As is often the case with technology adoption, small business (SMB) owners are seeking services and solutions that offer the same convenience and optimized user experiences provided in their personal lives. The current InsurTech boom, driven by tech innovation and growing investor interest in the...
Credit unions (CUs) face stiff competition from banks, FinTech firms and other players in the financial industry, but they have several intrinsic advantages. A recent study found that CUs beat banks in eight financial well-being attributes, such as helping consumers reach financial goals, understanding financial...
While there was no shortage of goings on this week, the eyes and ears of the payments, commerce and finance enthusiasts were more likely trained on the goings on in a bucolic Swiss mountaintop city named Davos. There in Davos, bankers, financiers, technologists, legislators, regulators...
A new decade — and for credit unions (CUs), might this be the decade of data as a conduit of trust, a way to cement customer loyalty? As reported late last year, PSCU, one of the nation’s largest credit union service organizations (CUSOs), said it...
February 25, 2020
The world of 1997 may not initially present itself as a radically different place from today, but a stroll down memory lane quickly proves otherwise. Amazon was a three-year-old online bookstore that had recently launched its IPO with a stock price of around $20. The internet was dial-up nearly everywhere, with high-speed offerings largely limited […]
January 28, 2020
Credit unions (CUs) face stiff competition from banks, FinTech firms and other players in the financial industry, but they have several intrinsic advantages. A recent study found that CUs beat...
January 24, 2020
While there was no shortage of goings on this week, the eyes and ears of the payments, commerce and finance enthusiasts were more likely trained on the goings on in...
January 16, 2020
A new decade — and for credit unions (CUs), might this be the decade of data as a conduit of trust, a way to cement customer loyalty? As reported late...
June 03, 2019
Hyundai Motor wants its rivals to help boost its hydrogen fuel-cell system technology. The automaker is looking for its competitors to buy the system to promote global adoption of the technology. Hyundai — the world’s fifth-largest carmaker by sales — plans to spend $6.7 billion over the next decade to develop the technology, which converts […]
April 04, 2019
Aqua Security announced that it has closed a Series C investment round of $62 million, led by Insight Partners. The company’s existing investors — Lightspeed Venture Partners, M12 (Microsoft’s venture...
October 02, 2018
TD Ameritrade’s new research report, “The Tech Effect: How the Digital Age is Changing Investing,” surveyed 1,000 U.S. investors between the ages of 18 and 70 with over $10,000 in...
