What’s happening in challenger banking, June 2021

Designing new products, Member Exclusive, New banks

“All those things that bug you about how you bank, we can change,” Jenius Bank’s President John Rosenfeld 

• Discover how this digital banking newcomer is creating a customer-focused experience while achieving impressive financial milestones.
• From eliminating fees to 24-hour support and comprehensive financial tools, Jenius Bank's strategy prioritizes customer confidence while developing innovative technology to serve as customers' central financial hub.

New banks

Banking Without Borders: How Lili is making US banking accessible to international SMBs

• A quarter into 2025, Lili, a small business banking platform, is exploring a more fluid approach to global expansion.
• Lili’s international move involves pulling entrepreneurs into the US SMB banking ecosystem, giving them a pathway to start and manage their businesses stateside.

New banks, Path to growth

How Grasshopper uses team building and customer acquisition strategies to catalyze its growth

• Grasshopper has recently grown its talent pool by bringing on four new executives to fill key roles in startup banking, embedded finance, product management, and SMB/SBA lending.
• We look at how team building is intertwined with Grasshopper’s growth strategy and its growth trajectory two years post-relaunch.

New banks

Stash’s new CMO, Jackie Stern on building big partnerships and the importance of simplifying products and communications in finance

• As investment service Stash matures, it's made a series of key hires in the C-suite.
• CMO Jackie Stern joins Stash as the firm works to scale its username, expand its product sets, and move into the next stage of its growth.

New banks

Looking back and moving forward: How neobanks tackled 2023 and what they expect from 2024

• 2023 wasn't the best year for traditional banks, but were neobanks any better off? 
• Hear from Chime and Panacea Financial about the challenges they faced in 2023 and what they think the new year will hold.