PYMNTS

JULY 13, 2018

Celebrity brand endorsement is nothing new. In their hundreds of years of existence, the celebrity endorsement has become an increasingly prominent part of branding — so prominent, in fact, that by the end of the 20th century, they weren’t just endorsing products. 1 on its list of the top 10 emerging restaurant brands of 2018.

Branding 101

Branding social media Course Phoenix 101

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

And Partners CEO John Janclaes helped put Kony on the market map in mid-size shops, even keynoting Kony’s conference with a leadership book in tow. Consumers was the first big credit union to deploy the Phoenix core system and this year was the first big go-live of the Lumin digital banking system. Overpriced Unicorn (a.k.a.

Idaho 148

Idaho Conference Data Marketing 148

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Midsize bank stalwart Synovus went after the embedded finance market with the April acquisition of a 60% stake in payments processing firm Qualpay , launching Maast money-as-a-service. It’s hard to understand how Clobes has time in the day to drive her unlimited amount of leadership activities. What an amazing leadership story.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2015

It’s nice to see somebody passionate about using new payments technology to make banking easier and cheaper for the financially disadvantaged. A slew of new chief payments officers were appointed in 2015 to drive this critical revenue source. Department Whose Brand Isn’t Improving Award. As in, “Just nixdorf that loan payment.”

Community Bank 60

Community Bank Apple Community Technology 60

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Under Stuart’s leadership over the past 17 years, OnPoint has gone from under $2 billion in assets to knocking on the door of $10 billion, all while becoming the most recognized financial brand in the Portland market and achieving some of the industry’s best profitability in 2023. This is a team that we don’t believe sleeps.

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Fintech Community Regional Technology 194

William Mills

MAY 9, 2018

The company enables clients to achieve best-in-class results driving quality and innovation in Payments, Processing Services, Risk & Compliance, Customer & Channel Management, and Insights & Optimization. We license the technology to HW vendors and brands. Looks like they are based in Phoenix. ^WM. Interesting idea.

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