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PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 12, 2020
banking-as-a-service (BaaS) Startup Railsbank closed a $37 million funding deal co-led by MiddleGame Ventures and Ventura Capital. Also participating in the round were Anthos Capital, Global Brain, Clocktower Technology Ventures, Moneta VC, Mitsui Fudosan and Firestartr. “We
Gonzobanker
MARCH 22, 2023
It’s a good time to surround the executive team with a diversity of smart advisors and capital market players. Balancing some pain on the cost of funds will be needed for banks to be trusted enough on the liquidity side of the house. The slow, evolving maturity of a bank’s enterprise risk program needs to speed up fast.
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Gonzobanker
DECEMBER 19, 2022
2022 was the year the fintech industry and venture capital firms figured out that banking is harder than everybody thought. It’s hard to understand how Clobes has time in the day to drive her unlimited amount of leadership activities. Goes to Blue Ridge Bank for bringing a ton of regulatory attention to the BaaS space.
Gonzobanker
DECEMBER 14, 2023
GonzoBanker of the Year (Mid-Size Bank) – goes to David Findlay, CEO of Lakeland Financial. Anyone who follows the industry knows this focused institution led by Findlay is all about executing the timeless principles of capital management, credit quality, efficiency and customer service. Paul Murphy, founder of Murphy & Co.
Gonzobanker
MAY 8, 2020
These three reasonable outcomes of the “Great Pause” recession produce some concerning results by the fourth quarter of 2020: More than 25% of these banks will have negative earnings More than 70% of banks will have return on assets of less than.25% 25% 140 banks will have capital levels that have fallen below 8%.
Gonzobanker
DECEMBER 20, 2019
Chris Myers, President & CEO, Citizens Business Bank – During a tumultuous time for West Coast banks, Myers kept his sights on being a top commercial relationship bank. The company’s market capitalization, which after declining to less than $600 million in the 2009 recession, has now grown to almost $3 billion.
Gonzobanker
DECEMBER 17, 2021
After leading a great and vibrant organization at Andrews Federal Credit Union, Jim and his family have taken on a new adventure, and the Gonzo team is confident Jim’s ambition and transparent leadership style will be welcome in Raleigh, N.C. The Bank That Gets Fintech. Goes to Larry Mazza and the crew at MVB Bank in West Virginia.
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