The business of putting together lists of top this-and-that at the end of the year has simply gotten out of hand. No media outlet took the list thing to greater heights than Time, which published the “Top 10 Everything of 2013,” which include 54 lists of, well, everything. We found particular joy reviewing the Top 10 Space Moments of 2013. Not surprisingly, there has been a raft of fintech top-this-and-thats for 2013, such as this one, or this one, or this one. We decided to ignore them all. Instead, in creating our top 18 trends for 2014 we consciously decided to not consider other lists, but instead think about the coming year in a vacuum. We wanted to tune out the conventional wisdom to our unconventional list of trends and, importantly, ideas. In some cases, they mirror what others have said. In other cases, they do not. But in all cases, we hope they cause you to think – and to innovate. Innovation, after all, is what we are all about. Good luck in the forthcoming year. –the editors _____________________________ The Need for Speed. For most banks, the technology menu is relatively complete. Online? Check. Mobile? Check. Omnichannel? Sort of. But [...]
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