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Will Fintech Interest Swing Back to Active Investing? [PODCAST]

Bank Innovation

Two distinct streams have surfaced in fintech: passive and active investment. Betterment is the poster child for passive investment, recently booking $70 million in venture funding and has continued to enhance its services. But the active investment strategy for investors is far from dead in fintech.

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Can fintechs enhance your bank’s marketing campaign?

Independent Banker

We asked several banking leaders how they’ve employed fintech to ramp up their marketing campaigns, hone their analytic strategies and gain new patrons in the process. The digital world has opened vastly broader avenues for community banks to attract new customers—especially if they partner with fintechs in their endeavors.

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The Bank Legacy Is Dead: Long Live the Fintech Collision

Gonzobanker

While AOBA 2022 had its share of execs wanting to “fake it until they make it” with future innovation, credit is due to the bankers who are pouring real financial investment into new fintech experiments. In some respects, AOBA 2022 felt a bit like bank executives wanted to “fake it until they make it” with their future innovation and fintech.

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FinTechs Prove Their Value During Pandemic

PYMNTS

At a time when surging coronavirus counts are once again muddying the outlook for consumers and business owners, MerchantE Chief Financial Officer Shim Steinmetz says the crisis has also provided a silver lining of sorts to nimble FinTechs that can solve merchants’ cash crunch problems. Don’t Put Too Much Faith In Credit.

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B2B FinTechs Pull More Than $46M In Funding

PYMNTS

It was a slow week for B2B FinTech venture capital investments, though the industry still managed to pull more than $46.8 SourceSage said it plans to use the investment to expand its management team and for overall expansion as it positions itself to help B2B businesses launch their eCommerce operations and go digital. Credit Key.

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Visa Ups Innovation Ante With US FinTech Fast Track Launch

PYMNTS

The image stems from about two or three centuries ago, when medieval superstitions were being seriously challenged by empirical thought, and the view has been reinforced countless times — even into the early 21st century if you look hard enough — by books, movies, TV shows and other methods of cultural communication. FinTech Partnerships.

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Why community banks should partner with fintechs

Independent Banker

With consumer expectations seeming to evolve faster every year, community banks could consider partnering with a fintech to keep up with technological innovation. of bankers are either strongly interested in or already working with fintechs in digital account opening. The benefits of fintechs. By Elizabeth Judd. Quick Stat.