The financial industry is at a turning point in its history as more users flock to digital banking, many of whom plan never to set foot in a brick-and-mortar branch again. A crop of digital-native alternatives has sprung up to satisfy this electronic demand, with FinTechs and challenger banks offering...
In business, sometimes, the strategy is to be first — jumping into markets with new products and services, striving to capture consumers’ mind share, wallet share, and loyalty. And sometimes, the strategy can be to follow, but to be better and bigger, too. In financial services, we’re seeing that the...
J.P. Morgan reportedly plans to expand its online banking platform Chase into Germany and other European Union (EU) countries. Preparations for such a move have been reported previously, but CEO Jamie Dimon confirmed the plans for the first time in an interview published Friday (July 21) in the German newspaper...
The build vs. buy debate is a perennial one in technology, and in payments. For neobank Upgrade, in the bid to extend its credit, mobile banking and payment products to more consumers, and to broaden its own portfolio of payment options — specifically in the red-hot buy now, pay later...