PYMNTS

MAY 9, 2017

It is no longer quite a mom-and-pop operation anymore — in 2015 Cha sold a controlling interest in the company to Richmond-based Boxwood Capital Partners. So how did the company manage to innovate something as simple as frozen yogurt? Over the past decade, it might just have been the most innovative dessert.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Well, what do we say about 2015? And, give or take a stumble or two, we snuck through it and did a reasonable job on 2015 objectives, in our humble opinion. So, it seems we’re good with only one outstanding item—digest the 2015 GonzoBanker Awards! 2015 Executive Call-out. Community bank marketing resources.

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OCTOBER 1, 2018

In the wake of Hurricane Florence, communities are struggling to rebuild, and banks, financial institutions, and insurance companies are at the center of this process. based fintech founded in 2015, works with financial institutions to integrate charitable giving offers solutions […]. Goodcoin, a Charleston, S.C.-based

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

We held our breath for nearly 9 months after the $13m Sequoia Capital Seed round for Lemonade was announced at the end of 2015. Image source The Daily Fintech founders are at SIBOS in Geneva; reporting every day, snippets of insights on the Fintech Genome. Stay tuned on all SIBOS Insights conversations. Release Read More.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

La Plata County commissioner Marsha Porter-Norton champions First Southwest Bank’s innovative lending. First Southwest Bank is carving out new business models to address a need for credit and financial services through nonprofit lending programs and software that leverages its community development financial institution (CDFI) funding.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2022

Daniel Galindo, pictured, and Doug Schaeffer of Woodforest National Bank helped involve the community bank in providing funding for and access to affordable housing. Combating the affordable housing crisis has been a critical goal for Woodforest since 2015. “We It supports many life endeavors.”.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

One solution: in-house healthcare innovation labs. We put together a list of healthcare innovation labs from new entries to the field, as well as some of the oldest — and most familiar — names in health. Sometimes corporate innovation goes wrong , and we’ve written about corporate innovation theater before.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Offering the ability to open an account online can be one way to reach customers who are unable to join your community bank in person. A customer can make the decision to switch to a community bank or open their first bank account any time, any day, including outside business hours. At first, uptake was slow.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2017

In 2015, the tech media was gaga over Snap and its ability to corral the so-called most valuable eyeballs in media: the millennial. And the once-adoring tech and analyst community have turned ugly. They seemed to be living in the last decade, when people really did just use Google or Bing to look for products. Survival of the Fittest.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2016

Though it’s easy to see why other happenings in and around the country have overshadowed Brazil’s tech community, Rio de Janeiro’s tech scene is quickly earning notoriety. In fact, the venture and entrepreneurial ecosystem grew by 20 percent from 2014 to 2015 alone.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Goat Group, named for the sports acronym “greatest of all time,” was started in 2015 by college buddies Eddy Lu and Daishin Sugano. In 2015, we pioneered the ship-to-verify model with a mission to bring a seamless and safe customer experience to the secondary sneaker market,” Lu said.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2016

2015, will also support the ongoing needs of the company as it continues its growth. We continue to focus on innovation for our merchant partners and market growth through both organic tactics and acquisition.” The move is building on Financeit’s reputation as a leading FinTech innovator, the company said.

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William Mills

MAY 19, 2016

The Community Bankers Association of Georgia (CBA) held its annual spring meetings in cities across the state which this year included Macon, Hoschton and Albany (pronounced ALL-benie if you’re not from around these parts). The CBA meetings bring community bankers together to discuss opportunities as well as challenges within the industry.

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William Mills

MAY 19, 2016

The Community Bankers Association of Georgia (CBA) held its annual spring meetings in cities across the state which this year included Macon, Hoschton and Albany (pronounced ALL-benie if you’re not from around these parts). The CBA meetings bring community bankers together to discuss opportunities as well as challenges within the industry.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2019

“I am confident that his appointment will ensure that SWIFT can continue to build on its tradition of excellence and innovation in support of the global financial community, while also enabling acceleration of its endorsed strategy.”.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Hats off to Thomas Shara at Lakeland and Tony Labozzetta of Provident for architecting the new $25 billion super-community bank in New Jersey. Let’s see how this new scale allows for big investments in future innovation. She was a trailblazer and an early innovator in analytics. The New Name for Community Award.

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South State Correspondent

JULY 19, 2022

Back in 2015, Brazil led the world in fan football-related injuries. Then, in a twist of innovative thinking, Ogilvy, the famous ad firm, was brought in. Parties vested in your bank’s success abound in your community. Who had the most to gain when ESPN wanted to roll out their new Fantasy Football League in 2015?

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PYMNTS

MARCH 24, 2017

Chicago’s population is 2,720,546 (2015). billion (2015). Chicago’s median household income is $48,522 (2015). Here is an excerpt of the conversation: PYMNTS: Can you describe your personal and professional experience with the tech community in Chicago? GDP of Chicago is $640.66

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NCR

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Aware of the disruptive changes in how banking products and services are delivered, community banks continue adopting new technologies to keep up with competition and customers’ demand. Will a mobile banking app really help to solve community banks’ challenges or is it just a waste of money? What does it mean for community banks?

