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Ron Shevlin

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Chief Research Officer at Cornerstone Advisors. Senior Contributor at Forbes where I publish the Fintech Snark Tank blog.

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The new hot customer segment in banking? #BabyBoomer not #GenZ. New #Fintech Snark Tank post (and report) out on the new banking opportunities for aging #Boomers. forbes.com/sites/ronshevl…

The new hot customer segment in banking? #BabyBoomer not #GenZ. 

New #Fintech Snark Tank post (and report) out on the new banking opportunities for aging #Boomers. 

forbes.com/sites/ronshevl…
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A new rule from the CFPB aims to empower consumers by granting them control over their financial data. But that assumes we have the ability to do that. Bad assumption. forbes.com/sites/ronshevl…

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Gig Work And Side Hustles Are Turning Gen Z Into ‘Bizumers’ The growth in gig work and side hustles is creating“Bizumers”—half consumer, half small business owner—with unique money management challenges. forbes.com/sites/ronshevl…

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New #Fintech Snark Tank article: Trump Should Remake The CFPB Into The Consumer Fraud Protection Bureau forbes.com/sites/ronshevl…

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Why Fintechs Are Beating The Banks In New Checking Accounts Digital banks and fintechs dominate new checking account opening. They have a problem looming on the horizon, however. New #Fintech Snark Tank post on Forbes forbes.com/sites/ronshevl…

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Finally. The position is open. I'm sitting by my phone eagerly awaiting the call from the President asking me to serve (which, of course, is a stupid comment because I can take my phone with me where ever I go).

Finally. The position is open. I'm sitting by my phone eagerly awaiting the call from the President asking me to serve (which, of course, is a stupid comment because I can take my phone with me where ever I go).
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Just a reminder that the 2025 What's Going On In Banking World Gala Event (formerly known as "webinar") is 2 weeks from today. To register: shorturl.at/SX9PB To get the report: crnrstone.com/gritty-insight…

Just a reminder that the 2025 What's Going On In Banking World Gala Event (formerly known as "webinar") is 2 weeks from today. 

To register: shorturl.at/SX9PB

To get the report: crnrstone.com/gritty-insight…
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Americans spent nearly $25 billion on #fintech fees and subscriptions in 2024, up 86% from 2021. See more in my new report 𝘽𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙇𝙤𝙨𝙩: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝘽𝙖𝙣𝙠𝙚𝙧𝙨' 𝙈𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙨 𝘼𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝘼𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙨' 𝙁𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨 🔥 shorturl.at/8vaWG

Americans spent nearly $25 billion on #fintech fees and subscriptions in 2024, up 86% from 2021. 

See more in my new report 𝘽𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙇𝙤𝙨𝙩: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝘽𝙖𝙣𝙠𝙚𝙧𝙨' 𝙈𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙨 𝘼𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝘼𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙨' 𝙁𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨 🔥

shorturl.at/8vaWG
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What Are Banks’ And Fintechs’ Real Customer Acquisition Costs? Are you overpaying for new customers? A new study gives banks and fintechs solid, reliable customer acquisition cost benchmarks. forbes.com/sites/ronshevl…

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The Charlie Javice Verdict: A Wake-Up Call For Fintechs And Banking Javice’s conviction is sending shockwaves through fintech and banking. The case exposes vulnerabilities in fintech acquisitions. But the real hit is on trust in fintechs. forbes.com/sites/ronshevl…

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New #Fintech Snark Tank post on Forbes: The New Trend In Personal Finance: Revenge Saving Revenge spending—the pent-up consumption as COVID lockdowns eased—is giving way to a new, equally impactful trend: revenge saving. forbes.com/sites/ronshevl…

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New #Fintech Snark Tank post: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗢𝗳 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁-𝗚𝗲𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 New report from Cornerstone Advisors and Q2 defines the future of digital banking. forbes.com/sites/ronshevl…

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New Fintech Snark Tank post: How Banks Can Be The Anti-Robinhood And Reverse Deposit Displacement Deposit displacement is pummeling banks and credit unions. They can reclaim trillions in lost funds by integrating investing services. forbes.com/sites/ronshevl…

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New #Fintech Snark Tank post: When AI Goes Off The Rails: Lessons From The Grok Debacle The #Grok debacle isn't just a tech ethics story. It’s a business, legal, and reputational risk story—that businesses in nearly every industry shouldn’t ignore. forbes.com/sites/ronshevl…

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Why The Grok Disaster Should Scare Every Bank Using AI The Grok debacle isn't just a tech ethics story. It’s a business, legal, and reputational risk story—one that businesses in nearly every industry shouldn’t ignore. forbes.com/sites/ronshevl…

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New #Fintech Snark Tank post: Generative AI As Infrastructure: A Productivity Playbook For Banks Just as cloud computing is now a part of modern IT architecture, the same will soon be true for #GenAI. Generative AI is infrastructure—not a tool. forbes.com/sites/ronshevl…

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New #Fintech Snark Tank post: Why VCs Are Betting Big On Tradecraft AI The next wave of AI innovation won’t come from general-purpose tools, but from tradecraft AI—highly specialized apps designed that embed expertise into workflows. forbes.com/sites/ronshevl…

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JPMorgan Chase Is Right To Charge Fintechs For Data Access Chase’s decision to charge fintechs isn’t a data rights issues, it won’t hold back innovation, and it isn’t going to harm families the financial system is meant to serve. forbes.com/sites/ronshevl…

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#Fintech Snark Tank post: A Banker’s Guide To Trump’s Digital Finance Innovation Agenda Treasury's report on digital financial technology marks the start of a more coordinated strategy to modernize the financial system and promote American leadership. forbes.com/sites/ronshevl…