Sources: Uber opens a new fintech outpost in New York, hiring several dozen engineers and product managers; future financial products may include a bank account
a Countdown: The Ledger Tweets: Charley Ma / @charleyma : Financial services for drivers would definitely increase stickiness on supply side... also hi @Johnie you're famous! https://www.cnbc.com/... @johnie : No comment on article. But if you're a solid FinTech engineer reach out to @phazlehurst or myself. Looking for backend and mobile engineers. https://twitter.com/... Maximilian Friedrich / @mfriedrichark : Bigger picture: Fintech is (becoming) a customer retention strategy for companies that have large user bases to leverage, but are in competitive markets with low stickiness Uber to offer more financial products https://www.cnbc.com/... Hugh Son / @hugh_son : scoop: @Uber is ramping up plans to create financial products to keep users and drivers hooked on its platform. Co is staffing up in New York, w/ plans to hire dozens of engineers. One possible future product: an Uber bank account. W/the great @Kr00ney 🚘 https://www.cnbc.com/...