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Wonders & Blunders: After Tax Time
Tech IPO, AI and financial services news OUR CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE WEEK'S NEWS Hope everyone filed their taxes on time yesterday, before the IRS payment site crashed! That's definitely the blunder in today's Wonders & Blunders. We bet there's a fintech...
10 Ways to Repurpose a Conference Presentation Speech
Once you’ve finished giving a presentation at a conference or panel, what happens to it? We briefly touched on how to repurpose this content in our blog about improving your personal brand, but let’s dig deeper to learn exactly how you can use that ready-made content...
Wonders & Blunders: Flagging a Problem During Spotify’s IPO
OUR CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE WEEK'S NEWS The sounds of Spotify's IPO took over the news yesterday, with a bit of "static" at the beginning when the wrong country's flag was flown in front of the NYSE. Though the stock exchange responded with a good-natured joke,...
Volatile Markets Demand Wealthtech Adoption
The Dow goes up, the Dow goes down … and down ... and down. The stock market has sent us on a wild ride in Q1, but unlike the rides at Disneyland, the volatility of the stock market is not fun for all. Many investors are watching their lifes’ savings fall each time...
Wonders & Blunders: Startups That Don’t Want Money
VCs urged to increase diversity OUR CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE WEEK'S NEWS Rarely does a startup refuse investors' money, and rarer still does that refusal make the news. But the media did cover a public announcement from a group of top tech executives and...
5 Standouts from the Forbes Fintech 50 List
Every year Forbes publishes a list of the 50 hottest fintech companies challenging the status quo. Some members are veterans while others are newcomers, but most importantly, as the list changes over time it demonstrates the industry’s shifts and demands. We’ve...
Wonders & Blunders: Blockchain Auditing and Other Oddities
OUR CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE WEEK'S NEWS If you thought blockchain businesses would make human auditors obsolete, PwC says: guess again! Who's overseeing that the technology is working correctly? A blockchain auditing service is a surprising introduction,...
Tools for GDPR Compliance: Is your Organization Prepared?
GDPR is top of mind for companies serving consumers in the EU, as its May 25th implementation date is rapidly approaching. The watershed rules of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) are making waves across the globe, and companies are racing to ensure...
Wonders & Blunders: Fintech Olympics Lineup Announced
Plus, blunders in banking and bitcoin investing OUR CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE WEEK'S NEWS As the Winter Olympics dominate the news, an awards list comparable to the "Fintech Olympics" was released: Forbes Fintech 50. You can imagine our excitement to read about the...
Wonders & Blunders: Valentine Volatility
OUR CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE WEEK'S NEWS The recent volatility of the markets makes for an exciting Valentine's Day, causing hearts to race for reasons other than romance. No one can say the market swings have been boring ... it keeps investing interesting! ...
How to Hire a Fintech PR Agency
Last month we covered the common questions startups ask when hiring a PR agency. This month we hope to help your company successfully find and work with a fintech PR agency. How to Start Define your goals for PR. The agency can help you with this, but it’s best to do...
Breaking Down the Buzz in Fintech
Everyone is disrupting the industry. Everyone is a startup. Everyone is exploring blockchain tech. And everyone is on their way to becoming the next unicorn. Right!? Wrong! We're cutting through buzz and breaking down the meaning of these overused fintech term. Check...
Wonders & Blunders: Dell-si-do IPO
Public then private and perhaps back again OUR CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE WEEK'S NEWS It’s finally the end of January...is it just us or has this been a long month?! Wonders and Blunders begins by exploring how the world's largest spot gold market is hopping on...
Spreading Startup Love: 5 Fintech Startups Delivering Value
February is often considered the month of love so we felt it was only proper to spread some affection and highlight a few favorite startups that have our hearts fluttering. Our valentines this year consist of fintech players seeking to bring resurgence to their...
Wonders & Blunders: BlackRock Turns the Tide of Investment
Corporate citizenship tops profitability OUR CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE WEEK'S NEWS Community engagement now has a much bigger backer. Rocking the boat of the fund raising world, BlackRock announced companies will lose the firm’s support if they don’t...
Add Blockchain to a Name for Branding Buzz?
Just a few years ago we were discussing how the pervasive growth of the technology industry brought about the fast and loose use of the term ‘tech’. It seemed as though every new startup was typecasting itself under the ‘tech’ umbrella regardless of the product it...
How to Improve Your Personal Brand
KCD PR President, Kevin Dinino, recently spoke at the Fall 2017 ACA Conference, where he provided executives in the audience with guidance on improving their presentation skills and personal brands. These tasks pose challenges to executives across the board, but when...
Wonder & Blunders: Oh Whoa IPO Remix by Spotify
Changing Wall Street's Tune OUR CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE WEEK'S NEWS We’re only half way through January, and we’ve already seen many wonders and blunders this year. Spotify goes beyond disrupting the music industry and makes waves on Wall Street. The...
3 Regulatory Changes Set to Impact the Fintech Industry in 2018
For the record, we want to note that putting this blog together wasn’t easy. Regulators are trying to find the balance between technology and financial regulation, and in some cases the lines are easily blurred. However, here are three fintech regulations which we...
Wonders & Blunders: What Happens in Vegas
OUR CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE WEEK'S NEWS Happy National High Tech Month! What a great time of year for The International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), as we celebrate tech’s role in our economic growth and daily lives. We know the nonstop stream of CES...