Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2022

When two executives at Woodforest National Bank noticed a dearth of affordable housing options in southeast Texas, they decided to do something about it, partnering with several housing and community groups to launch an innovative mortgage lending product aimed at underserved clients. By Aileen McDonough. Name: Woodforest National Bank.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 25, 2017

More fintech is coming to Austin. Austin is known for having a thriving Read More. The massive South by Southwest conference and festival features startups in a number of categories — transportation, augmented/virtual reality, and of course fintech — plus several others.

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JUNE 4, 2019

The startup is fully compliant in all 13 cities it operates in, he said. “We As of today Lyric has short-term rental permits in Austin and Nashville, is the only company licensed to operate short-term rentals in Orlando and has partnerships with 20 of America’s top real estate firms, Kitchell said.

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Umpqua Holdings Corporation's deal to sell its subsidiary Pivotus Ventures to the Austin, Texas-based software firm Kony, announced on Oct. 23, took several months to develop.

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JUNE 8, 2020

I look forward to working with the Paytronix team to bring its industry-leading innovation, including contactless ordering for table service … to markets around the globe,” said Porter. Paytronix clearly delivers value to the market by enabling operators to drive incremental sales and deliver safer environments for staff and guests.”.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 4, 2023

In addition, they may consider focusing on these five critical areas: Improve Operating Leverage. To improve the quality of their earnings, banks need their number one focus to be on making their operations more efficient. To the extent projects improve operating leverage and the total experience, so much the better.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Austin residents officially went online with Amazon Fresh this week, meaning Amazon Prime members can get free two-hour grocery delivery on orders of $35 or more and one-hour delivery for $4.99. Big News of the Week: The Central Operations Restructuring. New Chief Operating Officer Dacona Smith will oversee store operations.

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CB Insights

JANUARY 6, 2019

One popular choice: retail innovation labs. Learn about the technologies, innovations, and strategies that retailers can leverage this holiday season. We’ve assembled a list of innovation labs from some of the most recognizable names in retail looking to disrupt their industries. Get the 54-page retail report.

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JANUARY 21, 2019

which operates a pawnshop in Austin, Texas, has seen its stock climb 20 percent since the closure of the government. are reaching into savings and looking for short-term liquidity if they need to pay the mortgage or something else,” said Michael Underhill, chief investment officer at Capital Innovations, in an interview with the FT.

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MAY 2, 2019

Convenience store operator 7-Eleven is launching beer and cider delivery in select U.S. ” According to Fortune , the company will test the service in 18 markets: Austin, Texas; Charlotte, North Carolina; Chicago, Illinois; Dallas-Ft. .” We’re always looking to innovate and disrupt,” Singh said.

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MAY 5, 2020

For a business built on a nomadic and innovative business model, the two-year-old firm has reacted quickly and expertly to an unforeseen crisis by pushing into eCommerce. The brands then help to promote the event, which helps to boost their sales while benefiting the entire pop-up operation. After the LA market launch, the crisis hit.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Grocery retailers are making it easier for consumers to shop with their mobile devices through digital innovations. Beyond H-E-B, other grocery chains are aiming to drive innovation to help change the way consumers shop in-store and through the web. Tom Ward, senior vice president of digital operations for Walmart U.S.,

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OCTOBER 27, 2019

What we want to be as a company is the operating system for your daily life,” he said at the time. The service was tested in San Diego, Phoenix, Dallas and Austin, and it was made available across the country on Oct. In September, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi revealed the company would be combining Eats and rides into the main Uber app.

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OCTOBER 27, 2019

What we want to be as a company is the operating system for your daily life,” he said at the time. The service was tested in San Diego, Phoenix, Dallas and Austin, and it was made available across the country on Oct. In September, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi revealed the company would be combining Eats and rides into the main Uber app.

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JUNE 6, 2017

In Austin-based Square Root’s latest study with Forrester Consulting, Close The Gap Between High- and Low-Performing Stores: Management and Measurement of Brick-and-Mortar Retail Locations , retail store performance issues that affect customer experience and loyalty were identified.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2019

The operation found it was doing its best work when it was able to educate its customers, and the best way to accomplish that aim was to have a direct outlet to them. Automated Retail Innovation. The vending machine comes with one additional innovation beyond cashless (and contactless) payments. Blanchard’s Coffee Roasting Co.

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JUNE 20, 2016

TechCrunch is reporting that Favor, an Austin, Texas-based delivery startup launched in 2013, is amending its coverage areas to include five fewer cities than the 23 it previously supported. Effective Friday (June 17), Favor has officially pulled out of Chicago, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Miami and Washington, D.C. —

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Anxiety from insiders chiding them to innovate because this customer or that customer asked about some piece of technology their other bank has. For example, if you empower employees to present innovation ideas to your executive team or a committee, do so in a systematic way. Among bankers, there is anxiety. 5) What is the cost?

