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The 2019 GonzoBanker Awards

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Even with worries around an allegedly discriminatory algorithm, Silicon Valley UX met big bank Wall Street money in slick onboarding that has our attention. Sweet Deal for the Acquiree) Award –Goes to Honey Science Corporation for its $4 billion acquisition by PayPal with Honey keeping its brand and HQ. Overpriced Unicorn (a.k.a.

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The 2022 GonzoBanker Awards

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Benson Porter, Boeing Employees CreditUnion – Porter led BECU through an amazing streak of growth in the Pacific Northwest, all while building an innovative, stakeholder-driven brand respected nationally. Goes to Allison Netzer and Liz High for their provocative tome, Think Like a Brand, Not a Bank. The Authors of the Year Award.

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Lessons From The Failed Chatbot Revolution — And 5 Industries Where The Tech Is Making A Comeback

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Chris Messina, inventor of the Twitter hashtag and product designer for Google and Uber, wrote, “[Y]ou and I will be talking to brands and companies over Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, and elsewhere before year’s end, and will find it normal.”. Crafting a simple UX for a personal finance app is a tall order.