey approached him concerning the thought.

Grey “had been managing a ladies’s medical clinic that honors the sanctity of unborn life,” defined Vujicic. “The clinic felt responsible about making deposits to a financial institution they knew gave to the abortion trade. So, she researched native banks in her neighborhood and past. What she discovered shocked her: each financial institution and credit score union she reached out to philanthropically supported Deliberate Parenthood.”

That features Vujicic’s former financial institution, Chase Financial institution, which pro-life advocate Human Life Worldwide lists as considered one of a number of monetary establishments that help Deliberate Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion supplier.

Just a few months after he was launched to Grey, Vujicic says Chase dropped him as a buyer.

“The Lord was clearly saying to me, ‘Now, are you prepared to begin my financial institution with Betsy?’ That’s how ProLifeFintech was born,” he stated. “A number of years later, right here we’re, constructing one thing we’re extremely keen about.”

Wanting again, says Vujicic, he’s grateful issues labored out the best way they did.

“Had I not been canceled by my financial institution, I could not have co-founded ProLifeFintech,” he stated. “It was by that have that I spotted the pressing want for a safe, values-driven monetary various, as a result of nobody ought to ever be canceled for his or her conservative beliefs.”

He says folks of religion who financial institution with ProLifeFintech can have the boldness that their cash won’t ever be used to put money into organizations with values that run opposite to their very own.

“I don’t learn about you, however I actually don’t need to put my cash in a financial institution understanding that they may use it to donate to organizations that don’t worth the sanctity of life,” stated Vujicic. “I need to know that my cash, God’s cash, is in a financial institution that honors God, serves folks, and all the time chooses to help life — all human life.”