Lars Markull

DECEMBER 29, 2019

The year is coming to an end and like last year ( My books in 2018 ), I am blogging about the books I have read this year. Initially, my goal was to read 52 books (one per week), however, I changed my mindset already in the first half of the year. These were my books in 2019: Based on a real story. Recommended.

Trends 40

Trends San Francisco Leadership Maine 40

Jeff For Banks

MAY 9, 2024

Getting much needed capital into the hands of small businesses that can lead their economies forward. Who should call on the small engineering firm: a lender, branch manager, or possibly a small business banking specialist? You know the blind spots of your management team and knowledge gaps with your board. Purposeful Education.

Conference 112

Conference Community Bank Community Tools 112

Bobsguide

JULY 21, 2022

• The financial technology firm expands bookings by 300% in H1 2022 versus prior period. The hires include several senior hires with decades of experience in capital markets and technology: Paul Sweeney, Head of Fixed Income Development : Paul has over 20 years of experience designing and developing financial solutions.

New York 87

New York Software Capital Leadership 87

Independent Banker

APRIL 30, 2022

Beyond a business emphasis on capital adequacy, asset quality, management, earnings, liquidity and sensitivity (CAMELS), we have focused on building team knowledge. Great leadership drives great performance, so in the spirit of continuous learning, the following are my top reads for that wisdom: Book of Proverbs.

Community Bank 171

Community Bank Community Knowledge Base Leadership 171

Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 10, 2023

I call this "pulling into the pits" in my book: Squared Away-How Can Bankers Succeed as Economic First Responders. Total return includes two components: capital appreciation and dividends. As both an MDI and CDFI, it applied for and received $80 million from the Emergency Capital Investment Program (ECIP) distributed by the U.S.

Fresno 103

Fresno North Carolina Raleigh FDIC 103

PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2019

Event startup Fever announced it has raised $35 million in a funding round led by Rakuten Capital. They can then book or reserve their spot at the events directly through Fever. Atresmedia, Accel, and former chairman of U.S.

Los Angeles 100

Los Angeles New York Capital Leadership 100

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

The new group will provide a full suite of lending and banking products for growing technology companies at every development stage, including asset-based solutions, recurring revenue-based revolving lines of credit, treasury management, foreign exchange and more. “We Roberts has nearly 20 years of banking experience.

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Groups Innovation Capital Leadership 116

South State Correspondent

APRIL 19, 2023

Deposit value now dwarfs fee value, yet many management teams are still worried and compensated on fee generation. Investing resources and capital to align relationship products better and then spending marketing dollars on promoting the bank and cross-selling can provide one of the better returns in bank marketing.

How To 195

How To Examples Resources Community Bank 195

PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2019

percent of the market’s total capitalization, falling to a low of 50.54 This new data includes files from companies including Indonesian eCommerce site Bukalapak; game development platform GameSalad; Estante Virtual, a Brazilian book store; online task manager Coubic; Notebook app LifeBear; and YouthManual, an Indonesian student career site.

blockchain 101

blockchain Bitcoin Marketing Metro 101

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Profits, yes – on the horizon, according to management. Gross bookings came in at $16.5 He said that during the quarter, the company hit $1 billion in weekly gross bookings. We’ve seen the capital is getting more expensive and can run dry, whereas platform leadership is both far cheaper and more permanent.”.

Conference 100

Conference Leadership Capital California 100

Gonzobanker

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Whatever the good intentions of these new mandates, any new compliance orders require resources, change management, and an understanding of the unintended risks that could arise. Yet, bankers must be fully aware that mergers will be viewed not just from a book value accretion lens, but more piercingly through an ESG and social policy lens.

Leadership 97

Leadership Compliance Strategy Branding 97

PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2018

Blockchain Capital. Blockchain heavyweight Ripple made headlines this week when it announced a $25 million investment in Blockchain Capital, a venture capital firm focused on backing blockchain startups. The funding comes in the form of Ripple’s own cryptocurrency and will be used to fund startups selected by Blockchain Capital.

Lending 129

Lending blockchain Capital Software 129

PYMNTS

MAY 12, 2017

Accrualify provides procure-to-pay solutions, including vendor management, accounting, spend management and other features, looking to fill gaps left by other P2P solutions. The firm provides add-on services, including invoice automation, payments, purchase order management and accrual management. Alternative Finance.

