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The ICBA 22/23 executive committee is all in

Independent Banker

At-large director Doug Ouellette, Chief community banking officer, Mercantile Bank of Michigan, Grand Rapids, Mich. I look forward to getting back in front of our regulators, senators and representatives for face-to-face visits to rebuild personal connections and gain their support during this year’s ICBA Capital Summit.

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Bright Paths Students Demonstrate New Skills with Incredible Variety of Apps

Perficient

After receiving her MBA in Business from Dartmouth, Gabriella began a career focused on banking and venture capital. Prior to Bright Paths, she earned a year’s worth of experience working in technology around software engineering projects as a Product Manager. More About Emily Merline’s Bright Paths Project: Writing Stats App.

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The 2019 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

The company’s market capitalization, which after declining to less than $600 million in the 2009 recession, has now grown to almost $3 billion. Yet the Gonzo team has to give a shout out to the late entry of Texas Capital and Independent Bank. Its Baldrige-winning tenacity on customer experience is legendary and consistent.

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Finovate Fall 2016 Live Blog – Day 2

William Mills

Addresses compliance, fraud experience and customer experience analytics. Customers want self-service capabilities but regulation and risk is top of mind that get in the way of digital interactions. Working for the past 6 years with many banks to design their online experience. Purple = Customer Experience.

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Analyzing The Private Market Investment Strategies of P&C Insurers

CB Insights

Stated investment focus: The Internet of Things (car/home/health), data and analytics, innovative customer experiences, distribution (i.e. Aviva has targeted four areas for investment: IoT, data & analytics, customer experiences and distribution. new sharing economy platforms). in funding. Munich Re/HSB Ventures.

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The 2023 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

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. They should have been investing in fintech growth businesses and they had the capital to do it.” Grab some popcorn and watch.

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The 2022 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

2022 was the year the fintech industry and venture capital firms figured out that banking is harder than everybody thought. April Clobes, President/CEO, Michigan State University Federal Credit Union (East Lansing, Mich.). Goes to Tom Brown and the Second Curve Capital team for the inspiring message from Clemson CEO Jim Clements.

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