In November 2014, Tom Loverro of RRE Ventures first wrote that “banks are under attack” and showed a few of the major players leading this trend. Inspired by his post, back in May 2015 we dug in to see how banks are being unbundled by startups and made our first “unbundling the bank” graphic.
We updated it in November 2015 and now (5/23/16) updated the graphic and added over 50 new companies, while taking out a few notable startups that have gone public, such as Square, OnDeck Capital, and Lending Club, or been acquired, such as Future Advisor.
As we’ve previously detailed in analyses of startups unbundling Procter & Gamble, unbundling the car, or even unbundling PetSmart, emerging companies generally don’t attack incumbent players head-on, but rather focus on tackling specific verticals (hence the term “unbundling”). Said another way, might banks like Wells Fargo, Bank of America, and Citi lose their competitive edge not to large, entrenched competitors, but because emerging startups inflict upon them a death by a thousand cuts?
The graphic below details companies attacking bank services ranging from robo-advisor wealth management services like Wealthfront and Betterment; small business loan companies like Prosper and Kabbage; personal loan startups like LendUp and Oportun; apps that offer new models for banking like Moven and Digit; and many more. This infographic focuses on US startups.
Scroll down to see the full graphic (click to enlarge).
Unbundling the Bank
See some of our prior unbundling posts here:
Disrupting European Banking: The FinTech Startups That Are Unbundling HSBC, Santander, and BNP
Disrupting The Auto Industry: These Are The Startups Unbundling The Car
From DogBnBs To Subscription Dog Treats: The Tech Startups Unbundling PetSmart
Unbundling the Hotel: The 52 Startups Marriott and Hilton Should Be Watching
Unbundling iOS: 44 Startups Attacking Apple’s Core Apps And Services
Disrupting Paychex: The HR Tech Startups That Are Unbundling Payroll, Insurance and SMB Services
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