Capital One

• Capital One Financial Corporation, headquartered in Washington, is a banking company that majorly focuses on deposit origin, consumer lending, and commercial banking.
• The company launched Capital One 360 Cafés to connect and interact personally with customers more by reinventing the experience of a traditional bank branch.
• Capital One 360 Cafés are designed for face-to-face interactions where people can drink coffee, meet friends, eat, have business meetings, or get questions answered related to personal finance and business finance.
• The cafes have free Wifi, meeting rooms that can be reserved by anyone, power outlets, tables, chairs, and lounges for everyone. These outlets also have video-teller ATMs for everyone.
• Antonio Wilson, the Capital One’s Chicago Café Coach, says that the goal of these cafes is to build new connections with prospect customers and deeper interactions with the existing ones.
• Capital One aims to re-image the banking experience and encourage more human connections because the company knows that people would still want to talk to a person when it comes to banking needs.
• The banking company has partnered with Peet’s Coffee, a coffee chain in the US, to serve espresso and other beverages. Further, Capital One cardholders get a 50% discount on their drinks in these cafes.
• Mike Friedman, Capital One's marketing lead says, "the cafes are a unique opportunity to present a physical manifestation of our brand and take this as an opportunity to connect with customers on their terms."
• The company's website can be accessed here.