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BECAUSE EXPERIENCE MATTERS
Many individual companies offer themselves as FinTech consultants, but what does it really mean to be a FinTech consultant? At FinTech CENTURY Advisors, it means applying 100 years of cumulative experience to the needs of our clients as they select, evaluate, invest and prosper within their FinTech opportunities.
FINTECH
Financial technology, or FinTech, engages consumers and businesses with their financial institutions and financial providers with helpful tools and innovated services from outside the traditional branch footprint.
CENTURY
When it comes to making the right FinTech decision, nothing beats our experience. Our founding partners offer over 100 years of combined FinTech experience drawing on our Online Banking, Bill Pay, Retail, Cash Management, Treasury, Electronic Payments and Marketing, Regulatory and Technology skills.
ADVISORS
Whether you represent a financial institution, technology provider or play some other role in the FinTech world, we can support you with our experience, relationships and consultative services.
Our one-day FinTech workshop is a great way for you to quickly update your FinTech executive education and develop an initial list of actionable items to take back to your bank or credit union. As you journey through those steps, we can further assist you with our short-term consultative and on-site executive support. We can provide you with experts to develop a plan, complete due diligence or temporarily join your team to execute your FinTech strategy.
FOUNDING PARTNERS
Our founding partners have 100 years of cumulative experience which allows us to provide assistance and guidance to our clients as they select, evaluate, invest and prosper within their FinTech opportunities.
Bob Browne
Bob Browne is an experienced banker with over 40 years of industry experience in both community banks and credit unions. He spent the past 20 years consulting financial institutions nationwide in regard to Strategy, M&A, Lending, Operations, Payment Systems, Information Technology and Compliance related issues. Bob is a strong leader and has an innovative track record including initial design of Check 21.
Specialties: Strategy, Marketing, Earnings and Productivity Improvement, Product Development and Management, Customer Relationship Management Systems, Business Development, Information Technology, Operations, Lending and Loan Operations, Payment Systems, Cash Management, Social Media, Human Resources and Compliance Management systems.
Paul A. Murphy
Paul A. Murphy is one of America’s online financial service pioneers. Paul began his career with Prodigy Services Company in early 1992 and supported the launch of Boatmen’s Bank (Now a part of Bank of America) “PC Option,” one of the nation’s first ten online banking offerings. Murphy & Company, Inc. was founded in 1995 and focuses on assisting financial institutions develop and execute online banking marketing, training and customer support issues. During its first five years, the company worked as a consultancy and has now grown to support hundreds and banks and credit unions across the country. Murphy & Company also supports several leading FinTech service providers.
Paul is also the author of Banking Online for Dummies (IDG Worldwide, Inc., 1999), the very first book written about the digital channel. He is a frequent speaker and columnist on FinTech topics including Online Banking and Electronic Commerce.
PROJECT EXECUTION
At FinTech CENTURY Advisors, we help your organization achieve by implementing our turnkey services and expertise. From the early stages of strategic planning well through your projects’ post-launch activities, we provide project management services for the duration of each FinTech project.
We offer a variety of services to help guide your FinTech organization toward success including but not limited to:
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Align business objectives and goals with digital goals (documented)
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FinTech alternative search and evaluation
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Project approval process
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Prioritize individual projects including business case development
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Create an of action plan for each project
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Provide project management service for each project including management reporting
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Individual project meetings
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Weekly project meeting
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Develop and create tracking measures to gauge progress of each action plan and success measures for project implementation
Parties involved include:
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Business Sponsor
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Technology
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Compliance
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Marketing
SERVICES
Our years of authentic experience have showed us how to approach any project on a time or journey-based tempo. Before setting out on any journey, a strong point and solid executive education is always the first step.
Whether you're already familiar with FinTech solutions or you're just getting started, we offer a variety of services to both financial institutions and FinTech providers.
For Financial Institutions
ONE-DAY WORKSHOP
We offer an interactive one-day workshop to discuss the fundamentals of FinTech. The number one goal for this session is to clearly define FinTech from the eyes of C-level executives in banks and credit unions.
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This session provides a thorough discussion defining what FinTech is and how it relates to banks and credit unions.
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Extensive time will be focused on mapping out FinTech as a business objective and modeling how different products and policies can positively impacting your operational goals.
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Attendees are presented with a unique FinTech measurement tool, which will help attendees return to their teams with a greater understanding of FinTech.
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This valuable tool take will help them evaluate the constant stream of FinTech offerings.
ON-SITE STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP
When your financial institution wants to dive deeper into available FinTech solutions, we host a multi-day on-site strategic planning session. Instead of gathering a group of your executives and sending them to trade show to learn the latest FinTech definitions, we come to you.
Each of our founding partners have 30+ years of FinTech experience and will lead this multi-day session to ensure your team is educated and ready to begin building a firm FinTech plan.
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We will provide the content and tools outlined in the session above, but will be presented on-site to a larger team from your financial institution.
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In a private setting, we can conduct more candid discussions.
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This two-day engagement allows for the time necessary to fully discuss your unique opportunities and challenges.
FINTECH SOLUTION REVIEW AND PURCHASE
Upgrading an online banking system or purchasing any FinTech solution can be daunting, but we offer our experience and expertise to help your financial institution select the exact service to fit your needs. We also provide you with deployment strategies to successful launch your new FinTech solution(s).
FINTECH INVESTMENT ADVISORY
Investing in a FinTech provider is a big decision. We are here to contribute our guidance and support to direct your organization toward an educated decision.
For FinTech Providers
JUST GETTING STARTED? LET US HELP!
We provide start-up advisory services to help new FinTech providers build their products and clientele. We encourage providers to build relationships with their team and clients to strengthen their offerings, and provide strategies to achieve their goals.
FINTECH PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
We consult with your business and offer our guidance to help improve your current services.
CxO RENTAL
For a fixed period, one of our experts will join your financial institution as a contract employee to drive your goals to fruition. These resourceful advisors are drawn from the FinTech community to help your business through critical periods. These individuals are more than a consultant, without the commitment of a full-time executive.
FINTECH INVESTMENT SUPPORT
We are here to help you make an educated investment.
CONTACT
For questions about our services or to schedule a consultation, call us at 314-798-0400.