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AUGUST 7, 2019

Ballbox is focusing on apartments and hotels to extend its presence, sharing the operational burden to help with maintenance. Beyond Ballbox, other digital innovators are turning to automated retail for other purposes. These companies receive an amenity they can then pass on to their guests or residents.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2016

“Amazon is always looking for the best and brightest software engineers to join our team,” said Dave Glick, VP of operations technology for Amazon. The commitment to education, growth of the local high-tech industry, and caliber of technical talent in Minneapolis make it an ideal place for our expansion.

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JULY 5, 2019

The facility, which has been in operation since March, serves more than 100 Walmart locations in Guangxi and Guangdong. In addition to its data and distribution efforts, Walmart is also innovating with the help of blockchain. The feature is on offer in Phoenix, Dallas, Austin and San Diego.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 13, 2019

The innovation — and potential disruption — stems from a company called Helium , which describes itself as a peer-to-peer wireless network. The company has launched what it calls Helium Hotspots , with nationwide shipping set for the fourth quarter, following introduction in Austin. Helium Hotspots.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

The operation found it was doing its best work when it was able to educate its customers, and the best way to accomplish that aim was to have a direct outlet to them. Automated Retail Innovation. The vending machine comes with one additional innovation beyond cashless (and contactless) payments. Blanchard’s Coffee Roasting Co.

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APRIL 25, 2018

When Amazon launched Prime Now delivery for groceries out of its Whole Foods Marketpalce subsidiary, the company turned some heads — and heard some minor complaints, since the service was only initially only available in four markets: Virginia Beach, Austin, Dallas and Cincinnati.

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MAY 1, 2019

Locale currently lists locations in Austin, Houston and Nashville on its website. Overall, Locale seeks to create a boutique experience, rather than a cookie-cutter apartment with another operator or extended-stay hotel. The Apart-Hotel Market. Gandhi pointed out that the quality and experience of apartment buildings have evolved.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2018

By some accounts, the B2C subscription market has an estimated 11 million companies operating in the U.S. But in recent months, it has been plagued by operational issues and competition from new meal delivery services, including Purple Carrot and Amazon. alone, and it’s poised to expand even further. Just ask Blue Apron.

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JUNE 10, 2016

These days, however, Uber is spending its time, increasingly, in court and has even managed to allow things to break down completely in Austin such that it doesn’t operate there anymore. Said charter will mean that Circle will face tighter scrutiny but great ease operating on a national scale.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2020

Even so recent news does show that the brand — now owned by a France-based operation after Atari all but faded out after the late 1970s and early 1980s video game craze and the massive industry crash that followed — is making a play to take part in the emerging trend of making hotels more attractive to gaming-minded consumers.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

The delivery platform based in Austin announced $8.25 With the new funds, Convey said it will focus on innovation, product development, engineering and customer success. Mobikon said it also hopes to establish operations in the U.K. and Australia by early 2018.

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MARCH 2, 2018

This volume of investment reflects the soaring demand within financial services for new digital innovations as these technologies prove their value and applicability in the market,” said Accenture Financial Services Group Chief Executive Richard Lumb in another statement. billion, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 47 percent.

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MARCH 9, 2018

Kroger operates nearly 2,800 supermarket chains nationwide, including Ralphs, Harris Teeter, Food 4 Less and its namesake Kroger stores. In addition to digital innovations, Kroger has dramatically upped its home delivery from virtually no stores — more than a year ago — to close to 900 stores today. After all, analysts expected $2.15

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Jeff For Banks

MARCH 29, 2014

We serve the dental and other health professional industries through a centralized loan and deposit platform that operates out of our main office in Dallas, Texas and serves clients in 30 states. We serve our local geographic market which is the Dallas - Fort Worth metropolitan area. Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

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Gonzobanker

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Geneva-based Temenos’ announced the acquisition of Austin, Texas-based digital application provider Kony in a deal totaling $580 million. Any overlaps between Akcelerant in loan operations and Avoka in sales/origination appear to have been sorted out in the Infinity product line. And these employees have lots of options.

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Filene

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Center for Performance and Operational Excellence: Fiserv, Christian Financial CU, Alliant CU. Speaking of those last two centers on Operational Excellence and Emerging Tech – you won’t want to miss our 1-2 research punch coming to California this April. A number of challenges but light ahead.

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JANUARY 19, 2017

Q2 , a developer of online and digital banking solutions based in Austin, recently launched its own data analytics platform specifically geared toward community banks. These changes are enabling community banks to take innovative approaches to data to improve business operations.

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AUGUST 13, 2019

Postmates is on the verge of snagging San Francisco’s first-ever permit for sidewalk robotics operations, per reports. Boxbot is a new type of delivery company, focused completely on last-mile delivery,” said Austin Oehlerking, Boxbot’s co-founder and CEO. Well, if all of these California test drives go according to plan, anyway.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2016

At launch, the service was positioned as an innovative replacement for a well-entrenched standard considered not well-suited for a mobile and digital world. A hungry party of 4 in Austin didn’t really care if a great restaurant in Chicago had a few tables available on Saturday night at 7.

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