Brexit, economic confidence and the steady erosion of the middle ground We've just published our Economic Outlook report. As always, there’s lots of interesting and surprising data in the report. The headline finding is that despite the political chaos ... Read More
Brexit: what’s next for consumer spending? When Mintel decided to run our Bitesize Briefing event on consumers’ reactions to Brexit on 23 May, we were still being told that we’d be leaving the EU ... Read More
Is Robinhood the next Bloomberg? Robinhood Markets made a significant strategic play in late March that positioned the company beyond the parameters of a typical fintech startup: It acquired daily e-newsletter company Market ... Read More
LendIt Fintech 2019 day two: Explainability, wellness and personalization At LendIt Fintech 2018, Upgrade announced a new personal credit line product, combining the best elements of both a personal loan and a credit card. Renaud Laplance, CEO ... Read More
LendIt Fintech 2019 day one: Machine learning and financial health LendIt Fintech 2019 is the world's largest conference dedicated to financial services. The day began with a keynote featuring two CEOs - Roger Hochschild of Discover and Douglas ... Read More
Are online banks a new threat to credit cards? The Federal Reserve recently announced that interest rates would once again remain flat. Despite no longer living in a rising rate environment, consumers are still in a higher-rate ... Read More
[watch] Why is Apple launching a new credit card and how can existing providers adapt? With Apple announcing the launch of a new consumer credit card our financial services analysts Irene Salazar and Douglas Kitchen discuss why the tech giant has made the ... Read More
BB&T and SunTrust announce technology-driven merger BB&T and SunTrust, the two largest regional banks in the South, have announced their intention to merge. The move represents by far the largest deal since the 'financial ... Read More
How Financial Service Issuers can address the government shutdown While the natural disasters in 2018 created a perfect storm of financial struggles for many Americans, 2019 has already ushered in a new crisis for 800K nationwide: the ... Read More
How financial brands are relaunching and revisiting products With a crowded climate of credit cards, issuers are continually refining their products to stay competitive and attract consumers to increase applications. Issuers attract new consumers by relaunching ... Read More
Robinhood’s epic fail: 3 learnings for banks In case you haven’t heard, Robinhood, the fintech trading app that reportedly now has more users than E-Trade, made an embarrassing about-face last week after shutting down its ... Read More
Beyond a horoscope: Chase leans into astrology to reach Millennials The way consumers spend money reflects a lot about their personality. Tastes, values and habits are revealed through behavioral spending choices. Chase recently partnered with Refinery29 to see ... Read More
