Bank Innovation

JUNE 8, 2018

Bitcoin mania has died down in the fintech world, and the conversation has shifted to technologies like voice banking, payments, and alternative credit scoring. What is the state of banking innovation today? Each year, we poll the industry to find out. This year, the pressure for banks to innovate is high, as banks no longer […].

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Gonzobanker

JANUARY 4, 2022

Capital One said it will eliminate overdraft and non-sufficient funds (NSF) fees for all bank customers, foregoing $150 million in annual revenue. For banks, crypto will be to 2022 what social media was to 2015. They don’t necessarily have to eliminate the fee altogether, however.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

As of now, the total market capitalization of cryptocurrencies stands at more than $220B — a huge leap from where it started the year at $18B. Become an expert on what’s new and what’s next for blockchain, diving into bitcoin, ethereum, cryptocurrencies, enterprise blockchains, and a whole host of other topics.

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Vitalik Buterin

APRIL 20, 2018

Recently I had the fortune to have received an advance copy of Eric Posner and Glen Weyl’s new book, Radical Markets , which could be best described as an interesting new way of looking at the subject that is sometimes called “ political economy ” - tackling the big questions of how markets and politics and society intersect.

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PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2017

But for now … 14 billion visits to online retailers in the past year, from May 2016 to May 2017, and 14 million visits via social media mentions is nothing to sneeze at, speaking to wide recognition of the lure of the devices. FinTech grab $14 million in financing, a sign of confidence in both product and market.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 22, 2019

The idea behind drop is to build a system that actually works for consumers and create a rewards-based marketing channel for brands and retailers that actually makes sense and achieves what it is supposed to. Merchants are looking for a most cost-effective way to market, and social media channels aren’t an inexpensive way to go about it. .

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2018

That seems to be the point of most of KFC’s bizarre fast food marketing ploys. They’re strange enough to grab eyes on social media newsfeeds, giving the brand viral attention. That’s exactly why KFC’s crazy marketing strategies actually aren’t crazy at all — more like genius.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Merger of Equals Deal of the Year (Credit Union) – Spire Credit Union and Hiway Credit Union put 2+2 together to make a $4 billion institution in the Minnesota market. While Huntington is down like most bank stocks, the pain hasn’t been as severe, and Huntington doubled down on local markets in 2023 by consolidating business units.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

This is a classic bank deal – one acronym buys another at a good price and plans to cut the hell out of cost while adding markets. Chris’ public posts including his playbook for dealing with COVID-19 were gobbled up on social media. billion is just glad we own some Bitcoins at this point. Market cap in January: $19B.

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Lex Sokolin

AUGUST 6, 2020

I’ve written before how the shock of opening up to capitalism in the USSR led to a 45% GDP collapse over half a decade , resulting in life expectancy decreasing by 10 years for the average Russian due to alcoholism and violence. Take for example the forking of Bitcoin into Bitcoin Cash, or any other 50 or so clones of the coin.

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Lex Sokolin

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

As a system, capitalism and the American legal system are quite similar. In many ways, Trump is a product of the tech-enabled media environment, which facilitated his rise to reality TV celebrity and social media lightning rod. A similar dynamic, at least to us, is captured in the price of Bitcoin.

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Lex Sokolin

JUNE 24, 2019

Capitalism is a similar economic constraint, discarding companies without traction and sustaining those that generate cashflow engines with more clients. Ask peacocks and flowers what marketing firm they hired! So why am I going on an on about these bikes? bowerbirds, humans). One simple tactic is to become garish?—?brighter,

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Lex Sokolin

AUGUST 5, 2019

Capital One recently suffered a data breach resulting from poor security practices that exposed 100 million credit card applications and accounts. Capital One’s estimate for $150 million on $28 billion seems off, to say the least. And yet, only 2% of all Bitcoin transactions have anything to do with illicit activity?—?no

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Lex Sokolin

AUGUST 5, 2019

Capital One recently suffered a data breach resulting from poor security practices that exposed 100 million credit card applications and accounts. Capital One’s estimate for $150 million on $28 billion seems off, to say the least. And yet, only 2% of all Bitcoin transactions have anything to do with illicit activity?—?no

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2015

No one has been more successful at using social media to generate awareness and a positive image for their bank than Jill (@JillCastilla, @CitizensEdmond). Jill’s use of Twitter is a model for any bank CEO looking to engage on social media. Community bank marketing resources. Freudian Slip Award. C’mon Man!’

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Bank Innovation

MAY 9, 2016

We can all agree Credit Karma, Chase Mobile, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and PayPal aren’t leaving the Top Ten on App Annie anytime soon. But ratings and rankings aren’t everything — there’s also the cool factor. How easy is the app to use? Does it makes us feel good (even Read More.

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William Mills

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Targeted at Marketing, execs, lines of business owners, etc. Social media is a special challenge since social media was not created with compliance in mind. I can see how some other social media channels may be more prevalent and important in the U.S. 09:43 am iBank Marketing – [link].

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

round to online pawn shop PawnHero and a $5M tranche of Series A financing from South Africa’s Naspers to bitcoin e-wallet Coins.ph. Social media: With a massive boom in smartphone usage, social media in Southeast Asia is a major trend, with Indonesia leading the way. EMERGING TRENDS. Filipino company Coins.ph

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Jessica Ellerm

FEBRUARY 3, 2018

And 1 in 10 Gen Y’s will post their resolutions to social media, in a bid to make themselves more accountable. So feeling very conformist, this year, I decided to revert to my Gen Y type and take part in some financial goal setting, combined with social activity. The birth of #31daysofwealthhacks. Switched banks.

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PYMNTS

MAY 6, 2019

The notion that Facebook is going to launch and ignite a global payments network, at scale, based on its own branded cryptocurrency and achieve global merchant and consumer acceptance is as likely as the predictions a decade ago that bitcoin and blockchain would, by now, become the internet of money. Social gaming.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

As of this writing in mid-November 2017, the total market capitalization of cryptocurrencies hovers around $220B (with a single bitcoin trading for upwards of $8,000). It will also define Bitcoin, Ethereum, blockchain broadly, and initial coin offerings, and highlight promising use cases for the technology. Blockchain.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 21, 2016

Pearl Capital. Bitcoin exchange. Sentiment analysis for capital markets. Social stock trading platform. Latest round: Unknown amount of new capital in Reverse IPO ($117 million value). Tags: Institutions, B2B2C, social media, security, compliance, Santander (investor), Finovate alum.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Bitcoin activity has been relatively calm again this week, but that doesn’t means that there is a shortage of updates and opinion on its latest moves. A cryptocurrency engineer is creating a social media platform to allow content writers to be paid in bitcoin — a “Bitcoinbook” for Reddit users, if you will.

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