Digital and Data Trends Disrupting Financial Services

December 3, 2018

The Wall Street Journal reports “falling foot traffic at banks,” and Forbes writes that end users would rather deal with smartphones than tellers. The problem is easy access to money without the need to fight traffic or wait in line - and people are taking full advantage of their options. Javelin reported that 25 million people in America alone began banking from their smartphones as banks shrank the number of retail branches by 1,700 in the second half of 2017 alone.

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Gust is the world's largest equity funding and collaboration platform, connecting over 500,000 startups in 190 countries with over 50,000 accredited investors. Named by SWIFT as the world's most innovative Financial Technology company, and winner of the Software and Information Industry Association's CODiE Award for five years in a row, Gust is the official collaboration platform for the national angel investor federations in 28 countries and continents.

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