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What Innovators Can Learn From Netflix

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But the one thing that might work is taking a page from the innovation playbook that Netflix seems to have written and followed over the last 22 years. In 2007, Netflix introduced streaming services to further scratch that consumer itch. In the book, he freely admits that his formula might not work for every company.

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Fintech Hall of Fame: The Top Digital Innovations in Financial Services

Fintech Labs Insights

The last one, published in Jan 2014, featured 50 innovations (see below). Note: These are the rankings from 10 years ago. I will update with milestones from 2014 to today and publish next month. I’m taking suggestions here (so far: crypto, BNPL, earned-wage access, chatbots, deposit networks).

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A Decade On, Lending Transformed By Crisis And Innovation

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And in lending, with the financial crisis in the rearview mirror, a decade on, invention – okay, innovation – has become a hallmark, at least in some corners. Student debt was at $545 billion at the end of 2007, just ahead of the financial crisis, and now stands at more than $1.5 Necessity is the mother of invention.

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LendingClub Broadens Access To Credit With Select Plus Platform

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“This is a huge step forward in our evolution as we continue to unlock the power of the marketplace model to generate access and, ultimately, savings for borrowers by finding and matching the right capital sources with the right borrowers,” said Chief Capital Officer Valerie Kay in the announcement.

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What’s Changed in the 10 Years Since Quant Quake? Not Much.

Bank Innovation

Ten years ago today, in the months leading to the start of the global recession, the ‘Quant Quake’ of August 10, 2007 shook Wall Street. But what’s changed since the Quant Crash of 2007? To the contrary, there are more copy cats today than there were in 2007.

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Bidco Agrees To Acquire Paysafe In All-Cash Deal

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The buyout value of the combined issued and to-be-issued ordinary share capital is approximately £2.96 The Paysafe Independent Directors believe that Paysafe will continue to play a key role in payments innovation, leveraging the state-of-the-art technology it has built over a number of years.”.

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Chinese Officials Join US Politicians In Suddenly Falling Out Of Love With Big Tech 

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The news agency said that while Pan stopped short of calling for Ant’s breakup, officials want the firm to set up a separate holding company to ensure its capital adequacy and regulatory compliance. subprime mortgage industry’s collapse and the 2007-08 Great Recession. Will Chinese Authorities Force Ant To Restructure? .

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