In this guest post, 71a’s Laura Rettie explores the rise of app-based banks and compares them to their traditional counterparts.

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Laura Rettie is CCO at 71a and a personal finance broadcaster. Her digital financial PR and content marketing campaigns have gone viral on more than one occasion, driving considerable spikes in online traffic, securing thousands of pieces of media coverage, winning The Drum Marketing and PRWeek awards. 

Laura is a regular business and personal finance correspondent for the BBC, Sky News, TalkRadio and LBC, appearing on several television shows sharing her personal finance and debt expertise, including the BBC One’s documentary series “A Matter of Life and Debt”.

Laura is passionate about making people’s lives easier by breaking down complicated financial jargon and explaining it in ways that’s accessible for all. She wants to help people feel more comfortable talking about their finances by removing the stigma around discussing salaries, debt and savings and champions using innovative fintech tools to help with budgeting for life’s big milestones. 




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