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Take a step out of the familiar as “UNconventional Wisdom” guest bloggers bring fresh thinking. To propose a guest blog, please contact UNconventional Wisdom editor.

Financial technology recruitment and retention increasingly demands innovative approaches.
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Solving fintech skills shortages

Written by Russell Bennett, Fraedom | 06/11/2018 - 23:22 |
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Lessons for U.S. financial firms seen in U.K. challenges
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Fintech partners can often use a helping hand from larger financial players, argues Nigel Wilson of the U.K.'s Legal & General. UNconventional Wisdom is a periodic guest blog where the conventional wisdom is held up for fresh inspection. If you have some "UNconventional Wisdom" to share, email scocheo@sbpub.com.
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Big banks must do more for fintech startups

Written by Nigel Wilson, Legal & General | 05/29/2018 - 19:20 |
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Fintech firms have innovation, banks have money
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"No, I'd rather have it the old-fashioned way, thanks," said nobody ever.
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What’s the preference: human or digital?

Written by Chris Skinner | 05/25/2018 - 19:22 |
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Chris Skinner talks, but bankers don’t buy the change
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Chris Skinner thinks community banks need to confront change, or risk irrelevance. UNconventional Wisdom is a periodic guest blog where the conventional wisdom is held up for fresh inspection. If you have some "UNconventional Wisdom" to share, email scocheo@sbpub.com.
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Community banks need to wake up

Written by Chris Skinner | 05/14/2018 - 01:08 |
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Tough talk from digital expert: Small banks must change their thinking
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UNconventional Wisdom is a periodic guest blog where the conventional wisdom is held up for fresh inspection. If you have some "UNconventional Wisdom" to share, email scocheo@sbpub.com.
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Perils of plain vanilla

Written by Bruce T. Jensen, CCG Catalyst Consulting Group | 05/04/2018 - 10:31 |
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If your bank doesn’t have strong brand equity, it had better scoop some up
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UNconventional Wisdom is a periodic guest blog where the conventional wisdom is held up for fresh inspection. If you have some "UNconventional Wisdom" to share, email scocheo@sbpub.com.
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U.S. banking’s “weakest link”

Written by Hakan Nordfjell, Gemalto | 05/02/2018 - 02:15 |
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Mobile digital enrollment is where consumers are headed. Why aren’t more banks?
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Opening up the customer files goes counter to a banker's traditional instincts. But Open Banking amounts to that. Chris Skinner recently brought this up before a group of business dinner guests.
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The innovator’s view of Open Banking

Written by Chris Skinner | 04/13/2018 - 21:35 |
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Food for thought from a Chris Skinner dinner
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Pricing and personalization: bank’s next game changer
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Pricing and personalization: bank’s next game changer

Written by Satya Swarup Das, Virtusa | 04/06/2018 - 18:04 |
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It’s not just about the tag, but who it’s for
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Former Comptroller of the Currency Eugene Ludwig suggests multiple steps that could support a stronger U.S. economy.
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America’s economic challenges

Written by Eugene Ludwig, Promontory Financial Group, with Philip Kalikman | 04/04/2018 - 16:45 |
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Former top bank regulator assesses economic challenges and opportunities of low- and middle-income Americans
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Chris Skinner's bank went through an awful lot of customer service energy only to leave him mad enough to move his business. UNconventional Wisdom is a periodic guest blog where the conventional wisdom is held up for fresh inspection. If you have some "UNconventional Wisdom" to share, email scocheo@sbpub.com.
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“If you have no solution, why did you reach out?”

Written by Chris Skinner | 03/29/2018 - 19:02 |
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Tweets, email, and phone call later … and customer’s still peeved
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