Banking Transformed with Jim Marous
Varo Bank: The Future of Digital Banks After Silicon Valley Bank Collapse
17 Mar 2023
In September of 2020, we interviewed Colin Walsh just after Varo became the first challenger bank to receive a national bank charter. So much has happened in banking and the economy over the past two years and especially since the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, impacting both traditional and non-traditional financial institutions. After a major funding round last year, Varo made a number of major changes to respond to competitive and marketplace challenges, including a reduction in marketing expenses and staff, a refocus on product innovation, and a focus on existing customer engagement. We revisit Colin Walsh, founder and CEO of Varo on the Banking Transformed podcast. In this episode, Walsh discusses the opportunities and challenges Varo has faced, and provides insight into the future of Varo and neobanks in a world disrupted by the recent events at Silicon Valley Bank. This episode of Banking Transformed is sponsored by Microsoft: See how Microsoft can help to unlock new opportunities at speed through innovative business models, deliver differentiated customer experiences across channels, products and services, and redefine new ways of working. More at Microsoft.com/financialservices This Episode of Banking Transformed is sponsored by FIS How do you find your feet on ground that’s constantly shifting? You have to read The Global Innovation Report from our partners at FIS. From embedded finance and ESG to crypto, decentralized finance and the metaverse, FIS pinpoints the trends you need to watch – and explains how innovation can give you an advantage, in good times and bad. Discover how the latest innovations could affect your business. Explore the research today by visiting www.fisglobal.com/global-innovation-report FIS. Advancing the way the world pays banks and invests.
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