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The Digital Future of Wealth Management is Bright
This post was also published on FinTECHTalents Prompted by smartphones, fast Wi-Fi and more recently, the COVID-19 pandemic, financial services companies are offering tailored experiences to fit the needs and interests of their target personas. Consumers expect a...
Fintech in the Post-Covid-19 World: What’s Next?
The Covid-19 virus has affected Americans in all walks of life and on many levels. Americans have been forced to adapt to a new reality in many ways, and the financial sector has been no exception. Many consumers who used to deal face-to-face with financial planners,...
The Technology Revolution is in Hyperdrive
A digital transformation is underway. In warp-speed, tech is allowing us to function at home during the coronavirus pandemic safely. For most of us, there is no other option. Moreover, several tech sectors are booming and taking center stage for the future of society...
How technology events are pivoting in the face of COVID-19
Coronavirus is hitting the conference industry where it hurts - the wallet. Mobile World Congress was the first to go. The annual gathering of electronics manufacturers and mobile technology experts was canceled in late February. The announcement came only a couple of...
A Crisis PR Plan for Your Small Business During the COVID-19 Outbreak
The COVID-19 crisis has presented businesses of all sizes with a host of new and unprecedented challenges – remote work, loss of childcare services, mandatory cancellations and shutdowns, travel restrictions, low supply of housecleaning goods, non-perishable foods,...
LendingClub Acquires Radius Bank – a PR Perspective for Fintech
This week, the financial services industry went wild over news of LendingClub’s acquisition of Radius Bank and for good reason. This is the first time that a U.S. fintech company has acquired a regulated U.S. bank. If the regulators approve the acquisition, it could...
The Top 5 Fintech Conferences to Attend in 2020
Marketing budgets aren’t infinite, which means most of us have to be selective about which fintech conferences to attend in 2020. The list of ‘best conferences’ will obviously look different depending on your line of business – whether you’re an institutional lender,...
Five Technology PR and Marketing Predictions
As we wind down the clock on 2019, it’s time to saddle up and get excited for what promises to be a unique year of 20/20 vision for our top-ranked PR agency. This is always a great time to meet with clients and start to discuss their marketing and budget plans for the...
Finovate Day 2!
Image: Finovate.com Day two of Finovate Fall has left us feeling motivated and inspired! Today, we got some airtime on DM Radio, a data-management themed, weekly, one-hour live radio show broadcast on Thursdays at 3 PM Eastern / 12 PM Pacific. Look out for the podcast...
KCD PR Takes on FinovateFall 2019!
More of the KCD PR team is bi-coastal this week as we take on FinovateFall in New York! We’d like to consider ourselves Finovate regulars at this point, but the more we attend the more we look forward to seeing all the trailblazing and upcoming companies, learning...
Make the Most of Your Next Industry Trade Show
The strategic importance of trade shows to business leaders cannot be overestimated. Simply put, events provide important business leads, new contacts and the latest industry trends and information. With 46% of trade show attendees holding executive or upper...
Machine Learning Is Here To Stay, Here’s How You Can Use It To Your Advantage
In the golden age of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning is playing a major role. As a critical component of AI, machine learning represents an understanding of the algorithms and statistical models that computers use to process information. Essentially,...
Banks and Fintech Partnerships in 2019 – Opportunities and Considerations
A partnership between a traditional bank and a fintech startup is in many ways a natural fit. Traditional banks have the infrastructure, resources, name recognition, and cash to provide the financial services we rely on every day. Speed, efficiency, and customer...
This News Release Isn’t Dead … You’re Just Doing It Wrong
Believe it or not, news releases (aka press releases) have been around for over a hundred years. As the media landscape has evolved over the last century, so have the best practices for distributing a news release. In today’s world, reporters are expected to churn out...
Disruptive Businesses are Everywhere; Here’s How to Stand Out
At KCD PR, we’re fortunate to be in the middle of business innovation. Our clients, partners and people, are disrupting traditional ways of doing business. We see it every day, and are passionate about spreading the word on new approaches and ideas in the market. But...
How Twitter Lists Lead To Stronger Media Relationships
Since their launch in 2009, Twitter lists have remained one of the platform’s most valuable yet underutilized social media tools. In case you’re new to this feature, Twitter lists allow you to create public or private custom timelines, comprised of only the accounts...
Finovate’s Next Top Demo
When it comes to Finovate demos, it is not necessarily the technology or product that is presented that makes it best in show, but how the product is presented. So what does it really take to make it to the top? Digestible & Interactive: Agent IQ Agent IQ is focusing...
Global Fintech: What’s Hot & What’s Not
Today at FinovateSpring we heard from four analyst all-stars, who talked over what they believe to be the top fintech trends we are seeing today. First to take the stage was Michelle Evans, global head of digital consumer research at Euromonitor International. The...
Beating the Bell
If getting up in front of thousands of people to explain your business or product isn’t hard enough, Finovate puts the added pressure on their demos of having to do all of this in seven minutes or less. Whether they beat the bell and told their story in seven minutes...
KCD PR takes on FinovateSpring 2019
The KCD PR team has crossed the Golden Gate and is taking over FinovateSpring! The first day of FinovateSpring kicked off with lots of networking, debates, keynotes and a panel featuring our client Tim Prier, CEO of Wicket. The KCD team actually met Tim at...