FinTech, Financial Innovation, Industry Disruption.
29 Aug 2020 5 minute read 0 comments FinRev
December is upon us and the fintech developments are coming at a fast and furious pace. On this week’s agenda: The OCC’s new fintech charter The FR’s exclusive 1-on-1 with AlphaSense’s Jack Kokko, the Moral Machine Segregated Witness, PeerIQ, China’...
28 Aug 2020 5 minute read 0 comments FinRev
Still whipsawed by the election? Perhaps it’s time to regain focus by tasting the truffles of Fall. On the docket this week: McKinsey’s new white paper SoFi gets a life [insurance partner] Quant funds, Bitcoin’s price surge, trial balloons in DC Com...
25 Aug 2020 5 minute read 0 comments FinRev
Welcome to the new and improved version of The Financial Revolutionist. With our revised format, our goal is to provide the same voice but with a sleeker appearance. Please let us know what you think here. This week, we are covering: A Trumpian tail...
24 Aug 2020 6 minute read 1 comment FinRev
Ah, November. What could be better than the Cubs, Guy Fawkes Night, Thanksgiving and the conclusion of an interminable election season? This week we look at what November 8th means for financial services disruption, as well as noting developmen...
23 Aug 2020 6 minute read 0 comments FinRev
The Financial Revolutionist celebrates its first birthday this week. To those who have been readers over the past months, we say thank you; to our new readers, we say welcome. Given that we’re entering the spooky season of Halloween and other holida...
22 Aug 2020 6 minute read 0 comments FinRev
This week, we look to Charles Darwin to help us determine whether financial incumbents will join the ranks of the extinct. Also on the docket: The SEC’s growing interest in Silicon Valley’s practices, prospects for a cashless US future, BofA Merrill...
21 Aug 2020 6 minute read 0 comments FinRev
Wells Fargo’s new skipper, fintech chatbots and Deep Learning all caught our attention this week. Also in the batter’s box: TechCrunch’s Bitcoin series, Goldman’s launch of Marcus, Cloud9’s fundraising and why insurance companies are subsidizing sma...
19 Aug 2020 6 minute read 0 comments FinRev
A halcyon age of collaboration between incumbents and start-ups is here. Should you jump on? We raise that question and feature our recent interview with Money.Net’s Morgan Downey. Also this week: AQR’s Cliff Asness defends index investing from those...
19 Aug 2020 6 minute read 0 comments FinRev
Can fintech bring together a divided Washington? We explore that question, look at the closing of Perry Capital and consider a clicks-and-mortar future for retail banks. Also hitting our screen this week: evolving marketplace lending models, a powerh...
18 Aug 2020 5 minute read 0 comments FinRev
Is the age of cross-selling doomed? We ask that question in the wake of the Wells Fargo scandal and look to fintech start-ups for answers. Also this week: the coming disruption in auto insurance, a sage’s assessment of marketplace lending, equity res...
