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2016 Innovators to Watch: 26 to 30

Bank Innovation

CEO of a $250-million community bank in suburban Oklahoma City, Castilla is something of a sensation in the banking community, and with good reason. Jill Castilla, CEO, Citizens Bank of Edmond Chances are you’ve seen Jill Castilla on Twitter. (Or Or YouTube. Or at a banking conference.) Following her bank’s near-death Read More.

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Coolest Brands 2016: Silicon Valley BankFintech’s ‘Community’ Bank

Bank Innovation

That happened long ago — just ask Silicon Valley Bank, a financial institution built to serve the world’s center of innovation. Silicon Valley is coming to banking? Few bankers can claim better knowledge of what the tech giants are up to. Startups, you say? SVB claims it banks a staggering two-thirds Read More.

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2016 Innovators to Watch: 21 to 25

Bank Innovation

In the past three years, this community bank has shut down all of its branches except for one in Boston, transforming into a Read More. Chris Tremont, EVP Virtual Banking, Radius Bank Banks are not usually known for their disruptive nature and quick decisioning. Radius Bank is known just for that.

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New ICBA chairman Derek Williams’ commitment to community

Independent Banker

wanted to be a financier before finding his way to community banking. Photo by Harold Daniels Derek Williams, president and CEO of Century Bank & Trust in Georgia, is bringing his passion for community banking to his term as ICBA chairman for 2023/24. That love of community has defined his career. for eight years. “I

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2021’s Best Community Banks to Work For

Independent Banker

Premium benefits packages, professional development and TLC during the pandemic—this year’s winners do everything in their power to keep their community bankers happy and fulfilled. We asked both leaders and staffers to tell us what makes their community banks stand out as employers. Key Community Bank: Leading by example.

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New York Seed Investors Stayed Strong in 2016 As Others Stepped Back

Bank Innovation

Top seed investors in the New York startup community showed their muscle in the final quarter of 2016 and are likely to continue doing so in the coming year, says a new report from Primary Venture Partners. Among the winners in an otherwise difficult year for startups were fintech companies like Read More.

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Will Apple Bank be the first new American intech Bank?

Chris Skinner

The OCC made this determination based on its work assessing the role of innovation in banking. See Supporting Responsible Innovation in the Federal Banking System: An OCC Perspective. See Supporting Responsible Innovation in the Federal Banking System: An OCC Perspective. See OCC Issues Responsible Innovation Framework.

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