CB Insights

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Formerly beloved brands such as Aeropostale, American Apparel, and PacSun bit the dust in 2016, and the pace of retail deaths has accelerated since then. Additionally, many of these physical retailers have lost the cache they once had as new direct-to-consumer brands with a hyper-focus on specific products have taken off.

Retail 78

Retail Branding Company Capital 78

Gonzobanker

JULY 7, 2015

Capital One* 29,565,607 54,374,989 24,809,382. Capital One figures are for Capital One USA direct bank and not the regional bank components. EverBank figures include acquisition of Bank of Florida deposits of $1.5 Capital One has not stopped growing since acquiring ING Direct to add to its own direct banking operations.

Digital Banking 60

Digital Banking Industry Capital Strategy 60

Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 29, 2016

Our inaugural post leads with the Pokemon Go phenomenon which has fintech innovators rethinking their strategies around not just mobile, but the power of gamification, location-based marketing, and the diversity of data, as well. Berlin bids to replace London as post-Brexit fintech capital – Financial Times.

Trends 12

Trends Fintech Florida Bitcoin 12

PYMNTS

AUGUST 31, 2018

The easiest possible summary is that in a post-apocalyptic future, the United States has become the Kingdom of Panem, which consists of a rich, technologically vibrant capital city ringed by 12 impoverished agrarian or industrial districts that are exploited for their resources by wealthy residents of the capitol. In the U.S.,

Branding 101

Branding Florida Retail Online 101

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

2022 was the year the fintech industry and venture capital firms figured out that banking is harder than everybody thought. Let’s see how this new scale allows for big investments in future innovation. His passion for innovation, community, culture, and clients provides a leadership template for all future GonzoBankers.

Community 216

Community Fintech Industry Innovation 216

PYMNTS

JUNE 7, 2019

This week was one of the latter, as Walmart hosted its investor meeting in Arkansas and Amazon decided this week’s menu of technological innovations in retail would be an all-you-can-eat buffet. The InHome service will launch in three cities to start: Kansas City, Missouri; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Vero Beach, Florida.

Arkansas 109

Arkansas Training Las Vegas Kansas City 109

CB Insights

APRIL 24, 2018

Discount and budget retailers are capitalizing on this, targeting their stores toward consumers that are looking for a bargain. We look into how stores are being transformed into showrooms, community gathering spots, and even event spaces as retailers leverage the physical store as tool for brand marketing.

Retail 59

Retail Trends Technology Branding 59

CB Insights

JULY 17, 2018

New restaurant concepts are redefining how we think about food, pushing established brands to reinvent themselves, spurring entrepreneurs to be creative with visual platforms like Instagram and recipes like pea-based protein, and paving a new way forward for the idea of casual dining itself. Americans dine out more than ever before.

San Francisco 69

San Francisco California United States CA 69