by alpine | Mar 16, 2016 | Trends
Things are changing in the banking industry. Some banks are ahead of the curve, most still try to continue using the old banking business model, but adding in some updates. So what’s ahead for banking? U.S. News spoke to four financial and banking experts, and...
by StratAgree™ Trend Watch | Dec 10, 2015 | Trends, Uncategorized
By now, this offer should be familiar to everyone in our business–“Switch to Bank X and Get $300!” Banks, particularly the larger players are pulling out the stops with offers of $300, $400, even $500 for moving. What are these banks looking for?...
by StratAgree™ Trend Watch | Dec 7, 2015 | Marketing, Trends, Uncategorized
Women, more often than not are the CFO of their household. Our friends at The Financial Brand have compiled research from Regions Bank, Allianz and other sources showing that women feel like financial management of the household ends up being their responsibility in...
by StratAgree™ Trend Watch | Dec 1, 2015 | Marketing, Trends, Uncategorized
Millennials are dropping cable after leaving their parents’ home. The trend appears to be related to lower incomes of younger consumers. A new Nielsen report, (covered by the New York Times, see link below) shows the trend is likely to reverse as these younger...
by StratAgree™ Trend Watch | Oct 26, 2015 | Trends, Uncategorized
Diebold has created an ATM that is screenless and doesn’t use ATM cards. How does it work, you ask? You use your smartphone! Using your smartphone you preschedule pickups of cash. When you get near the ATM it identifies you by the near field communication (NFC) chip...
