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Banks On Notice: Fintechs Are Coming For Checking Accounts & Debit Cards

CB Insights

See the investment trends, top deals, and active investors in Q2 2018. These companies have been able to generate these signups through three channels: card design, rewards, and application UX. ux to help target existing clients. Simple UX in existing apps has been another major draw for consumers signing up for these products.

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1M Users & Growing: 20+ Fintech Startups That Have Crossed The 1 Million Account Mark — And How They Got There

CB Insights

Product engagement and maintaining a clean UX/UI. A number of specific factors are driving these changes: There are massive demographic shifts occurring in the market for customers, where millennials now make up the majority of the labor market. Business model transparency with competitive pricing and fees.

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Fintech Trending: Look Who’s Chasing Venmo, Student Loan Servicing Falls Short

Fintech Labs Insights

They have Braintree -owned Venmo’s ( FD2016 ; F2013 ) millennial-focused social components stamped all over them: Founded by former N26 employees, Cookies launched this week to offer Germany-based users a free P2P payment solution. Venmo competition heats up. Lately we’ve noticed more P2P payment app competitors trickle in.

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