By Jason Hulott | Fintech News
Fintechs are raising huge amounts of capital but the number of individual startups annually has dropped since 2015, from 390 to 71, according to The Disruption House. Meanwhile, traditional banks are taking steps to create their own Fintech-style services such as Bo, the latest digital-only offering from RBS. FT Alphaville 60% of SMEs wish to […]
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By Jason Hulott | Fintech News
Podcast interview with Luvleen Sidhu, Co-founder of BankMobile, about the five-year-old Fintech’s business model. Their white-label partnerships have seen them deliver accounts with T-Mobile and to the student finance sector. Internally, BankMobile is taking steps to establish the fair treatment of female executives in terms of status and pay. Wharton The possibilities of the open […]
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By Jason Hulott | Fintech News
Deloitte, S&P and the Monetary Authority of Singapore are developing a Fintech research platform. Akin to a full survey on a new house, the platform will aim to provide accurate and transparent information on startups to financial institutions and potential investors. The research platform will act as a neutral third party, establishing itself as a […]
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By Jason Hulott | Affiliate Marketing
My new book, Affiliate Marketing Programmes for Business Owners, is now available on Amazon as a paperback or Kindle version. Kindle Paperback https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1707134286/ref=sr_1_20?keywords=affiliate+marketing&qid=1573571933&sr=8-20 If you are considering adding an affiliate programme to your business, this is the book for you. There are very few books on running your own programmes so I felt there was a […]
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By Jason Hulott | Fintech Marketing
Santander has bought a 50.1% stake in UK Fintech Ebury for £350m as part of its push for expansion into digital services. Ebury supplies foreign exchange services, trade finance and cash management to SMEs – services which previously Santander only offered to larger companies. FT The blockchain mechanic provides for near-instant transactions that cannot be […]
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By Jason Hulott | Affiliate Marketing
So just having an affiliate programme isn’t enough, especially if you’re running your programme off your own website – so totally inhouse. You need affiliates! Affiliates are going to be the lifeblood of everything that you do within your programme and will make your programme successful. Here are some ideas on where to look for […]
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By Jason Hulott | Fintech News
The cashless economy has impacted traditional donations to faith-based groups, charities and nonprofits. UK Fintech GoodBox has created a range of products to allow nonprofits to accept card payments, including a collection plate with integral payment facilities. Over 800 nonprofits use their products and have so far processed £2.5million in charitable donations, averaging £11 per […]
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By Jason Hulott | Fintech News
With 193 deals valued at around $121billion (to August 2018) the mergers and acquisitions environment within the major corporate Fintech sector continues to dazzle. One of the major drivers is the realisation by many large corporates that they need smaller and dynamically responsive innovative partners whilst smaller companies need the capital and other resources of […]
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By Jason Hulott | Fintech News
Metro Bank has launched a new app to give business customers data-rich services for managing their accounts. These include monthly cashflow analyses, warnings about payments that appear to be higher or lower than normal, and notifications of imminently scheduled payments. The Business Insights app is driven by artificial intelligence (AI) and was developed in partnership […]
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By Jason Hulott | Fintech News
High street bank NatWest begins trials of a biometric credit card. To make a contactless payment, the account holder presents the card to a terminal together with his or her fingerprint verification. A green light on the card confirms the transaction – which may be for up to £100 (compared to the current £30 limit). […]
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