Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

SoFI gets a commercial bank that brings deposits, compliance, AND business lending. Hats off to Thomas Shara at Lakeland and Tony Labozzetta of Provident for architecting the new $25 billion super-community bank in New Jersey. Let’s see how this new scale allows for big investments in future innovation.

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Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 16, 2017

Less than a month after announcing its new $105 million SoFi Prime Income Fund to help raise funds to issue loans, online lending innovator SoFi is making headlines again with the launch of SoFi Wealth. The new initiative, the company’s first digital wealth management offering, will allow investors in the U.S.

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Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 24, 2016

Next month at FinovateFall in New York, we’re going to see some things that, compared to 2007, seem like the way the Jetsons would manage their finances. This, combined with increased demand for alternative lending, makes lending a prime space for disruption. Status quo is no longer an option. Collaboration.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

It is an innovator with tech (e.g., mobile, remote capture); it partners with the likes of Google, Schwab and TrueCar; and its talent is active every day with 150+ agile team members creating new capabilities and the highest Net Promoter Score in banking. The bank’s strategy is laser-focused. It was the original data junkie.

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Tefkin

MARCH 12, 2014

In the last years, most of the focus on innovation in financial services has been, it seems, on banking (investing and lending) and payment. In the past 20 years, arguably the investment side of the insurance business has seen the most innovation. A classic case of Innovator’s dilemma. A new carrier?

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Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 26, 2016

While there is no word yet on UI and UX specifics such as emojis with special powers, gifs, and social feeds, there have been a few questions about the name Zelle, which Urban Dictionary defines as, “a girl who is attractive and intelligent.” “IBM Opens Bluemix Garage in New York City” – Finovate.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 10, 2017

In each instance, we tore apart the UX and UI of each tool, looked at their growth and revenue numbers, pored through interviews with founders and early employees, researched their public reception, talked to employees, and did our own math. Allowing users to “cut” by referring other users was an innovative idea, and it worked.

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