Financial Solutions Lab Snapshot Appendix – Funding in Fintech
This post is a follow-on to our recently released Financial Solutions Lab Snapshot, a report in which we identified industry insights, trends, and analyses based on Financial Solutions Lab’s 356 applicants in 2016. In this post, we’ll share more of our funding related applicant data and call out what we think these data imply. As we […]
The Financial Health Network Comment Letter on Payday, Vehicle Title, and Certain High-Cost Installment Loans
The Financial Health Network is submitting this letter in response to the request for comments on “Payday, Vehicle Title, and Certain High-Cost Installment Loans,” issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and published on July 22, 2016.
Delighting Your Customers Doesn’t Always Mean Doing Good
By Tyler Griffin I think one of the most interesting tensions in our world of fintech exists between building a product that our customers love and building a product that is good for our customers. Much ink has been spilled about the tension between building a successful business and doing good; that is well trod…
Straight-Talk: Successful Messaging for Secured Credit Cards
Earlier this year, the Financial Health Network worked in partnership with Visa to explore challenges and innovation within the secured credit card market.
Five Reasons Why #FinHealthMatters (Or Should) to Innovators
Building products that help consumers improve their financial health is hard. Finance is complex, the space is regulated, and consumers tend to be reserved about sharing their financial information, limiting viral loop options. So why would anyone try to build a product in this space instead of another food delivery app? Here are five reasons […]
The Financial Health Network Comment Letter on Mobile Financial Services Strategies
The Financial Health Network is submitting this letter in response to the request for comments on “Mobile Financial Services Strategies,” issued by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and published on May 3, 2016.
The Financial Health Network Comment Letter on OCC Responsible Innovation Whitepaper
The Financial Health Network recognizes the important role that access to high-quality financial products plays in helping consumers improve and maintain their financial health.
Secured Credit Cards: Innovating at the Intersection of Savings and Credit
This paper takes an in-depth look at new consumer research on secured credit cards. In it, we explore how innovation in secured credit cards can help consumers build credit and savings at the same time.
Hidden in Plain Sight: How Secured Credit Cards Can Build Credit and Engage New Customers
This executive summary examines new consumer research on secured credit cards.
Three Things Innovators Should Know About Prepaid
Three Things Innovators Should Know About Prepaid Millions of Americans–whether they have bank accounts or not–depend on prepaid cards to take more control over their financial lives in a way that cannot easily be done with cash alone. High-quality prepaid products are a critical component to the financial health of those who use them to […]
Profiles in Innovation – The Financial Solutions Lab
With the Financial Solutions Lab, the Financial Health Network and JPMorgan Chase are bringing innovators, industry players, researchers, and bank executives to the table to make technology part of the financial health equation.
Financial Solutions Lab – Helping Americans Weather Financial Shocks
The 2016 Challenge topic of the Financial Solutions Lab is Helping Americans Weather Financial Shocks. This issue brief introduces the topic, the reasons it is an important problem to solve, and some innovative approaches to doing so.