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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

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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Why 2021 Is No Sure Bet For An SMB Rebound

PYMNTS

As 2020 limps toward its exhausting conclusion, get ready for a massive rebound in 2021 — for consumer spending , for small- to medium-sized businesses’ ( SMBs ’) top lines, and for the U.S. I actually think that 2021 may not be a good year — I’ll be blunt in saying that,” he told Webster. economy in general.

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Mastercard Selects New President For European Operations

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He will be tasked with developing strategy, direction and comprehensive success of Mastercard’s operations across 53 countries in Europe. Mastercard’s European businesses cater to more than 950 million people via business partnerships with retailers, financial institutions (FIs) and other companies.

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Consumer Sessions at CISCO Live 2021

Cisco

Get ready to TURN IT UP at our all-digital Cisco Live 2021. Join us for our engaging industry sessions across financial services and retail. The last year has brought change and innovation. Customers are also needing to drive operational efficiencies in their security approach. Are you ready for the future of work?

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Meet The 2021 FICO Decisions Awards Winners!

FICO

Today it gives me great pleasure to announce the winners of the 2021 FICO® Decisions Awards. . This year we received a bumper crop of entries from more than 30 different companies across the globe from banking and finance, retail, telecommunications, automotive, FMCG and healthcare. 2021 Decisions Award Winners. 2021 Judges. .

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Innovating With Payments To Compete In Saturated Markets

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Gig, eCommerce and public utility firms are putting the spotlight on payment innovations to remain competitive in markets that are becoming increasingly saturated. And financial operating system company OpenFin recently raised funds in a Series C round. 17 million: Amount OpenFin raised in a Series C round led by Wells Fargo.

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What Innovators Can Learn From Netflix

PYMNTS

But the one thing that might work is taking a page from the innovation playbook that Netflix seems to have written and followed over the last 22 years. A combination of forces — Netflix’s own content and technology innovations and advances in hardware and software — helped them consistently attract more eyeballs.