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Fintech Deals to Watch: Back to School

Gonzobanker

Most fintech companies are fine, but they’ve stopped blowing off econ class for mimosa brunches. Especially in fintech, which had the roughest semester last spring. Thankfully, there was still a smartphone and social media to commiserate. Banks Bought More Fintechs (Until Sum mer Break Started!).

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Wealth Management App Grain Revisits the Shark Tank [VIDEO]

Bank Innovation

Kevin O’Leary of Shark Tank, the favorite TV show of entrepreneurs everywhere, made a return visit to Notre Dame University in South Bend, Ind., in January. It was his first trip back since 2014, when he hosted a Shark Tank-style event for university students. This year he was treated to a surprise: Read More.

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Meet the 15 Fintech Startups from Y-Combinator’s Latest Class

Bank Innovation

Just under 10% of the companies — 15 to be exact — were fintech-related. Y Combinator’s Winter 2016 Demo Days just wrapped up, with 159 startups taking the stage and making their play for funding. This is about average for a YC incubator class, with the 26% from Summer 2015 being an Read More.

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10 Big Bank Marketing Lessons from the ABA Bank Marketing Conference

South State Correspondent

This is the power of networking at these conferences, as you can collect insights that you can’t do over video conferences. Many sessions discussed the importance of setting clear goals for any marketing effort, such as the talk by Jessica Reese (graphical notes below), the Social Media Manager for Arvest Bank (AR, $27B).

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Mixing Tech With Humans To Fill Colombia’s SMB Finance Gap

PYMNTS

If entrepreneurs can’t get capital from a bank, they will look for other sources.”. We have an analysis about their psychometric, their willingness to pay, their behavior on social media,” he said. This strategy can also expand access to capital for small businesses with thin or no credit files.

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Go-Jek = fintech?

CB Insights

Earlier this week, Bank Indonesia, the central bank of Indonesia, nominated three companies for its award for the fintech company most supportive of the “non-cash national movement of inclusion.” million : Earlier this week, Netflix released its second-quarter results, which detailed notable wins for the video streaming giant.

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Seeking Banking Balance Between Physical And Digital

PYMNTS

According to a recent CNBC interview with Anthony Jenkins, former CEO of Barclays, bank branches will be as “common as a Blockbuster video store in a few years’ time.”. Among the participating FinTechs are Payso, SnapCheck and Token. Among the participating FinTechs are Payso, SnapCheck and Token. Getting in Front of Change.