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Hacking Insurance to be 10x Faster

Terri Hitchcock
by Terri Hitchcock0
The insurance industry is stuck in the 1980s. I should know, because I’ve been making my career in it since then. Despite the rise of the internet and smartphones, insurance has earned a reputation for its snail’s pace of innovation. And this is doubly true for business insurance– which, despite......
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Coronavirus and Finance Tips: Five Steps Business Owners Can Take Right Now

Sam Brownell
by Sam Brownell0
While there are many different local, state and federal programs in place or being set up for financial relief due to the effects of the coronavirus, Stratus would like to encourage business owners not to wait for the government to begin building your relief plan.  By doing some independent prep......
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The Ripple Effect: How a US Recession Could Sneak Up on Global FinTech Companies

Greg Ott
by Greg Ott0
Coronavirus. The US election. International trade. And did we mention Coronavirus?  Such a potent cocktail makes the reality of a recession all too possible. Companies in every industry should consider how one would impact them. I know I’m thinking about how a recession could impact FinTech, especially those that cater......
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Three Trends Defining Finance for 2020

Scott Stern
by Scott Stern0
Not quite a full quarter into the new year and we’re already seeing a tumultuous 2020 that is causing businesses around the world to rethink strategy and direction. Amid current volatile changes, we are seeing a number of trends emerge that can significantly impact both your finance team and organization......
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SMB FinTech Has Come a Long Way…But We’re Not There Yet

Greg Ott
by Greg Ott0
It wasn’t that long ago that banks were the only game in town, and if you wanted to borrow money, that was your primary option. The recession of 2008 caused banks to strain under the weight of tough lessons learned and heavy regulations. That created the perfect opportunity for financial......
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Today’s Most Innovative Fintech Solution: A Refresh of an Industry Mainstay

Matt Withey
by Matt Withey0
Debit presents an opportunity to drive customer engagement and loyalty. Imagine a future where the average consumer has three or more debit accounts and the experience of banking is both personalized and seamlessly integrated into our lives. One account is similar to a traditional bank account. The second they keep......
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Top 5 Digital Banking Trends For 2020

Philipp Postrehovsky
by Philipp Postrehovsky1
With the dawn of a new decade comes innovations, connectivity, speed, ease, and security in banking like never before. It is an exciting time to be in digital banking to say the least. Payments can be made in an instant by merely saying the words aloud, tapping our phones or......
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Are Banks Going to Win on Open Banking?

Raymond Wyand
by Raymond Wyand0
Open banking – commercial banking models predicated on the sharing of customer information electronically, with third parties, under conditions that customers approve of – is poised to become the norm in many East Asian markets.  Data-driven banking solutions provider gini enterprise has conducted original Open APIs research to identify the......
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Trapped in the past? Moving Banking beyond the Prison Paradigm

Jouk Pleiter
by Jouk Pleiter0
Some banks are so established that, as customers, we think of them as part of the fabric of our lives; as immovable institutions. Maybe that was once the case. But the rise of a new, modern business environment is undermining that position. Apple pay and Facebook’s Libra are good examples......
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Three Ways AI Enables Personalized and Engaging Customer Experiences in Financial Services

Dr. Marlene Wolfgruber
by Dr. Marlene Wolfgruber1
A lot of data would be useless without context. Many words in the human language have multiple meanings, making it hard to understand individual phrases without being aware of its context (where it was said, from whom, what prompted its delivery). Think about the term “bank” within the context of......
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