Fintech 108

Fintech Capital Report Management 108

Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Total return includes two components: capital appreciation and dividends. Silvergate Capital Corporation (NYSE: SI) #2. Silvergate Capital Corporation (NYSE: SI) Here we are again. Silvergate had $150 million in total revenue over the past twelve months, and has a market capitalization of $4.7 Live Oak Bancshares, Inc.

Capital 78

Capital Texas Metro North Carolina 78

PYMNTS

JANUARY 2, 2018

Hitting quarterly or annual targets becomes a matter of survival and the measure of success for leadership teams. Employees and managers work together to align their personal and business goals to the wider organizational goals. As business operations become more complex and layered, it’s easy to forget the bigger picture.

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Meeting Community Leadership Company 116

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

2022 was the year the fintech industry and venture capital firms figured out that banking is harder than everybody thought. There’s nothing more Gonzo than a CEO who simply bleeds the soul of front-line relationship managers, and Brager could write a bestselling book on this topic. Well, except for the ones who didn’t.

Community 216

Community Fintech Industry Innovation 216

PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2017

Kristi Turner, chief marketing officer of Compeat , a company that provides back-office management software for the restaurant industry, says it’s actually quite rare that restaurants today would not be using some type of restaurant management software (RMS). “I And staying tight on managing your food and labor costs is essential.”.

Software 133

Software Industry Tools Management 133

Jeff For Banks

MARCH 27, 2022

Branch managers were unaware of their P&L, lenders were unaware of the ROE of their portfolio. In fact, it incents lenders to work against your ROE, promoting larger, thinly priced deals without regard for structure, duration, or capital needed to support the loan. I think I've thrown enough management bromides at you.

Montana 78

Montana Taxes Strategy Leadership 78

Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2022

There’s really not a lot we can’t do,” says Travis Edlund, senior vice president and regional manager of the San Antonio market for Amarillo National Bank. Since opening the loan production office, the community bank has booked about $105 million more in loans. Capitalizing on an area’s growing popularity. Deepening roots.

Texas 182

Texas San Antonio Community Bank Community 182

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Meanwhile, technology changes continued at a breakneck pace, with generative AI the biggest topic around management tables. Importantly, Huntington has continued to focus on digital investments and its strong legacy of product management to remain a progressive regional bank. Nobody is quite sure which side this seesaw will land on.

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Fintech Community Regional Technology 195

Jeff For Banks

AUGUST 2, 2021

He exemplifies the best of next generation bank leadership, with eyes wide open to the next iteration of banking in our rapidly changing environment. Like any SMB owner doing a new acquisition, I broke down the expense book. 21/ @Schornack The other item that I fixate around is writing a monthly management report to my board.

Community Bank 78

Community Bank Community Minnesota Metro 78

FICO

JUNE 18, 2018

That’s the topic I explored with banking leaders from across the Europe, Middle East and Africa at our EMEA Risk Leadership Summit in May. Additional capital requirement for high-risk-weighted assets. Additional management time and servicing costs to resolve the problem. Why Focus on NPL? reduction in net interest income.

Marketing 63

Marketing Leadership Lending Capital 63

Fintech Labs Insights

JANUARY 26, 2016

A year-over-year gain of 219% in new bookings growth is the highlight of a record fourth quarter from financial-supply-chain innovator, Taulia , which added 50,000 suppliers across 71 countries in Q4. Holzapfel was previously CMO at Addepar, and served on the leadership team at SAP. hospital networks.”

San Francisco 12

San Francisco Leadership Michigan Georgia 12

PopularBank

JUNE 1, 2021

Shifting Portfolio Management and Underwriting Best Practices. In the face of unprecedented disruption, lenders worked quickly to reevaluate both new business and current portfolio management. This behavior was driven by regulatory capital regimes, favorable pricing and high competition for product.

New York 52

New York New York City Lending Industry 52

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The company’s market capitalization, which after declining to less than $600 million in the 2009 recession, has now grown to almost $3 billion. billion of assets under management. Yet the Gonzo team has to give a shout out to the late entry of Texas Capital and Independent Bank. Best of luck in the next chapter, Chris!

