{"id":826,"date":"2016-02-09T16:19:21","date_gmt":"2016-02-09T16:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marvel7077.wpengine.com\/?p=826"},"modified":"2016-09-22T11:51:26","modified_gmt":"2016-09-22T10:51:26","slug":"from-crisis-to-clarity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marvelapp.com\/blog\/from-crisis-to-clarity\/","title":{"rendered":"From crisis to clarity"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s no surprise that in the wake of the banking crisis a new breed of financial startups, known as \u2018FinTech\u2019, have emerged and now threaten to topple the traditional systems and the institutions that uphold them. Technology sits at the heart of FinTech firms, but so does a dedication to, and respect for, consumers. Unlike big banks, these startups\u00a0are making waves by putting people first and building new products and platforms around their needs.<\/p>\n

GoCardless<\/a>, TransferWise<\/a>, and MX<\/a> (based in Utah) are all thriving FinTech companies who use Marvel to prototype features and test with users.<\/p>\n

GoCardless, who specialise in recurring payments and have overthrown the old-school competition to become the UK\u2019s leading direct debit provider, are very clear that user experience is behind their success. In an interview for Wired, their CEO Hiroki Takeuchi, said, \u201c[FinTech firms are] giving people a really great experience where the banks have been typically giving poor experiences\u201d. Similarly, TransferWise, who have revolutionised international money transfers, want to \u201chumanise the machine\u201d and make it clear, simple and fair for people to send and receive money overseas.<\/p>\n