Op-ed: A rich Utah financial history fuels growth in Silicon Slopes

The growth of the technology industry in Utah, which includes a growing group of financial technology (fintech) businesses, started the concept of Silicon Slopes — a tech boom unseen since the birth of Silicon Valley in California. Utah fintech originates from a foundation of financial firsts in Utah.Utah has more than a century of financial innovation and entrepreneurship leading to the fintech growth of today, which includes notable companies such as Apiary Fund, MX Technologies, Lendio,