In Praise of Incrementalism
Printer-friendly version (PDF) I just read an excellent but, unfortunately, naïve monograph by an accounting firm most recently best known for its Academy Awards snafu. Its focus centers on the…
Cutting Through the Crap
Printer-friendly version (PDF) Like you, I am inundated with emails providing daily business news information as well as “news” from firms such as BCG, McKinsey, and accounting firms that often…
Banks and Small Business: “Not everything I wrote yesterday appeals to me today.”
Printer-friendly version (PDF) About three years ago I attended a Lendit conference at which Larry Summers, former Secretary of the Treasury, made a keynote address. Speaking about the growing prominence…
The Revolution That Never Happened
Printer-friendly version (PDF) This month’s Inc. magazine features a provocative and remarkably candid column by Thomas Goetz, an entrepreneur and founder of a Fintech startup. Financial Institutions (FIs) and Fintechs…
Business Banking: People Come First and That’s Hard
Printer-friendly version (PDF) Recently, I have been inundated with webinar invites that focus on providing insights on selling success. The focus of a current offer centers on: – “Breaking down…
Assessing the Fintech Digital Gameboard
Printer-friendly version (PDF) Two weeks ago I wrote about the position of strength that banks are operating from in their Fintech relationships. But, many banks are failing to take advantage…
Note to Banks: You Won!
Printer-friendly version (PDF) Lending Times, an online publication that specializes in writing about Fintech lenders, reported the following: “In a pessimistic new report, researchers from Morgan Stanley have concluded that…
Why Bankers Should Care that the Circus Has Left Town
Printer-friendly version (PDF) In a shabby stadium in Long Island, this week began with the last performance of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey’s Circus. The Circus has performed…
Reality Check
Printer-friendly version (PDF) Sometimes it is valuable to rethink basic assumptions and hopes to consider the reality of working within a bank or credit union. Example: Small Business. The small…
Fintechs and Banks: An Unequal “Partnership” – Part Three
Printer-friendly version (PDF) Two weeks ago we provided a summary of the current state of Bank/Fintech partnerships, particularly related to small business lending. Last week, we focused on the steps…