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…
Fintechs and Banks: An Unequal “Partnership” – Part Two
Printer-friendly version (PDF) Based on our experience with clients and recent discussions with many banks and Fintechs, last time we discussed our view of the current state of play of…