As the ranks of young Americans, driven by economic forces, shun banks and credit unions in favor of alternative financial services providers (like check cashing and prepaid card programs), they create a deep impact on the existing financial services marketplace. If finanial institutions fail to…

It’s sounds incredible, but it’s true: in 21st Century America more than one in four households is either unbanked or underbanked, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (FDIC) latest national survey. In addition, the ranks of the unbanked and underbanked are growing; the FDIC’s…

One key way banks can remain relevant in today’s economy is to reach and retain new, younger customers. This is no small challenge, as evidenced by the latest statistics from the FDIC. The FDIC’s just published 2011 National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households reveals…

These are exciting times we live and work in. The near ubiquity of smart mobile devices, combined with the proliferation of prepaid card and electronic check technologies are dismantling barriers that have left tens of millions of Americans without affordable access to mainstream financial services,…