Moven Provides Savings Path for First-Time Savers
Confused about how much of your paycheck to stash in your savings account? The three-to-six months-worth of expenses rule may not...
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Fake News, Democracy and the Search for Truth
For 19 years I worked for a company that was and remains the antithesis of fake news. From its...
Insurance Helps Bitcoin Become Safer for Mainstream Consumers
Bank depositors get tax-payer funded insurance in many jurisdictions (such as FDIC in America) in case a bank goes bankrupt....
Banking on a virtual and augmented future
This week I attended a talk by Robert Scoble and Shel Israel, the authors of The Fourth Transformation. Their latest...
Regtech Thrives On Change: Welcoming Trump, Brexit and China
Heraclitus, a Greek philosopher of the 5th century BC, is quoted as saying “Change is the only constant in life.” His doctrine was...
Starbucks Unveils Five-Year Growth Plan, Introduces Voice Payment Feature
Starbucks has just released its five year global growth plan, and (in true Starbucks fashion) it’s very digital. At its...
How Traditional and Emergent Fintech Could Converge and Change Finance
Traditional Fintech is so boring – and so profitable. The question is whether these vendors will use some of...
TD for Me, TD Bank’s ‘Digital Concierge,’ Nears 1 Million Users
In September, TD Bank launched TD for Me, which the bank describes on an FAQ page as "a digital concierge that...
Learning to Fly with the Internet of Value
The Internet of Value will remove the need for intermediaries in banking, insurance, housing, media, and all sorts of other...
CoverWallet Could Define the Insurance Robo Agent Space
InsurTech is in its Cambrian Explosion phase, with lots of new ventures being created. However, we all know how...
