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Breaking through the million mark
Published by Louw Hopley • 13 December 2019
We’ve had a massive year at Root! Here’s an overview of what went down and some of the milestones we’ve reached.
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Building a Programmable Bank Account for Developers (Part 2)
Published by Malan Joubert • 3 December 2019
In 2017, we made our first attempt at programmable bank accounts. This year, we're one step closer to making it a reality with the launch of the beta program.
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How Guardrisk sold their first insurance policy on WhatsApp in only two weeks
Published by Dewald Müller • 23 August 2019
Guardrisk launched a chatbot to enable WhatsApp as a new customer-first digital channel. Here’s how they did it.
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The Building Blocks for the Future of Insurance
Published by Dewald Müller • 8 July 2019
Innovators have been locked out of the insurance industry. I'm sharing my experience on how we've created the tools to change this narrative.
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Google Sheets, meet my bank account
Published by Elrich Groenewald • 20 October 2018
A cheat sheet to connecting Google Sheets to your Root bank account, automatically loading transactions into your budgeting tooling.
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How to FICA your Root account
Published by Louw Hopley • 7 March 2018
FICA is one of banking’s biggest barriers to access. Learn what is required to activate your Root account more seamlessly.
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How Stephan Built His Facebook Banker Chatbot
Published by Kiaan Pillay • 29 January 2018
Stephan Steynfaardt, a private beta user, built a fun banker chatbot on his Root programmable bank account. See how he did it.
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The Year Of Programmable Banking
Published by Louw Hopley • 12 January 2018
The Root team has a big year lined up. We’d like to kick it off with a bang by sharing some updates on our mission and the plan for 2018.
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What We've Been Up To
Published by Louw Hopley • 3 August 2017
We’ve been relatively quiet since our press announcement, so I thought I’d give you an update on what the Root team has been up to.
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