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Does ‘Google Checking’ Foreshadow Big Tech, FinTech Payments Changes?

PYMNTS

Banks and credit unions are certainly not on their way out, even as they face more pressure from challenger banks, FinTechs and Big Tech in the coming decade. They are described by Google as “smart,” since they will provide account holders with money management tips to optimize and manage the funds in those accounts.

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Go-Jek = fintech?

CB Insights

Earlier this week, Bank Indonesia, the central bank of Indonesia, nominated three companies for its award for the fintech company most supportive of the “non-cash national movement of inclusion.” 149M : This week, online real estate brokerage company Redfin filed its S-1 and is looking to raise $149M in its IPO.

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Who were ICBA’s Top Lenders of 2022?

Independent Banker

But as they always do, they came through for individuals and businesses in their communities with a combination of personalized service and prudent risk management practices. So, when the community bank’s leadership learned of a fintech that needed a bank partner to launch a credit-building tech product, they were intrigued.

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The top-performing community banks of 2021

Independent Banker

Underlying BankVista’s success has been a management philosophy focused on open debate about how to improve, Freeman adds. A: We have been fortunate to develop deep partnerships with some great fintechs. “We look at risky times as a time of opportunity, not a time to crawl into your shell,” says Stefan Freeman, CEO and president.

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12 Industries That Will Thrive Thanks To Millennials

CB Insights

In 2018, Marriott International opened a hotel designed specifically for young travelers in Tampa, while Hilton began building a new iteration of its millennial concept hotel, Tru, in Baltimore. Allie Aguilera, Policy and Government Affairs Manager, Young Invincibles. Robinhood, a trading platform, was valued at $7B as of 2019.