The Future of Niche Banks

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FEATURING: Alex Johnson, founder of Fintech Takes

Fueled by the growth of plug-and-play banking infrastructure, startup niche banks have emerged that cater to a varied assortment of segments, including specific nationalities and genders, income and age stratifications, occupations and hobbies and even personal values.

The majority of these start-ups have a licensed sponsor bank as well as a digital banking offering specific products that consumers (or businesses) can’t get elsewhere. The challenge is how to differentiate, achieve scale, fund marketing and acquisition and build loyalty beyond the debit card.

My guest on the Banking Transformed podcast is Alex Johnson, founder of Fintech Takes. We discuss the future of niche financial institutions where funding has become more difficult and scalability continues to be elusive.

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About the Banking Transformed Podcast

In each Banking Transformed podcast, host Jim Marous has candid conversations with the world’s foremost leaders on what it takes to transform financial institutions during an age of digital disruption. His guests discuss technology, channels, innovation, customer experience, leadership, culture and competitive forces that are changing the banking industry faster than ever before.

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Jim Marous Profile PictureNamed as one of the most influential people in banking, Jim Marous is an internationally recognized financial industry strategist, co-publisher of The Financial Brand and the owner and CEO of the Digital Banking Report. The Digital Banking Report is a subscription-based publication that provides deep insights into the digitization of banking, with over 150 reports in the digital archive available to subscribers.

As a sought after keynote speaker, author and recognized authority on disruption in the financial services industry, Marous has been featured by CNBC and CNN, Cheddar, The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, The Financial Times, The Economist, The American Banker and has spoken to audiences worldwide. Jim has also advised the White House on banking policy.

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