At this year’s BankDirector Acquire or Be Acquired Conference in Phoenix, Ariz., Dave DeFazio, partner at StrategyCorps, will host a breakout session titled, “Planet of the Apps.” With millions of users, digital innovators like Venmo, Square, and PayPal are redefining banking experiences and changing the way consumers shop for and acquire financial services.

Dave DeFazio will present "The Amazon Prime Effect: New Mobile Strategies and Pricing Models for Financial Marketers" at this year's Financial Brand Forum in Vegas: May 7 at 4 pm.

StrategyCorps was recently named as one of the 2018 Best Places to Work in Financial Technology by American Banker and Best Companies Group. This awards program is designed to identify, recognize and honor the 20 best employers in the financial technology industry that are benefiting the industry’s economy, workforce and businesses.

The speculation around Amazon’s potential entrance into banking has only heightened, thanks to the recent reports of Amazon being in talks with big banks like JPMorgan Chase and Capital One. While it’s unlikely that Amazon actually plans to become a bank itself, these types of partnerships further reveal that getting in on the banking action is moving up on its “take over the world” to-do list.

Banks are reimagining how financial advice works in a mobile world, and innovations by Capital One and other big banks are beginning to make digital assistants a new standard for how people can interact with their finances.

Amazon Prime, Video, Music, Fresh, Alexa—all loved by many, but would consumers also care for an Amazon checking account? One recent survey says that, yes, a subscription based, value-added checking account is the best thing since free two-day shipping.