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Checking in after a year of building

Checking in after a year of building

We paused our regular programming a year ago while I worked on BELLA. It was right after Gamestop. Bitcoin was spiking to $60k, Dogecoin was minting millionaires, Robinhood was riding the hype cycle toward IPO, and decacorns were still quaintly rare. It all feels so long ago now! I have

Lessons Learned from the Founding, Sale and Closure of Simple

Lessons Learned from the Founding, Sale and Closure of Simple

In 2009, Shamir Karkal and Josh Reich founded Simple, the original digital bank. The concept was straightforward and clearly articulated in an email Josh sent to Shamir in July of that year. That email set off a chain of events that contributed to the rise of digital banking as a

Brands as Banks

Brands as Banks

There are a few trends we at Rebank are watching particularly closely at the moment, and I want to take a few minutes to look at how they're related. Most everyone in financial services recognizes the following: * Fees and margins are disappearing across the industry, driven by tech-led

Roboadvisory is not a product, it’s a feature

Roboadvisory is not a product, it’s a feature

Over the holiday weekend, I mulled over the latest developments in the roboadvisory space and considered what they mean for the future of the industry. The music keeps playing Canadian roboadvisor Wealthsimple raised $75 million from Allianz’s digital investments arm in “a great step” toward the company’s future

Platform Banking & Value Accrual in Fintech

Platform Banking & Value Accrual in Fintech

On a recent trip to San Francisco, SynapseFI, a US fintech connectivity layer bridging the gap between fintechs and regulated banking infrastructure, was the subject of many conversations. The company connects regional banks to its platform and leverages their infrastructure and licenses to offer banking products like cards and FDIC-insured

What's Happening in Digital Banking?

What's Happening in Digital Banking?

I discussed this question with Ricky Knox, Founder & CEO of Tandem. Listen to the audio version of the conversation here: here. Asia Ricky points to Asia as an underappreciated market for digital banks, suggesting that many in the West see the region as tied up by Tencent and Ant

Free Stock Trading Is Here. Now What?

Free Stock Trading Is Here. Now What?

I discussed this question with Adam Dodds, Founder & CEO of Freetrade. Listen to the audio version of the conversation here. Free Stock Trading Is Here. Now What? Robinhood in the US, Freetrade in the UK, eToro in Israel (and elsewhere) and others have brought free or cheap mobile trading