Last year, I discovered a cool little web-based PFM app from Zions Bank, the Holiday Gift Planner (see previous post). It helps plan and track holiday gift lists and purchases (see second screenshot below). I used it to track 2008 holiday purchases...

Frankly, I haven't got my head completely around the latest acquisition in the alt-payments space (and I'm not the only one). I know that it makes my analyst life more interesting, but not sure what it means to the competitive landscape. Scott...

In preparation for our upcoming report, I re-read our first report on P2P payments published almost 10 years ago to the day (29 Nov 1999). Although written early in the game, I was very impressed with PayPal, a service launched two weeks earlier (15...

It's November and Thanksgiving is almost upon us here in the US. It's a great holiday, not only for the food, but also the concept that you should reflect and give thanks. And there are many things we're thankful for -- our families, our health, our...

The latest Advertising Age profiles the 40 hottest brands in the United States. In the current climate, I wasn't expecting to see a financial brand. But there was a one financial tech company that made the list. Intuit's TurboTax. It even made the...