Disruptors

Simple said to drop 0.7% of its customers in transition snafu

04/17/17

The fiasco may hold a valuable lesson for fintechs and banks alike about the need for closer integration.

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How do you make money when your job is to help people save?

04/13/17

Digit's decision to charge a monthly fee for its savings help speaks to the challenge of making fintech profitable.

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Soros' first female CIO; 'bro' bias in lending

04/13/17

A profile of Dawn Fitzpatrick following her big move from UBS to Soros; a weakness to watch out for in loans made by men to men; and the preponderance of female credit union CEOs.

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Remittance startup uses bitcoin as a bridge between bank accounts

04/07/17

A new company, bridge21, says it is using bitcoin to allow users to send money from the United States to Mexico at better rates than traditional payments companies.

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JPM's Zames touts automation, robotics in shareholder letter

04/04/17

The megabank is looking to robotics and machine learning to save time and money.

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Wells-Finicity deal furthers data detente

04/04/17

The battle over screen scraping seems to be subsiding into a series of agreements between banks and fintechs using open APIs.

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What Dimon had to say about fintech in his annual letter

04/04/17

The JPMorgan CEO detailed the bank's $9.5 billion technology budget, forthcoming upgrades, and more.

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Breaking Banks: Real disruption vs. 'management by bestseller'

04/04/17

Derek Corcoran of Avoka discusses how banks have embraced digital marketing but still struggle with digital sales. Author Randy Pennington talks about building corporate cultures that adapt and foster innovation.

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Why this venture capitalist wants to make traditional VC obsolete

04/03/17

Blockchain Capital wants to raise $10 million by issuing its own digital token, a method the firm says is the future for startups, VCs and everybody else.

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B of A commits $1.5 million to boost Charlotte fintech effort

03/30/17

The money is intended to help the North Carolina city become a fintech hub.

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