Among the most innovative CEOs of his generation, the former Umpqua chief and Pivotus founder is taking some of his best ideas to a new fintech as an adviser.
Digit, Chime and Pluto are among those said to be stepping into a void left by the banking industry. But designing helpful enough, yet flexible enough, financial safeguards for consumers is easier said than done.
Synchrony Bank’s tie-in with the latest Spider-Man movie is an example of ways companies are looking to add augmented reality to their mobile-marketing arsenals.
Augmented devices and automation will push banking services beyond the current mobile phone delivery model into a virtual world — but how, exactly? Bank of America, Wells Fargo and others are trying to find out.
Few firms have been able to blend predictive virtual assistants, geolocation, data analytics and other cutting-edge technology into apps like TD Bank, which has more mobile users in Canada than anyone in finance.
The central bank may be looking at other benchmarks besides the fed funds rate to conduct monetary policy; dropping human appraisers from most home sales raises concerns.
