Under the Radar: Bank Executives Not Aware of Key Fintech Startups

Fintech startups such as Square, The Lending Club, Nutmeg, and Betterment are taking the world by storm, but so far bank executives are unaware of their existence. A survey of 110 bank executives, ranging from directors to C-suite management, found that the majority of respondents do not know key fintech startups that are rapidly changing the banking landscape. First, the benchmark: 92% of execs knew about Paypal, one of the first real fintech companies to exist. Paypal was started in 1998, IPO’d in 2002, and then was subsequently bought out by Ebay for $1.5 billion. Last year, the company moved $228 billion in 26 currencies across more than 190 nations. To read more and for more interesting graphics click the (VIEW LINK)