Category: FinTech

• Product review: Karat

  My summary of Karat before using it? I know that Karat is geared towards influencers, people with followings on social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram. I’m probably not part of Karat’s target audience 🙂 How does Karat explain itself in the first minute? “The back card for creators” is the first thing I read […]

  marcabraham

  November 16, 2020

  Digital Strategy, FinTech, Online Trends, Product Management, Startups, User Experience

  product design, product management, UX

• Product review: Rocket Mortgage’s Instant Mortgages

  Can the whole process of getting a mortgage made a lot easier!? Whether you’re looking to buy a home or refinance your current one, the mortgage process can be a real pain in the neck: slow, stressful and opaque. Given the emergence of players such as Trussle, Habito – both UK-based online mortgage brokers – and my […]

  marcabraham

  June 18, 2018

  Design, FinTech, Online Trends, Product Management, Technology, User Experience

  cross-platform, design, FinTech, productmanagement, technology, UX

• Why Square and Klarna are looking to become banks?

  Just a short post this time, as I just wanted to share my excitement about the likes of Square and Klarna becoming banks (eventually). As an outsider looking in, I can see the rationale for companies like Square and Klarna, payments platforms, for becoming full blowing banking entities: Logical extension of the payments ecosystem – Given that […]

  marcabraham

  June 11, 2018

  eCommerce, FinTech, Online Trends, Product Management, Startups, Technology

  eCommerce, FinTech, productmanagement, startup, strategy, UX

• App review: Steemit

  Steemit.com is one of those products that feels super complex at first sight. I think it’s content platform but I need to give it a much closer look in order to understand how Steemit works: My quick summary of Steemit (before using it): I reckon Steemit is a content creation and sharing platform, but I’m not […]

  marcabraham

  February 8, 2018

  FinTech, Product Management, Social Media, Startups, Technology, User Experience

  design, FinTech, productmanagement

• App review: ipagoo

  “Accounts designed for the 21st century” is the main strapline of ipagoo, a Fintech startup that offers multi-country and cross-currency accounts. I was intrigued by this concept and decided to download ipagoo’s new iOS app and write a quick review: My quick summary of ipagoo (before using it) – I expect ipagoo to offer services […]

  marcabraham

  September 10, 2017

  FinTech, Mobile, Product Management, Startups

  FinTech, mobile, productmanagement, startup, technology, UX