Putting Consumer Digital Banking at the Heart of Philanthropy Jan 19, 2021 Most of us are not one of the Bill Gates of the world and don’t see ourselves as philanthropists. But that could soon change with the introduction of the new fintech platform Amicus.io, designed to scale donor-advised funds by making philanthropy as easy as online banking. While philanthropy has been around for a long time, it is a vast, fragmented landscape, with approximately 1.3 million charities in the U.S. Many people would like to make a bigger impact with their hard-earned dollars but don’t know where to start. Amicus.io founders Walt Ruloff and Cor Hoekstra hope to solve that with an integrated platform that connects people with charities to create a “virtuous giving cycle.”