by Nathan Johnson | Oct 3, 2019 | Strategy
The Growing Influence of Alternative Lenders: More Options for Small Businesses, New Competition for Large Banks By: Shreya JainNathan Johnson Commercial and Industrial (C&I) lending has reached a new high with $2.35T in outstanding C&I loans to businesses as... 
by Nathan Johnson | Aug 29, 2019 | Analytics, Strategy
Is the Next Frontier of Rewards Credit Cards Already Here? By: Nathan JohnsonNeet Shah The rewards credit card is not on its way out, but it isn’t special anymore. In a market where bloggers make a living comparing points structures and consumer benefits of different... 
by Nathan Johnson | Apr 22, 2019 | Strategy
Value-Added Services May Be The Revenue Stream You’re Overlooking By: Ayush BhadoriyaNathan JohnsonBoaz Salik Big Blue. Depending on who you are (or maybe more accurately, where you are in your career) the nickname might mean different things to you. If you... 
by Nathan Johnson | Feb 12, 2019 | Strategy, Technology
Don’t Panic About Blockchain(But Do Pay Attention) Nathan Johnson Austin LaRoche Boaz Salik Gustav Hoyer SEISMIC SHIFT, DISTANT COMET, OR NEITHER? Blockchain technology. It’s a phrase we’ve been hearing with growing frequency over the last few years, with... 
by Nathan Johnson | Jan 24, 2019 | Strategy, Technology
Enterprise Architecture is too hung up on minutiae. Any new EA initiative will have catchphrases like standards, strategies, roadmaps, guidelines, models, IT-business alignment and so on flying around. One could be forgiven for thinking those components are the golden... 