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Finastra appoints Isabel Fernandez to accelerate lending business growth

Bobsguide

Finastra appoints Isabel Fernandez to accelerate lending business growth. Company welcomes Isabel to the Finastra leadership team, as EVP, Lending Business Unit. Isabel will be part of Finastra’s recently expanded leadership team as the company pivots to a ‘Business Unit’ led model. About Finastra.

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8 Takeaways From JPM’s Shareholder Letter

South State Correspondent

We feel that as community bankers, we can learn much from Jamie Dimon (Chairman and CEO of JPM) and from Warren Buffet. As usual, it was full of insight that every community banker should consider. Our focus is on information that pertains to the community banking industry. 2) Leadership Matters. 3) Community Focused.

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Beneficial State Bank’s financial activism

Independent Banker

Under the leadership of CEO Randell Leach, Beneficial State Bank is pursuing an ambitious mission of financial activism and strong corporate values. The idea that community banking can be a force for positive change is at the heart of Beneficial State Bank, which engages its customers through financial activism. Photo: Ashley Courter.

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Finastra collaborates with Microsoft to bring embedded financing options to thousands of businesses

Bobsguide

London, UK – April 12, 2022 – Finastra today announced a Banking as a Service (BaaS) collaboration with Microsoft to bring new lending options to thousands of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) – a sector severely underserved when it comes to accessing finance. Users will be able to unlock lending options within Dynamics 365.

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The ICBA 22/23 executive committee is all in

Independent Banker

Executive committee members tell us what advocacy issues they’ll be focused on during their terms, while board members share their words of wisdom for up-and-coming community bankers: themselves. To sum it up, these leaders are all in and all heart for community banking. We are not Wall Street banks—we are community banks.

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The Confusing State Of Small Business In America

PYMNTS

Bank of America, Capital One, Wells Fargo, Chase and more published their findings — sometimes to contradicting conclusions. Further, 80 percent said they’re concerned about the government and its ability to bring effective leadership across government branches. Small business sentiment is perhaps the most mixed and muddled metric.

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Alt Lending, Artificial Intelligence Startups Lead Investment Activity

PYMNTS

The Series A funding was led by Kaszek Ventures, QED Ventures, Oikocredit, Accion Venture Lab and Agrega Partners and will be used for geographic expansion across Latin America. The company said it plans to use the investment to expand geographically, strengthen its leadership team and focus on technology development. TravelPerk.

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