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6 days agoHow to find Ireland's best value current account in a very crowded banking market
Irish banking is undergoing significant changes with new entrants and fee adjustments.
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fromFortune
2 months agoUnicorn CEO on the disaster of $1.3 trillion of credit card debt, an all-time high: His fintech wouldn't exist if 'banks had done a better job' | Fortune
Laplanche, who was also the co-founder of LendingClub before leading Upgrade to a $7.3 billion valuation, was unsparing in a recent interview with Fortune. The fintech sector itself, he claimed, "would not even exist if, frankly, banks had done a better job really delighting their customers with product innovation that moves the needle," Laplanche said, arguing that the industry's reliance on "nickel and dime" fees and "unpredictable" costs created the very void that he's spent his whole career filling.
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fromSilicon Canals
2 months ago10 things Boomers remember being free that now cost an absurd amount of money - Silicon Canals
Essential services and opportunities once affordable—such as higher education and basic banking—have become increasingly expensive, imposing heavy financial burdens on younger generations.
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