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The 2020 Banking, Housing, Fintech Ecosystem In One Image

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The Basis Point Consumer Finance Banking Real Estate Ecosystem
The Basis Point Consumer Finance Banking Real Estate Ecosystem

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The Basis Point Consumer Finance Banking Real Estate Ecosystem
The Basis Point Consumer Finance Banking Real Estate Ecosystem

Here’s how The Basis Point sees the 2020 consumer banking and real estate world in one single image.

We use this Venn diagram to explain how our consulting business advises from the center of a converging landscape.

It’s also useful to explain to consumers how banks and real estate companies who serve you are offering more services under one roof.

YOUR BANK VS. APPLE & ZILLOW

Zillow used to just power your home search. Now you can buy, sell, or finance your home there. They were a Startup that’s maturing into an Incumbent.

Apple and T Mobile used to just power your mobile life. Now you can bank with them. These big tech Incumbents are now coming into consumer finance.

And all this innovation was starting to make your bank feel dusty. Now hot new software startups in the Tech Firm category power your bank and make it cool again.

WHAT BANKING & REAL ESTATE LOOKS LIKE IN 2020

Then there are Startups who serve you directly with banking and real state services.

– Today this category includes startups like SoFi, Chime, Varo Money, Acorns, Monzo, Revolut, and N26 who offer budgeting, saving, and non-mortgage borrowing like personal and student loans.

– Same for investing. Today Startup “robo-advisors” like Betterment, Wealthfront, and Personal Capital make it super easy to safely invest and manage your money on your phone.

– And same in real estate. Startups like Opendoor and Offerpad provide that same one-stop shop for home buying, selling and financing as Zillow does.

These Startups are starting to get 3 things right:

1. Mastering the art of connecting with you online.

2. Making it super easy to get loans, buy/sell homes, make investments, etc. on your phone.

3. Bringing in human advice seamlessly along a digitally driven process.

Meanwhile, the Tech Firms increasingly power Incumbents which already have you as a customer and smart humans to advise you. Now they’re plugging in new Tech Firm software to let you bank on your phone.

Plus Incumbents are very good at doing really hard, highly regulated products like mortgage.

Startup banks have major regulatory and product experience hurdles in areas like mortgage.

CAN INCUMBENTS INNOVATE BEFORE STARTUPS GET MARKET SHARE?

This is a key trend as we look forward to banking in 2020.

Will you do your other banking — saving, investing, etc. — with a startup because it’s cool and easy today?

Or will you hold with your current bank while they upgrade tech because they’ve already got a full product set?