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Can FinTech Walk The FinTalk?

PYMNTS

Investors have remained skeptical that the marketplace business model touted in 2006 is sustainable. All-digital, all-tech lending platforms that could deliver better user experiences and faster credit decisioning would become the new normal and take share from banks who were too big and cost-laden to keep — or catch — up.

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Xero Partners with Expensify for In-House Expense Management

Fintech Labs Insights

Xero’s decision to use Expensify’s software for in-house receipt and expense management is the latest product of the strategic partnership the two fintechs announced last year. ” Founded in 2008 and headquartered in San Francisco, Expensify demonstrated Expensify Invoices at FinovateSpring 2013.

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We analyzed 7 of the fastest-growing personal finance apps of all time to figure out the secrets to their success — here’s what we learned

CB Insights

A host of startups have emerged to capitalize on this trend. The secrets of user growth. To build a successful personal finance management tool, it’s important to understand the dynamics of user acquisition and growth. Many fintech companies out there are trying, very literally, to become the next Mint.com.

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242 Startup Failure Post-Mortems

CB Insights

The Pivot : We came up with a fresh take on the plethora of AR-style apps that create visual effects based on face detection and tracking… [Poor user experience] had a big impact on our retention metrics. Title: Fintech ‘Plastc’ Shuts Down After Cancelling All 80,000 Pre Orders. The clock kept ticking. Product: Bridj.

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Why Peer-to-Peer models struggle against oligopoly

Lex Sokolin

The media industry has been able to deploy a business model that uses the Internet to deliver a better user experience when bundled with the law. It is a worse user experience to avoid it. Peerless Lending Lending Club represents an era of Fintech credit. why not create a connective platform like Kazaa?

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