Could it provide affordable financial services for underserved families, and, at the same time, shore up its own financial footing? Bank branch closures are an ongoing phenomenon hitting rural and socioeconomically challenged communities particularly hard. So why not provide low-cost … READ MORE
COMMENTS [ 0 ]Ideas of financial health have long been rooted in the concept of “financial literacy,” and dominated by educational approaches designed to teach people how to better manage their financial lives. While financial literacy is important, and it should be taught … READ MORE
COMMENTS [ 0 ]The second annual edition of Boston FinTech Week, organized by FinTech Sandbox, has just successfully concluded. There were 47 separate sessions held in 22 venues across five days. More than 3,000 people registered. They came from 15 states and 6 … READ MORE
COMMENTS [ 0 ]Periodically, I hear a presentation or read a blog post on the topic of public relations for startups. I often feel the advice given is incomplete, or misguided, or one-size-fits-all, or simply wrong. So here is my take on how … READ MORE
COMMENTS [ 0 ]I’ve just returned from the Finovate spring session in northern California. What did I see? Quite a few single occupant automobiles in the HOV lane on Highway 101. Finovate, for the uninitiated, is a grueling two-day slog through 60-some-odd seven-minute … READ MORE
COMMENTS [ 3 ]Earlier this week, Governor Deval Patrick indicated that he will move to ban enforcement of noncompete agreements in Massachusetts. This is one part of a larger piece of legislation designed to promote innovation – job creation – in the state. … READ MORE
COMMENTS [ ]In 1998, at a technology conference in New York, John (Launny) Steffens, vice chairman of what was then Merrill Lynch & Company, told his audience, ”The do-it-yourself model of investing, centered on Internet trading, should be regarded as a serious … READ MORE
COMMENTS [ 0 ]Seeing an iPhone for the first time, Bill Gates is reported to have said, “Oh my God, Microsoft didn’t aim high enough.”* Anyone who has used a Zune, or who, like me, has owned computers running Windows Vista or Windows … READ MORE
COMMENTS [ 2 ]“I’m not even sure what I want, but that’s not the point – it’s that I want it now.”
“Whenever the old gives way to the new, everybody with vested interests in the old starts crying that the world will stop. There aren’t many people with vested interests in the new.”
“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.”
“All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.”
Backed by @BessemerVP, @MMVglobal, Moneta VC, @khoslaventures & others, Farther offers clients an experienced financial advisor and a sophisticated platform for #wealthmanagment. Here's a deep dive with its co-founder & CEO. https://bit.ly/3rk8SU4 #fintech #wealthtech
CFPB sues @MoneyLion and multiple subsidiaries for taking advantage of U.S. service members and their families. https://bit.ly/3y9B1RO
I get hate mail about female funding.🧵
JP Morgan is making serious effort to develop a proprietary pay-by-bank capability (which would necessarily threaten its own not inconsiderable credit card revenue). https://on.ft.com/3rg9Wsf #Payments #fintech (@FT paywall)
Barclays may be tipped to take over a government contract to help UK tech start-ups overcome obstacles in their early years, currently held by Tech Nation, and some fintech folks are not happy. https://bit.ly/3E8h1Tk
