Managing the Initial Financial Shock
Justice-involved individuals and their families face a number of expenses that can create financial strains immediately after arrest, including posting bail and hiring legal representation.
Innovation
Innovation is at the heart of all we do at the Financial Health Network. We are committed to finding new and innovative ways to improve the financial health of all Americans and the communities where they live.
3 Takeaways from EMERGE Workplace
The pandemic has made it clear that workplace benefits are evolving. As Harvard Business Review recently reported, the vast majority of leaders are planning to expand benefits as a result of the COVID-19. What should your organization be considering? We designed our inaugural EMERGE…
Financial Health Solutions: Using Tax Refunds for Debt Repayment
As consumers around the world struggle to manage debt, learn about the impacts of digital initiatives on debt repayment during tax refund season.
It’s the Organizational Siloes, Not Just the IT Stacks, that Are Sidelining Innovation
Since consumers clearly want the personal finance tools developed by fintechs and other innovators, why are banks and credit unions not offering them widely? The core challenge is to get fintech apps to talk with banks’ existing technology stacks and build a shared business case across the organization.
What Banks Need From Their Technology Stack to Support Consumer Financial Health
Explore the current landscape and opportunities to help financial institutions overcome these barriers to power effective finhealth tools.
Financial Health Can Be So… Retro
Some of the most popular financial health tools introduced by fintechs actually replicate and automate habits and “life hacks” that many households used successfully before the era of electronic banking and payments. These digital “retronovations” bode well for banks and credit unions seeking to offer services that help their customers while also bringing subscription revenues that lessen institutions’ dependence on penalty fees.