Financial literacy is as old as finance itself. In 1737 Benjamin Franklin was 31and wrote a column titled “Hints For Those That Would Be Rich.” He signed off with a bit of financial advice: “A penny saved is two pence clear.” Since then there has been no end to the financial literacy programs being rolled out by governments, schools, banks…
Banks and credit unions are increasing their spend on marketing tech, data-driven techniques and content marketing. According to the ABA “Martech” now comprises about 22% of the average bank’s budget. They are also targeting this spend at one particularly essential consumer population: Generation Z according to a recent analysis of the top 5 retail banking marketing trends. The analysis points to the…
Almost 40% of workers in the United States are woefully unprepared for retirement, with less than $25,000 in total savings and investments. That’s not a huge surprise when you consider that 21% of workers with an employer-sponsored retirement plan are not contributing to their plan 44% are saving less than 10% of their income 33% are not familiar with…
Moroku is passionate about building long term value by helping kids learn the fundamentals of banking and including them in the financial system. Our beliefs create our reality and if we can influence these positively magic can happen. Fintech companies are targetting the Millennials market segment across the world and challenging existing banks and credit unions.…
The Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), enacted by the United States Congress in 1977 is intended to encourage depository institutions in the USA to help meet the credit needs of the communities in which they operate. Congress passed the Act in 1977 to reduce discriminatory credit practices against low-income neighborhoods, a practice known as red lining.…
Moroku wants all kids to build a healthy relationship with and beliefs around money. We want to do this because we have a sense that money is a major way that we measure success and whilst it doesn’t create happiness there is no doubt that it is involved in many of life’s central missions: owning…
Moroku’s www.chorescout.com has won 3rd place in the Temenos 2017 Innovation Jam. There were 10 global finalists after the 5 regional heats with some strong competition. Each company was provided 7 minutes to pitch their story to the audience of over 1000 industry representatives from all over the world. Delighted with where we’ve got to with…
Since the turn of the century banking has undergone a rapid digital transformation. No longer do people line up in branches to do their banking instead they use their smartphones and computers, where monitoring accounts and transferring money is never more than a few clicks away. With this level of control, financial literacy and banking…
Moroku help banks help their customers win. We do this by building digital experiences that motivate customers to save not spend and through this model build sustainable banking businesses based on liquidity as opposed to net interest income (NII) and fees. This is both really important and really hard. This is really important because as…