Idaho 148

Idaho Conference Data Marketing 148

Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2022

We recently spoke with community bank CEOs from across the country to gain insights on how they’re proactively positioning to manage risks and take advantage of growth opportunities in the coming year. Building a defensive balance sheet and maintaining our low to moderate risk profile is the key to managing through the upcoming challenges.

Community Bank 91

Community Bank Community Tampa North Carolina 91

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Banks and credit unions had to fundamentally change their delivery, support and relationship management models at scopes and speeds that were unheard of. You know that dog either has Capital One or Delta Amex. Remember that? Then, in 90 days, COVID-19 turned everything on its head. Everything. Expect more cost-driven MOEs in 2021!

Idaho 181

Idaho Community Industry Strategy 181

Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Big announcements like JP Morgan Chase’s to hike the pay of 22,000 workers and build 400 new branches certainly had bankers inspired to show some level of investment and even civic leadership from the tax break. Many banks are at or past the regulatory “suggested” 300% of total capital and can’t pull this revenue lever any more.

Taxes 76

Taxes Video Analytics Arkansas 76

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2018

However, it was a B2B software procurement platform that raised the most money — $55 million — in this week’s B2B venture capital roundup. Energy Innovation Capital and Chevron Technology Ventures led the funding, while R/GA Ventures and Macquarie Capital also came on board as new investors.

Software 190

Software Capital Security Virginia 190

CB Insights

MAY 10, 2018

The early consultants changed that by using market research and data analysis combined with niche expertise to help companies manage their supply chains, improve their product positioning, and enter new markets to beat their competitors. From one perspective, the position of management consulting as an industry has never seemed more secure.

Strategy 78

Strategy Management Analytics Tools 78

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Endless CRM and data management projects that shook our foundations and gutted our PMOs. BNC shareholders got a terrific premium, a 47% dividend increase, and a continued leadership role for Richard D. Michael Lewis’ new book shines a light on where data helps and where it doesn’t. This year brought us: Mergers out the yin-yang.

Conference 101

Conference Industry Community Bank Community 101

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Facebook leadership underestimated the role that platform governance plays in keeping platforms alive and thriving – and it may be too little, much too late to turn things around. Their tech helps accelerate the delivery of innovation to FI customers who have the consumers’ trust and are pretty good at managing risk.

Payments 196

Payments Google Apple Innovation 196

Jeff For Banks

APRIL 21, 2012

jfb note: I was impressed that a bank experiencing difficulties would speak about leadership instead of regulators, borrowers, lenders, etc. JeffMarsico Bank CEO: "In my 40 year career, it''s never been easier to book loans." @JeffMarsico Bank director: "A great leader has empathy, sympathy, integrity, and consistency."

Community Bank 71

Community Bank Community Groups Lending 71

CB Insights

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Aside from baffling industry experts as to how the new company would fit into HP’s strategy, it came out in 2012 that Autonomy had cooked its books and had been massively overvalued during the acquisition. in losses, declare bankruptcy at Westinghouse, and eventually to sell the Westinghouse unit to Brookfield Asset Management.

Google 76

Google Software Innovation Company 76

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

The shift in consumer preference is not surprising, LG Electronics Senior Manager Angel Grant told PYMNTS in a conversation, because of how advanced smartphone technology has become. According to Samsung , the “Galaxy Fold opens smoothly and naturally, like a book, and closes flat and compact with a satisfying click.”

Samsung 149

Samsung Apple Google Branding 149

CB Insights

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

He mocks himself for making mistakes, and sings the praises of Berkshire’s army of CEO-managers. Management. Each manager, in other words, would receive a portion of the company’s profits less the amount that they spent, in terms of capital, to generate those profits — a reminder to all that capital was not without costs.

Omaha 78

Omaha Company Capital Management 78

CB Insights

OCTOBER 16, 2018

And nowhere is Bezos’ philosophy of business, technology, and leadership better articulated than in his annual shareholder letters, which he has written every year since the company’s IPO in 1997. When you abstract a task into a process, it’s easy to start managing to the process rather than to the outcome you want.

Customer Experience 78

Customer Experience Innovation Company Technology 78