Fintech Labs Insights

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

Whether in service of greater security or lesser friction in e-commerce – or both – companies are busy leveraging sound and voice to improve the user experience in fintech. With SwipeSonic, consumers do not need to have credit card information on hand or wait for confirmation codes to be exchanged.

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William Mills

MAY 9, 2018

There are a number of great events in FinTech but this one I do my best to attend each year. Product distribution strategy: Through financial institutions, through other fintech companies and platforms. Product distribution strategy: Direct to Business (B2B), through other fintech companies and platforms (curently via Finastra).

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Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 13, 2015

Stockpile , the company that provides gift cards for stock, has raised $15 million in funding. The major investment in Stockpile comes courtesy of Sequoia Capital, Mayfield, and individual investor, Ashton Kutcher, who praised Stockpile’s “drop-dead easy user experience and affordability to all.”

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Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 14, 2016

This year’s show, May 10 & 11 in San Jose, will be our biggest show yet with 72 winning ideas pitched to more than 1,500 fintech execs. May 2015 demo: Avoka showed Transact for Financial Services , which combines social, cloud services, and crowdsourcing into the world’s fastest credit card application.

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Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 29, 2015

I mean, how hard is it to swipe your card and type in a PIN at an ATM? When we were in San Jose earlier this month, I kept reaching for my phone to order ahead, forgetting it hasn’t rolled out nationwide yet. Like Starbucks mobile order, there is a small, yet noticeable improvement in user experience.

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William Mills

MAY 11, 2016

Credit cards offer rewards but over 60% of payments are made on debit cards. Presenting a programmable cloud – a fintech platform. ^KT. This is a leading bank in Russia, with a track record of fintech innovation. Chip card reader for when customers are shopping online to improve security. JC Ramey (VP, Bus.

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