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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

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Gonzo readers, 2021 was just plain schizophrenic. 2021 fintech investments, merger activities, and overall focus were off the charts. Two, read and enjoy the 2021 GonzoBanker awards, our annual take on the best things we saw during the year. So which merger was the best in 2021? Doug Larson. THE BANKER AWARDS.

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Retail Will Play Major Role In Vaccine Distribution

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All of them and others are part of “Operation Warp Speed,” which also includes drug makers, medical distributors and federal agencies. Department of Health and Human Services has signed on dozens of grocery and pharmacy chains to provide COVID-19 vaccines once the inoculations are approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

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Crypto 2020: One Step Up; Two Steps Back

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PayPal announced recently that its 350 million users could deposit bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in their accounts and spend it at 26 million merchants beginning in 2021. Meanwhile, Visa said that crypto-banking platform operator Ternio had joined the payments giant’s Fast Track program as a cryptocurrency-focused enablement partner.

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Top 17 Online Digital Corporate Credit Cards for Small Businesses (Dec 2021)

Fintech Labs Insights

Two have been acquired by large banks, but they will stay on this list as long as they are operated as an independent brand. Source: FintechLabs, Crunchbase, SEMrush, SimilarWeb; 1 Dec 2021. Valuation: $12B (based on Oct 2021 round). Website visits (Oct 2021): 1.2M ( SimilarWeb ). Valuation: $2.5B (June 2021 acquisition).

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Top 17 Online Digital Corporate Credit Cards for Small Businesses (Dec 2021)

Fintech Labs Insights

Two have been acquired by large banks, but they will stay on this list as long as they are operated as an independent brand. Source: FintechLabs, Crunchbase, SEMrush, SimilarWeb; 1 Dec 2021. Valuation: $12B (based on Oct 2021 round). Website visits (Oct 2021): 1.2M ( SimilarWeb ). Valuation: $2.5B (June 2021 acquisition).

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Fed moves up FedNow launch date

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On February 2, 2021, the Federal Reserve (“Fed”) announced that the launch date for its instant payments platform— FedNow —would be sooner than originally expected. The Fed is also working to integrate FedNow with the RTP Network offered by The Clearinghouse so that the two systems can effectively operate alongside one another.

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Can SMBs Avoid Being Left Behind In The Great Digital Shift?

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Many of the Main Street businesses, which were once options for consumers, have closed or operate with limited hours and inventory,” Webster noted. And most of those restaurants, according to Wall Street Journal reports , will be small, independently operated locations. The Power of Persistence.

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