Begun in a NYC basement in 2007, Finovate* now organizes 4+ shows annually where fintech startups (as well as a few bigger companies mixed in) show their technology in no-Powerpoint 7-min live(ish) demos. In total, 2,569 demos in 13 years, all available in the...
Handy appointment scheduler within online banking (under Customer Service tab) I'm not sure how long U.S. Bank has offered online appointment scheduling but it was new to me. The service is especially useful during times where random branch visits are particularly...
The latest USA challenger bank, with the odd, albeit memorable name, HMBradley, launched the first phase of its banking product line March 30. The Sant Monica, CA-based neobank offers a high-yield consumer checking account with a unique twist: tiered rates...
Consumers love games of chance, discounts, and limited-time promos (e.g., Black Friday). Financial institutions are in an enviable position to profit from this consumer behavior by gamifying debit/credit cards and mobile app usage. While MasterCard and Visa have run...
There is little dispute that the primary financial relationship follows the paycheck. If you can snag the weekly/biweekly direct deposit, you have a very sticky customer. You have to really let them down to lose them at that point. Traditionally, banks have dangled...
Wells Fargo announced its Greenhouse mobile bank/app in late 2017 (press release). The bank began limited trials a year later and is expected to make it available nationwide by the end of this year. It's similar to Chase's ill-fated Finn, in that it's trying to be a...
Kindur has been in the fintech news lately, first when it raised $10M in December (led by Anthemis) and then more recently when it launched its investment management service. One of the best profiles was on a recent episode of The Bank On It podcast which interviewed...
Yesterday, one of my favorite recent YC grads (Summer 2018) Goodly, announced its $1.6 million seed round with participation from Norwest Venture Partners (which has historically been affiliated with Wells Fargo, which acquired its parent bank back in the 1990s). And...
Most banks wouldn't hire a 22-year college dropout to be a teller, let alone give them product responsibility. Yet, a pair of 22-year-olds have built a brand worth more than $1 billion. Even more amazing, it's not a consumer or social play, it's good old B2B and in...
Since the financial crisis in 2008, it's been much harder for U.S. youth to obtain a credit card. So most rely on debit cards for spending. However, debit cards don't help in establishing credit for the estimated 45 million American adults without a credit score (see...
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