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Taxing UX: Tech First Credit Union Features IRA Webinar on Homepage
Fresh from our look at the top-10 banks and their relative lack of visibility on IRAs (and tax matters in general), I ran across First Tech FCU's great effort today (see above). Not only do they feature IRAs as one of five promos rotating across the homepage (it's...
UX Revealed: Wells Fargo Tops in Shopping for Retirement Accounts (IRAs)
Here at BUX Advisors (see note 1) we are always looking for great examples of banking user experience. But we'll also take horrible ones too, since they make for good blog material. We found a little of both in our recent look at how the ten largest U.S. banks served...
Resource: The 94 Fintech Graduates from Y Combinator (2005 to 2016)
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...
Banking UX Case File: Account Application at BBVA’s Simple Bank
I have written dozens of posts about Simple Bank (aka Simple) since they burst on the scenes in 2009. They have pioneered in a number of areas, notably, Safe to Spend, which should be on every bank's product roadmap. But what I like most about the BBVA unit is how the...
Banking UX 101: Communicate Timely Issues
Banking websites are built to serve multiple goals (e.g. sales, service, marketing, and so) across an array of business units. That's why they often appear so unwieldy. And with all that complexity, it's easy to lose sight of one key function: communicating timely...
Banking UX Defined
User experience is a term often used but rarely defined. Sure, most people recognize good or bad experiences when they are happening, But if it's your job to improve your customers' experiences then you need a bit of roadmap to identify possible solutions. Here's what...
