article thumbnail

Abrigo CEO Wayne Roberts announces retirement

Abrigo

He built a strong leadership team and an employee base that has been recognized consistently as one of the best places to work in Austin, Texas, and Raleigh, N.C., and in bank technology nationally. He was named an Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) Entrepreneur of the Year 2021 Central Texas Award Winner.

Texas 370
article thumbnail

A bridge to affordable housing

Independent Banker

Daniel Galindo, pictured, and Doug Schaeffer of Woodforest National Bank helped involve the community bank in providing funding for and access to affordable housing. Name: Woodforest National Bank. Doug Schaeffer, Woodforest National Bank. Doug Schaeffer, Woodforest National Bank. By Aileen McDonough. Assets: $9 billion.

Austin 91
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

DOJ Shuts Down Fraudulent COVID-19 Vaccine Website

PYMNTS

The action was filed in Austin on Saturday (March 21). The operators of the website were accused of “engaging in a wire fraud scheme seeking to profit from the confusion and widespread fear surrounding COVID-19.”. The enforcement action against “coronavirusmedicalkit.com” is the department’s first in conjunction with the new order.

Fraud 154
article thumbnail

5 New Year’s Resolutions For Any Sized Bank That You Must Get Right in 2023

South State Correspondent

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.

article thumbnail

The Regulation Iceman Commeth For The On-Demand Economy

PYMNTS

And many on-demand startups — following in the “ask forgiveness not permission” model that Uber so famously pioneered as it expanded into city after city — find that they have been operating in something of a grey area, especially as far as labor laws and local regulations are concerned. The Big Austin Loss .

article thumbnail

Why One Startup Is Desperately Seeking Regulation

PYMNTS

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.

article thumbnail

Car Vending Machine Company Carvana Goes Up Against Wall Street

PYMNTS

This belief is based on “the Company’s operating plan, that current working capital and expected continued inventory and capital expenditure financing is sufficient to fund operations and satisfy the Company’s obligations.”. Ontario (L.A.), Oklahoma City, and Memphis. “We

Company 130