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

Easterbrook, who has been the company’s CEO since March 2015, also resigned from McDonald’s board. He first joined McDonald’s in 2015, overseeing global strategy, business development and innovation. He wrote in an email to employees on Sunday (November 3) that he had violated company policy on personal conduct.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2017

Before we jump into the post, here are a few quick facts about Seattle and its tech scene: The city of Seattle had a population of 684,451 in 2015. Median household income (2015): $70,594. The city has a strong entrepreneurial community and great schools along with a large network of financiers and advisors.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2017

Before we jump into the post, here are a few quick facts about New York City and its tech scene: New York City’s population was 8,550,405 (2015). Gross metropolitan product (GMP) of New York City (2015): $1.33 GMP of New York City per capita (2015): $57,293. percent (2015). trillion (2012). billion (2016).

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 8, 2017

Median household income: $40,715 in 2015. Pittsburgh is an attractive location for both entrepreneurs and investors because of the startup community and the number of talented people educated in this region,” Galluzzo said. IAM Robotics started out with seed funding from Innovation Works. GDP of Pittsburgh: $130.2

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Chris Skinner

MARCH 1, 2017

Asia’s just woken up to what FinTech can do to be honest, and are about two to three years behind most European and American FinTech communities, so it’s now wonder Asia is big on FinTech. Investment in UK FinTech start-ups dropped by a third after June’s Brexit decision, according to Innovate Finance, from $1.2 Asia is big on FinTech.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

The nation’s current market climate is ideal to fostering FinTech growth and innovation, and investors will fuel that growth through 2017. With just 11 percent going to B2C startups, China’s investing community is ready to tap into the B2C FinTech community that lacks funding from traditional banks. Both the U.S.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 23, 2019

CUs are working to build community ties, especially during the holiday season. This collaboration will help close the innovation gap between CUs and FinTech firms, according to a press release. The new regulation was well-received by Ireland’s largest CU advocacy organization, which has lobbied for the policy since 2015.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Before we jump into the post, here are a few quick facts about Los Angeles and its tech scene: The city had a population of 3.971 million in 2015, which makes it the second-biggest city in the United States and the most crowded city in California. Los Angeles County had an estimated population of 10 million in 2015.

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Tech and Finance

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Pendo Systems (Pendo) was widely recognized by industry leaders and publications including ACQ5 Global Awards which named it Capital Markets Technology Provider of the Year and SWIFT’s InnoTribe Showcase, which awarded Pendo the title of Top Innovator. Philip Dodds is a serial entrepreneur in financial services.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 23, 2015

Five Finovate alums – including three innovative bank partners – have made it to the finals of the BAI Global Banking Innovation Awards 2015. Lending Club , Moven , and PayItSimple will compete for top honors in the “Most Innovation Non-Bank Financial Services Organization Award.”

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2016

Buenos Aires may get a lot of recognition for being the hometown of Pope Francis, but it’s also receiving praise as a growing startup community. Buenos Aires also boasts a collaborative entrepreneurial community, where startups are supported and encouraged in their endeavors.

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2016

Singapore is on a mission to build up a Smart Nation by utilizing innovation and technology to create opportunities and strengthen communities. Singapore’s GDP was roughly $407 billion in 2015. Innovation On The Rise. As of 2014, the mobile phone penetration rate in Singapore was 148 percent.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

While smart cities have been in the public consciousness for a long time, we’ve been writing about them here at PYMNTS since at least 2015. And Walt wasn’t describing a movie or one of Disney’s entertainment ventures – he was describing his concept of the Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2019

COS Managing Director Marie Honda said in a statement, according to the report, “It is important for us to try new approaches — testing and collaborating to achieve the best outcome for our customer and community — as well as the future of our business.”

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 13, 2021

All eyes are on the small business community in the commercial card world as industry players increasingly explore how card products can help Main Street recovery and stay in business. In a statement, American Express said it is "cooperating with a regulatory review of small business card sales between 2015 and 2016.".

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

While there’s been talk of an economic slowdown ahead, and declining optimism among the business community, the latest stats on small businesses (SMBs) are quite positive. ” However, as SMBs drive innovation for the U.S. trillion in 2015, the report said. economy,” said SBA Acting Chief Counsel Major L. .

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2016

The relationship began in September 2015, when Visa announced it was part of Chain’s $30 million funding round. Jim McCarthy, executive vice president, innovation and strategic partnerships, Visa Inc., Visa hopes that Visa B2B Connect will give financial institutions fast and secure processing of global B2B payments.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 20, 2017

Before we jump into the post, here are a few quick facts about Charlotte and its tech scene: The city had a population of 827,097 in 2015, making it the seventeenth largest city in the United States. Median household income (2015): $53,637. Per-capita income in the past 12 months: $32,254.

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