Travis EngebretsenFICO may lose regulatory monopolyThe Senate Banking Bill may open up a new market for fintech startups providing financial credit worthiness data. By dismantling a…Apr 6, 2018Apr 6, 2018
Travis EngebretsenHow the VCs stole Common Sense-masFintech is taking a break for today. Instead, read on for the Christmas edition of “How the Venture Capitalists Stole Common Sense-mas”…Dec 8, 2017Dec 8, 2017
Travis EngebretsenLeveraging the banking value chain, part threeMust have been a slow news day…Jul 14, 2017Jul 14, 2017
Travis EngebretsenLeveraging the Banking Value Chain, part 2In case you missed it, last week’s edition was an initial dive into how Amazon’s purchase of Whole Foods was a reflection of its…Jun 30, 2017Jun 30, 2017
Travis EngebretsenLeveraging the Value Chain — Amazon case studyEditor Note: I hope the below provides a brief respite from the barrage of Uber news. This is the first of a two-part series around ways…Jun 23, 2017Jun 23, 2017
Travis EngebretsenMary Meeker’s Internet Trends 2017 (for fintech)It’s that time again — Mary Meeker just presented her Internet Trends 2017 report at Code Conference. I have summarized below the trends…Jun 2, 2017Jun 2, 2017
Travis EngebretsenUSAA wants banks to pay up for remote deposit capture(Potentially) big news broke this week, as USAA announced they are pursuing royalties for the remote deposit capture technology used by…May 26, 2017May 26, 2017
Travis EngebretsenWhy most values props are dumb, and 4 questions to make yours betterMost value propositions are dumb.May 19, 2017May 19, 2017
Travis EngebretsenBanks need to be bolder to winTwo weeks ago I told you about Sallie Krawcheck’s keynote address at the Empire Startups Fintech conference in New York as part of Fintech…May 12, 2017May 12, 2017
Travis EngebretsenSallie Krawcheck on making mistakes, building a startupSallie Krawcheck was fired. Twice. It made the front page of the Wall Street Journal.Apr 28, 2017Apr 28, 2017