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Does ‘Google Checking’ Foreshadow Big Tech, FinTech Payments Changes?

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Google’s expertise is in UX design,” he noted. “By percent of consumers would be interested in banking with companies that are not financial. Consumers largely understand (and are okay with) how that data is used to serve up recommendations for flights from Chicago to Austin or home remodelers in Baltimore.

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Credit UX: Starter Loans from Self Lender

Fintech Labs Insights

Enter Self Lender , an Austin, TX-based startup with $17 million in funding. The company helps students, or anyone looking to establish or improve a credit score. Initially, Self Lender’s initial banking partner (June 2015 press release ) was Austin Capital Bank. Users apply for a $500 or $1000 CD-secured loan.

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Temenos to Acquire Kony: So What?

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Geneva-based Temenos’ announced the acquisition of Austin, Texas-based digital application provider Kony in a deal totaling $580 million. Still to be sorted out are overlaps between Infinity and Kony’s UI/UX assets. Industry Vertical Exodus : Temenos is a financial services-oriented company to the bone.

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Fintech Startup of the Week: Challenger Rho Business Banking Targets Sophisticated Startups/SMBs

Fintech Labs Insights

Fast forward 6 months and Rho has equaled the funding of its primary competitors ( not including Grasshopper Bank which has raised almost twice as much as the other 8 private companies combined ) thanks to a $15M round this month ( see the updated table below). Which is a bit of a problem from a marketing UX standpoint. Company vitals.

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Fintech Startup of the Week: Challenger Rho Business Banking Targets Sophisticated Startups/SMBs

Fintech Labs Insights

Fast forward 6 months and Rho has equaled the funding of its primary competitors ( not including Grasshopper Bank which has raised almost twice as much as the other 8 private companies combined ) thanks to a $15M round this month ( see the updated table below). Which is a bit of a problem from a marketing UX standpoint. Company vitals.

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Top 15 Online Digital Corporate Credit Cards for Small Businesses (June 2021)

Fintech Labs Insights

HQ: Austin. Security UX: Suspicious Activity Feedback Loop. The most recent example: Divvy’s $2.5B exit to Bill.com less than 5 years after founding, a value increase of almost $50M per MONTH! Here is a list of the 15 challenger business credit cards currently active in the United States. The top 10 are profiled after that. 1,060,000.

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Top 15 Online Digital Corporate Credit Cards for Small Businesses (June 2021)

Fintech Labs Insights

HQ: Austin. Security UX: Suspicious Activity Feedback Loop. The most recent example: Divvy’s $2.5B exit to Bill.com less than 5 years after founding, a value increase of almost $50M per MONTH! Here is a list of the 15 challenger business credit cards currently active in the United States. The top 10 are profiled after that. 1,060,000.

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