Financial Institutions vs. Fintechs: The Fight for Business Banking
Customer value is now the differentiator in business marketing. Five key principles guide banks and credit unions, with content as the focus.
Articles about business banking services, and the strategies banks use to grow banking relationships with SMEs and business owners.
Small businesses lean on credit cards, but new options from Affirm and others will force card programs to compete with buy now, pay later.
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Customer value is now the differentiator in business marketing. Five key principles guide banks and credit unions, with content as the focus.
Business mobile apps increasingly catch on, but ongoing challenges show how financial institutions may evolve to face growing competition.
14% of small firms plan to leave their bank or credit union and 36% are considering switching as traditional players fail to stay current.
As banks and credit unions vie for share, they must refresh their view of this oft-neglected generation, who make strong business prospects.
Banks and credit unions are at risk of losing small business customers if they can't provide easy and fast borrowing options.
Financial marketers can grow business banking relationships by applying some of the same tools and practices they use on the retail side.
Businesses say live bankers are still a key part of the service, but some financial institutions are taking digital too far.
Banks and credit unions should rethink their aversion to lending to early-stage businesses. Making technology and partnerships work will be key
Community banks and credit unions admit their digital transformation strategies are lagging, slowly suffocating relationships with small businesses.
Retail banks and credit unions can't ignore the appeal online lenders have with small business borrowers. Here's how financial marketers can fight back.
Small businesses would choose local institutions more often if they didn't struggle with a subpar mobile experience, lengthy loan applications and limited business products.
New lending technologies are helping community banks reclaim small business revenue and relationships lost over the past 10 years.
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Retail banks and credit unions can't sit back while new players and industry outsiders chip away at their historical bread and butter.
The needs of start-up businesses differ from traditional businesses, with most banks lacking the understanding to serve these new firms.
Small business customers are expecting the type of digital banking capabilities currently offered retail consumers.
With online lenders stealing market share, the future of the small business lending market will hinge on technology and fintech partnerships.
With megabanks controlling two-thirds of the small business market, how can community-based banks and credit unions hope to compete?
Financial institutions are leaving money on the table by not providing the products and services that small business customers want.
Providing an online experience that is seamless, intuitive and user-friendly will create a key advantage when competing for business customers.
This study's segmentation model reveals interesting differences in how people think about banking and relate to their financial institution.
Innovations presented at the Spring 2015 Finovate conference provide a glimpse into the future of financial services.
By cultivating lasting relationships with business clients, financial institutions can neutralize both rates and the competition.
Manual tasks across channels is costly. And while AI is hot, there’s a simpler way to bring efficiency that many bankers have overlooked.
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