Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Credit Union Merger of the Year Minnesota-based Firefly and TruStone credit unions come to terms on a solid combination in the Twin Cities area. During a busy year we saw Jill supporting her local community, blogging with Mark Cuban, spinning up new PPP technology and innovating with things like curbside banking. THE TECHNOLOGY AWARDS.

Idaho 170

Idaho Community Industry Strategy 170

Fintech Labs Insights

JUNE 21, 2016

Sezzle is a startup based in Minnesota whose initial solution, Sezzle Pay , leverages the ACH rails to provide faster, lower cost payments. plus 15 cents, that’s half the cost of quoted credit and debit card processing.” plus 15 cents, that’s half the cost of quoted credit and debit card processing.”

Minnesota 22

Minnesota San Jose Minneapolis Millennials 22

Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 13, 2016

Three Finovate alums raised capital and one of the first FinovateSpring presenters, TradeKing , was acquired by Ally Financial for $275 million. Ixaris landed $6 million for its prepaid card platform. HQ: Minnesota City, Minnesota. Messaging technology for financial institutions and others. Scalable Capital.

New York City 12

New York City Company Fintech Minnesota 12

Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

First State Bank Minnesota. Citizens Bank Minnesota. Rowland; and EVP and chief technology officer Mike Beattie. Self Financial handles the technology, including access to online accounts and an app, as well as marketing aspects of the program, and Lead Bank provides the compliance and access to the banking system.

Community Bank 172

Community Bank Community National Philadelphia 172

Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 12, 2016

Qingshongchou Network Technology. Prepaid debit card for youth. Kikka Capital. HQ: Minneapolis, Minnesota. Tags: SMB, payments, merchants, POS, point of sale, acquring, debit/credit cards. Total raised: $36.3 HQ: San Francisco, California. Source: Crunchbase. Equity crowdfunding platform. Total raised: Unknown.

New York City 12

New York City Company Fintech San Francisco 12

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Meanwhile, technology changes continued at a breakneck pace, with generative AI the biggest topic around management tables. The specifics are unclear, but bankers recognized that this will be an absolute game-changing technology in future years, and delivery will change in ways we can’t even conjure yet. Grab some popcorn and watch.

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Fintech Community Regional Technology 194

Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 21, 2016

Pearl Capital. Creating local currencies using blockchain technology. Gift card payment network. HQ: Minneapolis, Minnesota. Sentiment analysis for capital markets. Latest round: Unknown amount of new capital in Reverse IPO ($117 million value). Source: Crunchbase. Invoice lender to small businsesses.

New York City 12

New York City Fintech Company San Francisco 12