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We researched and visited two companies 1) Rainist Co 2) Finotek
Contents
Rainist Co
Business Model
Areas of focus: Banksalad web service recommends credit cards, which provide benefits that are most suitable to the customer, based on the consumption pattern the person entered. The mobile App service automatically analyzes the SMS of credit card transactions and recommends a suitable card based on the analysis. It also gives guidance on the card benefits. In addition, it analyzes and gives advice on individual’s consumption habit.
Reason for starting the company: They developed banksalad service in order to address the information asymmetry between financial companies and clients using data and technology. By standardizing information on all the benefits of credit cards, users can be recommended the most suitable credit cards and receive direct benefits.
Expansion plan: They intend to expand their recommendation service to savings and installment savings.
Source of revenue: They receive revenue from listing credit card companies / banks as partners on their site, and getting commission from referring customers (by using parameter '?ref=bankSaladReferencenNmber').
Learning Points
Finotek
Business Model
Areas of focus: Cloud-based mortgage processing mobile application.
Philosophy: Sincerity and trust. “growing with employees and ultimately customers”
Strategy: Serving local banks.
Expansion plans:
- Took part in German Fintech consortium
- Aim to list in NASDAQ, Aim
- Tailored programs to collaborate with banks
- Sell API to foreign companies, regulatory issues will be settled by the foreign companies
Solution:
Result:
- 78% reduce in fees
- 2-3 days process reduced to 30 minutes
Learning Points
- Kim Woo-Su, CEO of Finotek shared with us three core factors in building a great business:
- Have foresight; read more books, think and analyze with a logical mind
- Passion in people and building people; unite individuals through same dream and goal
- Endurance; “the future will come at a time which we least expect”, so one must be prepared. They did not give up amidst the tough environment and risks for 8 years
- A great business should be founded upon sincerity and trust in every decision or transaction.
- Focus on the employees, the customers will naturally be taken care of.
- Be ambitious – Finotek’s passion drives strong ambition which they aim to IPO in NASDAQ and Aim in the near future.
