by Jim Bruene | Mar 14, 2019 | Credit/Debit cards, Small Business Banking, Startups, Uncategorized
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...
by Jim Bruene | Aug 18, 2018 | Startups
Here are the top 5 articles this week mentioning fintech startups: Banks and Retailers Are Tracking How You Type, Swipe and Tap (NY Times) To fight fraud, companies are cataloging behavioral biometrics. Few financial institutions will discuss their efforts, but one...
by Jim Bruene | Aug 16, 2018 | Startups
It’s my favorite time of year, no not the dog days of summer, its the publication of the latest Inc 5000 list (the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the United States ranked by ranked by 3-year top-line growth). I’ve made it through the first 500...
by Jim Bruene | Aug 21, 2017 | Navigation Design, Startups, Uncategorized
After reading CNBC’s nice, albeit puff piece (worth a read) on Starling Bank’s CEO Anne Boden, I headed to its website via laptop. As expected, the mobile-first British challenger bank has an attractive responsive site with three (of 5) primary navigation...
by Jim Bruene | Jan 25, 2017 | Startups
When it comes to fintech inspiration, including products, business models and of course user experience, the Y Combinator (YC) alum list is a great place to start. The incubator continues an important part of the startup ecosystem having incubated AirBnB, Dropbox, and...
