👋  Thanks again for subscribing. Apple's spring event happens today, and I'll be watching that. Hoping AirTags make the grade, finally! Here's what's worth watching this week..... 👇 Pinned to the Top Despite millions of dollars of investment each year in digital capabilities and
👋  Thanks again for subscribing. Don't forget Bank Automation's Ignite conference starts today. And...see below for some highlights youth-focused banking, thoughts on Plaid's new funding round, and some news on some cool new companies pushing the limits... Pinned to the Top Kid Debit
👋 Thanks again for subscribing. See below for this week's highlights.. Pinned to the Top I've written and provided tons of examples of hot fintech startups being funded. And it's not slowing down. The deals reflect the frenzied investor interest in fintech startups, companies providing
👋 Thanks again for subscribing. This week we're hardening the focus - on embedded financial services. A rapidly growing area of fintech. We are also seeing even further movement in crypto from established companies - showing that we are inching closer and closer to cryptocurrency being a mainstream construct. See below
👋  Thanks again for subscribing. This edition is seemingly about charters. Bank charters that is. A lot of movement from Square, SoFi and Revolut shows that the next step for neobanks and fintechs is to establish themselves in a much bigger way, as they fight for the attention and share of
👋 Thanks again for subscribing. This past week saw a LOT of movement in funding, acquisitions and other forward-leaning developments. See below for some highlights. Pinned to the Top Insurance, is moving fast? If you haven't noticed, insurance has been an ultra-hot sector for VCs and startup
👋 Thanks for subscribing. Here is the first edition - a view of the technology landscape from a financial services focused perspective. 👇 Pinned to the Top Facebook's got a problem...and it's iOS 14. Version 14.5 is gonna release any day now, and when it does advertisers
Mass Challenge
Last week, we received news from the team at MassChallenge Fintech that tuuk was selected as a semi-finalist for their 2020 cohort. tuuk was selected from over 300 applicants from across the globe for the next round of judging, which takes place in Boston in early December. In this
INV Fintech
We’re excited to announce that tuuk has been selected to be a part of INV Fintech‘s 2019 Class 8 accelerator cohort. The new cohort includes seven startups that are seeking to partner with financial institutions by focusing on addressing evolving problems in the fintech space and enabling established
TechFuel
On October 22nd in downtown San Antonio, five up -and-coming Texas startups competed for over $100,000 in prizes at TechBloc’s TechFuel pitch competition. It was held as a tentpole event during San Antonio Startup Week. This year five finalists pitched the judges and audience on their respective
TechFuel
The good news keeps coming for tuuk. This week the company was selected as a finalist for the 2019 TechBloc TechFuel program. With $100,000 in prize money and a focus on helping emerging tech-based startups accelerate the growth of their business, TechFuel is Greater San Antonio’s largest
Insights
Over the past five years as a mobile and digital strategist – there is one question that is asked consistently from business partners, marketers, innovation teams and clients: Is there a way to determine what OTHER mobile apps and sites my customers are using? The question usually arises as companies envision