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Visa Taps Chris Newkirk To Serve As Chief Strategy Officer

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To lead strategic planning for the firm overall and in conjunction with its regional teams, Chris Newkirk is coming to Visa Inc. In separate news, California-based analytics firm GoodData recently unveiled a strategic and investment partnership with Visa. as its new chief strategy officer.

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The 2023 GonzoBanker Awards

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Not the financial industry’s “Troublemakers ” – those regional and community banks, credit unions and supporting fintech entrepreneurs who continue to engage customers and communities and find niches that keep the grassroots of our country’s financial system alive and kicking. billion bank in the Mid-Atlantic region.

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Thinking Forward: Financial Services and the AI Revolution

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Both fintech firms and traditional enterprises are on the brink of significant disruption as companies leverage the rapid insights generated by AI in banking to drive demonstrable outcomes in customer experience, risk management and cost efficiency. The caveat: There are winners and losers in this forward-thinking revolution.

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B2B eCommerce Tips The VC Scales

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An Egyptian firm landed the MENA region’s largest-ever seed round, a California company proved U.S.-based India’s FinBox landed an undisclosed amount of pre-Series A funding, reports in Inc42 said this week, with investors at Arali Ventures leading the investment in the credit risk management technology startup.

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Will The SAFE Banking Act Make Life Riskier For Banks?

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Since California first declared marijuana “legal” for medical consumption in 1996, transactions involving legally permitted cannabis have been complicated things. Most agree that this new law, which mostly is pitched at regional players, will not have much effect on the card networks or large-multi state banks).

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Startups (And Their Investors) Offer Enterprise Processes A Digital Overhaul

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According to Geek+, combining robotics, AI, Big Data and other technologies can help businesses fully automate and optimize their logistics and supply chain management tools. California-based Asana announced $50 million in Series E funding for its work and project management solution, a round that values the company at $1.5

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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

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Union has been a stalwart of the California marketplace since the ’50s, and this gives Andy Cecere and team a great expansion into the Golden State and also some nice wholesale banking business. From nowhere, sizable regional players are being created. Performance and multiples continue to be solid, outperforming most regional banks.

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