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Theo Lau and Brad Leimer, who run the consultancy Unconventional Ventures, offer three possible visions for banks' future — ranging from gloomy to upbeat — and advice on how financial institutions can make the best-case scenario a reality.
Direct connectivity between the cross-border payment company and the data aggregator will let Wise's 13 million customers use the 6,000 fintech apps in Plaid's network without the need for a bank account.
StellarFi, Lamine Zarrad’s new startup, covers consumers' utility and other bills when they hit a cash-flow crunch. It then reports their repayments to the credit bureaus.
The retailer is funding a challenger bank called One that would be formed from the combination of several fintech firms. The startup would have a strong product set and cash position but could struggle to stand out in a crowded neobank field.