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Scottsdale Community Bank: Making microloans

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Inspired by the entrepreneurship of lemonade stands, Scottsdale Community Bank created a microloan program. Photo by Brandon Sullivan De novo Scottsdale Community Bank set out to provide microloans to small and mid-size businesses, family organizations and nonprofits—a project that was inspired by the humble lemonade stand.

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Education: By Popular Demand

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These in-depth and timely professional development programs are designed exclusively for community bankers and led by nationally recognized industry experts who know the issues community banks grapple with. Each certification course is designed to prepare bank professionals to handle essential tasks and responsibilities.

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Finastra Acquires Mobile Banking Provider Malauzai

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retail and business banking sectors by further enabling digital transformation for community banks and credit unions around the U.S. Simon Paris, CEO at Finastra said in the press release, “Credit unions and community banks are the fabric of American financial services.

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The 2019 GonzoBanker Awards

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There is an understanding that technology and fintech are going to cause radical change, but the how, how big and when are still very unclear. A finance pro who was not afraid of technology, Trylko brought respect and class to every endeavor he undertook. And this year’s Smarter Bank is … drum roll … USAA.

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The 2022 GonzoBanker Awards

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Hats off to Thomas Shara at Lakeland and Tony Labozzetta of Provident for architecting the new $25 billion super-community bank in New Jersey. It’s hard to understand how Clobes has time in the day to drive her unlimited amount of leadership activities. What an amazing leadership story. merges with Lakeland Bancorp.

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The 2015 GonzoBanker Awards

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Wells (WFC), Chase (JPM) and Bank of America (BAC) over the past five years. It’s nice to see somebody passionate about using new payments technology to make banking easier and cheaper for the financially disadvantaged. Jill Castilla, CEO of Citizens Bank of Edmond, Okla. Community bank marketing resources.

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The 2023 GonzoBanker Awards

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Meanwhile, technology changes continued at a breakneck pace, with generative AI the biggest topic around management tables. The specifics are unclear, but bankers recognized that this will be an absolute game-changing technology in future years, and delivery will change in ways we can’t even conjure yet.

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