{"id":268478,"date":"2024-10-23T18:40:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T22:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-as-immigrants-continue-being-targeted-during-money-transfer-process-peninsula-latino-leaders-partner-with-silicon-valley-tech-company-to-make-money-transfers-safe-through-innovative-online\/"},"modified":"2024-10-23T18:50:02","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T22:50:02","slug":"mientras-que-inmigrantes-siguen-siendo-blanco-de-delitos-durante-el-proceso-de-transferencia-de-dinero-lideres-latinos-de-la-peninsula-colaboran-con-compania-de-tecnologia-de-silicon-valley-para-que","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/mientras-que-inmigrantes-siguen-siendo-blanco-de-delitos-durante-el-proceso-de-transferencia-de-dinero-lideres-latinos-de-la-peninsula-colaboran-con-compania-de-tecnologia-de-silicon-valley-para-que\/","title":{"rendered":"As Immigrants Continue Being Targeted During Money Transfer Process, Peninsula Latino Leaders Partner with Silicon Valley Tech Company to Make Money Transfers Safe Through Innovative Online Platform Pr\u00f3speros"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prngen2{\nPADDING-RIGHT:0.17em; PADDING-LEFT:0.17em; VERTICAL-ALIGN: BOTTOM; BORDER-TOP:black 1pt; BORDER-RIGHT:black 1pt; BORDER-BOTTOM:black 1pt; BORDER-LEFT:black 1pt\n}\n.prnml4{\nMARGIN-TOP:0em; MARGIN-RIGHT:0em; MARGIN-BOTTOM:0em; MARGIN-LEFT:0.33em !IMPORTANT\n}\n.prnbcc{\nBORDER-COLLAPSE: COLLAPSE\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p class=\"prntac\"><i>Currently, families are at risk of robbery while traveling to banks and wire transfer locations, as these transactions often involve carrying large amounts of cash.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-location\">REDWOOD CITY, Calif.<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">Oct. 23, 2024<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; In response to the growing threat of robberies targeting immigrant families during traditional money transfers,\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg94fbleft\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg94fbleft\" title=\"Pr\u00f3speros Logo\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2429794\/Prosperos_Logo_1.jpg\" alt=\"Pr\u00f3speros Logo\" align=\"middle\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Peninsula Latino leaders have teamed up with Silicon Valley tech innovators to launch a groundbreaking online platform that ensures secure and convenient money transfers. With over <span class=\"xn-money\">$156 billion<\/span> sent each year from <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span> to <span class=\"xn-location\">Latin America<\/span>, immigrants often face significant risks when carrying large amounts of cash to banks and wire transfer locations. This new platform aims to eliminate those dangers by offering a safe, digital alternative that protects both the sender and receiver.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"1\" class=\"prnbcc\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>What:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Press Conference<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>When:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Thursday, October 24, 2024, 11:00 AM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Where:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Casa Circulo, 3090 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA (in front)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Who:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Antonio Lopez, Mayor, City of East Palo Alto<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Maggie Cornejo, Planning Commissioner, City of Redwood City<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Salvador &#8220;Chava&#8221; Ch\u00e1vez and Vinay Pai, Founders of Pr\u00f3speros<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>Background:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Pr\u00f3speros was founded by Salvador &#8220;Chava&#8221; Ch\u00e1vez and <span class=\"xn-person\">Vinay Pai<\/span> to address a need they&#8217;ve both seen and personally experienced. Vinay&#8217;s volunteer work with nonprofits in <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> and rural communities in <span class=\"xn-location\">Mexico<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Nicaragua<\/span>, and <span class=\"xn-location\">Honduras<\/span> exposed him to the challenges faced by hardworking families who support loved ones in the U.S. and abroad. For Chava, the mission is deeply personal: his father, a former field worker who eventually moved to construction, struggled to access modern banking and paid high fees to cash checks and send money to family in <span class=\"xn-location\">Mexico<\/span>. Drawing on their personal experiences and professional expertise\u2014having helped take a Silicon Valley fintech company public on the NYSE in 2019\u2014they have now launched Pr\u00f3speros, a groundbreaking solution transforming the financial lives of immigrants nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>Through the Pr\u00f3speros app, users can deposit money directly and transfer funds effortlessly to their loved ones in seconds, who can then use their Pr\u00f3speros cards for everyday purchases like food, gas, and clothing. The only fees associated with the service for cash withdrawals abroad are on behalf of the ATM and not Pr\u00f3speros. This ensures that families can send money home without the burden of excessive charges.<\/p>\n<p><b>Visuals: <\/b>Interviews with community leaders. Pr\u00f3speros leaders show how the technology works using a mobile device.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b>Learn more about Pr\u00f3speros:<br \/><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4285712-1&amp;h=3954088133&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.prosperos.ai%2F&amp;a=Pr%C3%B3speros+Website\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Pr\u00f3speros Website<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Logo &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4285712-1&amp;h=3223399536&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F2429794%2FProsperos_Logo_1.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F2429794%2FProsperos_Logo_1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2429794\/Prosperos_Logo_1.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  Prosperos, Inc.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p class=\"prntac\"><i>Currently, families are at risk of robbery while traveling to banks and wire transfer locations, as these transactions often involve carrying large amounts of cash.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-location\">REDWOOD CITY, Calif.<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">Oct. 23, 2024<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; In response to the growing threat of robberies targeting immigrant families during traditional money transfers,\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&lt;div id=&quot;prni_dvprnejpg94fbleft&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":268479,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-268478","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-internet-y-tecnologia"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268478","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=268478"}],"version-history":[{"count":"1","href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268478\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":268480,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268478\/revisions\/268480"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/268479"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=268478"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=268478"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=268478"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}