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Surprises from the Consumer Financial Decision Making Conference (Behavioral Economics)

Celent Banking

An event geared towards academics, its rigor is a refreshing complement to the work that I see from market practitioners at traditional industry shows. These “UX” nuances matter, and refining the details of the user experience will be hugely important.

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Hip Pocket Closes $150k Round of Funding

Fintech Labs Insights

The convertible note round brings the Nebraska-based company’s total funding to $180,000. Hip Pocket founder and CEO Mark Zmarzly tells us that the funds will be used to expand into the employer financial wellness market and to further build out Hip Money , Hip Pocket’s latest product.

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Q2 Leverages MX Technology to Launch Contextual PFM

Fintech Labs Insights

With the “always-on aggregation” and UX/UI of MX , the newly-launched Contextual PFM from Q2 is designed to make actionable financial insights a part of every customer’s mobile banking routine. Based in Austin, Texas, Q2 trades on the NYSE under the ticker QTWO and has a market capitalization of more than $1 billion.