digitalgoggles.com
Transforming Banks
http://www.digitalgoggles.com/2013/05/01/transforming-banks
Thoughts from a FinTech VC. May 1, 2013. It’s a tough time to be a retail bank right now. Banks are facing an onslaught of a sluggish economy, increased regulation, lower profits, undifferentiated products and lackluster customer demand. The result has been a renewed focus on cost reduction with bank layoffs, branch closings and questioning the very existence of the branch. A recent WSJ article. Highlighted the state of affairs:. So why aren’t banks shutting down all of their branches? Is “not push...
currencymarketing.ca
Embrace the Moat — Currency
http://www.currencymarketing.ca/articles/embrace-the-moat
It’s a Money Thing. Next Top Credit Union Exec. It’s a Money Thing. Next Top Credit Union Exec. September 1, 2014. September 1, 2014. September 1, 2014. CUES Credit Union Management. Regulation has protected CUs from market disruptors. How else can the 'burden' of compliance be used beneficially? Opt-ed piece, famous technologist and venture capitalist Mark Andreessen opined about Why Software is Eating the World. A personal ride service) and Airbnb. Comes to mind. While Square. Recently announced a chip...
smithandkeynes.com
Smith & Keynes: May 2013
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Wednesday, May 8, 2013. A Payments Tree Grows in Providence. So yesterday I decided to hunker down and really try to understand the payments industry. It's a landscape I often dance around but rarely deal with directly at work. And I figured that it was about time I got my digital wallets. Straight. Here is an incomplete list of topics that I consider to be "payments." If you know what more than 3 of these things are you're probably ahead of most people:. ECommerce and shopping carts. So anyway, I decide...
jimmarous.blogspot.com
Bank Marketing Strategy: September 2013
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Wednesday, September 25, 2013. Bank Marketing Strategy Named A Top Financial Marketing Blog. For the second consecutive year, Bank Marketing Strategy was named a top 5 financial marketing blog by The Financial Brand. With the intent of providing a list of valuable resources for bank and credit union marketers to reference, this year's honor was bestowed on blogs that met a defined set of weighted criteria including relevancy, quality, originality, frequency, longevity and design. Steve Topper, Joe Swatek.
newmarketsvp.com
Mark Grovic, General Partner - New Markets Venture Partners
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What We Look For. NEWS & EVENTS. Mark Grovic, General Partner. Mark Grovic, General Partner. Mark Grovic, General Partner. Mark Grovic co-founded New Markets Venture Partners in 2003 and is a General Partner. Mark serves or has served on the Board of Directors for Credly. Sold to Nasdaq: TASR), Lightningcast (sold to NYSE: TWX), Moodlerooms. Sold to Blackboard) and Workspace.com. Mark also serves or has served as a board observer for Aldagen. Sold to NASDAQ: CMXI), American Honors College. Credly today a...
smithandkeynes.com
Smith & Keynes: November 2012
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Wednesday, November 28, 2012. Adam Smith Explains Supply And Demand. If he had just taken out the parts I’ve italicized, it would have be perfect. Why? That makes this price more likely to be the price of equilibrium than any other. (Of course, Schiller and Akerof rightly point out that the appeal to fairness can be quite strong and should not be ignored- but I dont think that its strong enough to put in the definition). Posted by Melanie Friedrichs. Saturday, November 17, 2012. Monday, November 12, 2012.
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