Now is the Time to Double Down on Relationships

It’s a stressful time, to be sure. What’s most top of mind right now is keeping each other safe, and doing our part to avoid the spread of COVID-19. But given how the health crisis is spilling over into the broader economy, I’ve been getting a lot of questions about how to think about this […]

Finance is the Next to Fall

Fintech is on fire these days. Morgan Stanley just bought E-Trade for $13 billion. Intuit bought Credit Karma for $7.1 billion. Visa bought Plaid for $5.3 billion. And despite a generally subdued tech market, fintech unicorns continue to thrive: Robinhood, Lemonade, SoFi, etc. So what is going on? Why is this all happening now? If […]

Subscription Services and the Race Towards the Future of Banking

This article was originally published in Financial IT UK by John Phillips, General Manager, EMEA at Zuora In the not too distant past, we would sign up for a current account post-school or university and still be carrying around the same worn debit card in our 30s and 40s. With very little differentiation between retail […]

Banks: The Thrill is Gone

How would you describe your relationship with your bank? Is it full of engagement and discovery? Probably not. In fact, most of us are stuck in fairly humdrum relationships with our banks. Like the old B.B. King song goes: “ The thrill is gone baby / The thrill is gone away from me / Although, […]

Why Zuora For Finance Pros – APAC

Billing and finance for subscription companies is hard. Hear customer stories and take a peek under the hood of Zuora in a product demonstration by Principal Sales Engineer, Jonathan Brown.

The End of Payments

Apple’s new credit card launched last week. It’s a joint venture with Mastercard and Goldman Sachs. Pros: It gives you cash back on Apple purchases, and doesn’t have any fees. Cons: There are no travel rewards, and it’s obviously dead on arrival if you’re an Android user. There was also one detail that particularly struck […]

Banking on the Subscription Economy: Consumer demands drive the shift to services from their banks

Zuora® today unveiled research with CitizenMe about a striking shift in consumer sentiment towards banking services. Nearly half (44%) of consumers would consider switching to banks on a subscription basis in return for personalised service bundles. This is significant in that over one-third (35%) of all UK consumers have never switched their bank. A standardised package isn’t enough to entice change, instead they want tailored offers and 60% of consumers will allow analysis of their purchasing data to get this.