Issue 308 · Mar 25, 2021 Weekly edition · 3 min read

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Rethinking the Future of Distribution

Banks and credit unions are rethinking their distribution strategies as more people than ever are using digital channels. Despite this shift, closing all branches is not the best alternative. Neither is keeping them all open.

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In this issue · 11 items

The Cambridge School and Curt’s jacket Fintech Futures — A few days ago, I did a panel. It was remote. I couldn’t hug anyone. It was exactly the sort of panel I wanted to hug and I couldn’t hug them. Frustrating, that. Open story ↗ Fidelity to launch bitcoin ETF as investment giant builds its digital asset business CNBC — Fidelity Investments is preparing to launch its own bitcoin fund as the investment giant works to cement its clout in the market for digital assets. Open story ↗ The top 10 Fintech companies disrupting financial services Information Age — As the Fintech industry continues to evolve and disrupt financial services, we explore the top 10 companies in the space Open story ↗ JPMorgan Chase: The Real Winner Of The Fintech Micro-Bubble Forbes — JPMorgan Chase is this week’s Long Idea as well as one of the original “See Thru the Dip” picks. Open story ↗ China’s breaking the superapp The Finanser — I’ve been amazed at the rise of superapps in China. Alibaba and WeChat allow you to socialise, ship and buy anywhere, anytime. Open story ↗ HSBC challenges fintechs with launch of SME banking app Kinetic Fintech Futures — HSBC has officially launched its business banking app Kinetic, designed to offer small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) a comparative service to new fintech entrants. Open story ↗ Nigerian fintech of the unbanked Bankly raises $2M led by Vault Tech Crunch — Nigeria remains a largely cash-dominated country. There are more than 100 million adult Nigerians, of which more than half have little or no access to financial services. Open story ↗ Plaid accelerator announces inaugural cohort of fintech startups Tech Crunch — Plaid, the fintech giant, has announced the inaugural cohort of startups in its new accelerator program, FinRise. Open story ↗ Citi Partners with Fintech Company Sharegain Finance Magnates — The Bank has introduced a fully automated securities lending solution for wealth management firms. Open story ↗ Silicon Valley: How Fintech is Leading the Way in Chatbots The Fintech Times — Chatbots have been around for a while now – helping us navigate websites, providing customer service and generally, when they aren’t too clunky, improving user experience. Open story ↗ How China’s FinTech is changing everything The Finanser — I joined a Clubhouse discussion the other day – Clubhouse? What? – and discussed Chinese FinTech and its impact on the rest of the world. Open story ↗

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