2013 Innovators to Watch: 6 to 10 Philip Ryan June 13, 2013 Capital & Funding, Compliance & Regulation, Lending, Payments, Retail Banking, Sales & Marketing, Security & Risk, Startups 6. The Winklevoss twins, bitcoin investors The film “The Social Network” introduced the Winklevoss twins to...
Cardlytics Has 33 Million Active Users at 400 Banks Philip Ryan June 12, 2013 Payments, Retail Banking, Sales & Marketing Atlanta-based rewards company Cardlytics now counts 33 million active users at 400 financial institutions. “Scale matters,”...
VIDEO: The Definition of Product Development Excellence, Courtesy of Apple JJ Hornblass June 11, 2013 Capital & Funding, Lending, Payments, Retail Banking, Sales & Marketing, Security & Risk, Startups, Video Arguably, no company over the last 20 years has designed products with more utility and flair...
Union Bank, Wells Fargo Record Big Gains in Deposit Dollars Philip Ryan June 10, 2013 Capital & Funding, Compliance & Regulation, Retail Banking, Security & Risk Union Bank won the deposit race in the first quarter. The San Francisco bank increased its...
Virtual Piggy’s Stock Price Climbs +107% on Scant Revenue JJ Hornblass June 10, 2013 Capital & Funding, Payments, Retail Banking You might not be aware, but Virtual Piggy Inc., a stalwart demo-er at Finovate that sells...
Picture Bill Pay Makes Traditional Bill Pay Less Sticky, BBVA Compass Says Philip Ryan June 10, 2013 Payments, Retail Banking, Sales & Marketing BBVA Compass is counting on its new mobile photo bill pay product to make it an attractive...
Money2 App Goes Free and Popularity Surges Philip Ryan June 7, 2013 Payments, Retail Banking Hey, would you like an expense tracking app for $2.99? Didn’t think so. But how about...
Silicon Alley Takes a Run at Bank Innovation Prominence JJ Hornblass June 7, 2013 Capital & Funding, Compliance & Regulation, Retail Banking, Startups While the demos at Wednesday evening’s night NY FinTech Startups Meetup weren’t the best — one...
VIDEO: CNBC on Why Branches Are Here to Stay JJ Hornblass June 6, 2013 Retail Banking, Sales & Marketing The bank branch debate hits the mainstream media as CNBC takes it on. It’s conclusion: bank...
Big Banks ARE Replying to Customer Inquiries on Twitter After All Philip Ryan June 6, 2013 Compliance & Regulation, Payments, Retail Banking, Sales & Marketing, Security & Risk Yesterday, I wrote that big banks were not responding to customer inquiries — sent from our...