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Steal This 5-Step Banking Innovation Playbook from Gentle Monster

South State Correspondent

For inspiration in banking innovation, we often look to other industries. With financial hardship, competition from dominant players, and a startup budget, Gentle Monster faced many of the same challenges as a community bank. Being months away from bankruptcy, Kim launched a bold five-step plan driven by a strategy around innovation.

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4 Gonzo Takeaways from BAI Retail Delivery ’15: Viva Las Vegas?

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Barbara was even more direct (and, by far, the most impactful speaker of the event). I gave my teams 8% of their budgets to blow [on innovation] and we talked about what we learned every week.”. Oracle’s Innovation Lounge. The societal benefit of financing our communities has to beat sugar water, right?

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Gonzo Goes to BAI Retail Delivery 2014: Sweet Home Chicago?

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Vaynerchuk delivered our second favorite Gonzo quote of the event (keep reading for the first favorite), “The adage ‘We’re regulated’ is a scapegoat from doing cool s**t.” Innovation Showcase & Global Innovation Awards. Bank’s Dominic Venturo’s session on innovation rocked. Well, lah-dee-frickin’-dah!

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