According to the panel on the very fabulous BBC podcast, The Infinite Monkey Cage, The Brain, the brain is the most complex thing that we know of in all the universe. Nature drops the brain into the world half baked and lets the environment wire up the rest. Your local language, culture, beliefs and experiences do…
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. The stacks are getting increasingly complex and expensive and still offer little hope in terms of hacks, leaving Facebook and Google as the only real winners.…
Losers have goals. Winners have systems. Tim Ferris interviewed Scott Adams when working on Tools of Titans and from which the meme, “Losers have goals, Winners have systems ” was published. The essence of Scott’s idea is that we should choose projects and habits that, even if they result in failure, in the eyes of…
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…
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…
