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GonzoBanker Awards 2017

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FinTech threats and distractions. While the darling of FinTech conferences, this divestiture seems primarily driven as a means of Customers delaying the $10 billion Durbin hit and maintaining quarterly EPS expectations from the Street. Oh, by the way, that Fintech darling of two years ago Lending Club? Payments chaos.

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Q2 Acquires Gro Solutions: So What?

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CorePro (from Social Money acquisition ) brought a platform that fintechs and banks can use to gather deposits and provide PFM-like capability. Marketing: Q2Smart being a first step toward marketing automation, aligning bank products and user behavior to create audiences to more effectively target offers.

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