Accenture

JULY 10, 2019

Digital transformation is the #1 issue for many executive teams, but does digital pole position consistently generate superior economic performance or do other in-race factors determine which banks come out on top? What we concluded is a waving green flag for digital transformation. Read the report.

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Leadership Analytics Retail Technology 151

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Digital banking provider Bankjoy and financial literacy education app Zogo are partnering to that end by shifting CU offerings to focus less on sales and more on financial education, which Generation Z customers tend to value more. The partnership is also intended to help RBFCU staff provide targeted products and services to members.

Nevada 192

Nevada Security Innovation Data 192

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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social media Capital Risk Management Strategy 78

Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Well folks, they’re back—the cries from the rooftops, in the media and at conferences that “Scale Matters” in our consolidating and technically transforming banking industry. A recent round of bank merger announcements and the marquee Capital One/Discover deal illustrate this mantra’s popularity.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

California -based digital bank Mercury has announced it has raised $20 million in Series A funding that will be used to build a bank for startups.

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Leadership California Community Digital Banking 101

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

A summer lull in B2B venture capital appears to have given way to an impressive start to the fall season. announced a $10 million Series A round, with venture capital provided by Sierra Ventures and existing backers Revolution Ventures, KGC Capital and Tom Williams. said this week. ZenBusiness.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 3, 2019

. “Vernon is the inspiration behind Metro Bank , the first high street bank to open in the U.K. in over 100 years,” said Sir Michael Snyder, the bank’s senior independent director, in a statement. 1 bank for overall quality of service for personal banking.” 31, reports noted.

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Metro Leadership Report Capital 124

PYMNTS

APRIL 23, 2019

All these claims in the press are completely untrue,” he told The Financial Times during two and a half hours of briefings with Revolut’s senior leadership. It raised $250 million led by DST Globa a year ago, marking the longest period Revolut has gone through without raising capital. Investors always want to invest.

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Compliance Leadership Course Company 168

Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Leaders need to be honest about succession plans and realistic about the Fed and rate shifts, which led to compressed margins and pressures on investment portfolios and contributed to the failures of First Republic, Signature and Silicon Valley banks. While the mood felt upbeat and optimistic (maybe it was the sunny and mid-70s weather?),

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Conference FDIC Arizona Industry 88

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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Fintech Strategy Leadership Lending 143

Gonzobanker

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

This deal looks good for Temenos, Kony and the banking industry clients of both firms. The digital banking market continues a long burn—this time like the smoke of a Texas summer barbecue. Geneva-based Temenos’ announced the acquisition of Austin, Texas-based digital application provider Kony in a deal totaling $580 million.

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United States Texas Austin Kansas City 88

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

A few trillion in deposit growth in the banking industry and closed bars, sports centers, concerts, restaurants and retail had a wee bit of impact on this critical revenue item. You know that dog either has Capital One or Delta Amex. There have been many come-and-go digital banks. unadjusted ROE in a tough COVID year!

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Idaho Community Industry Strategy 172

CB Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

This growth has created major opportunities in the payments space, and companies like Stripe — the payments unicorn valued at a masive $35B — are hungry to capitalize on them. Leadership and board members. Stripe has attracted a mix of investors, including strategic investments from key players in payments and banking.

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Online Company Retail Payments 98

Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2022

I’m excited going into 2023, because we have the capital to do more and make a difference in the communities that we serve.”. James Sills, M&F Bank. Q: What do you see as your bank’s greatest business opportunity in 2023, and what steps are you taking to make the most of it?

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Community Bank Community Tampa North Carolina 91

Lex Sokolin

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

much of it flowing to data aggregators, banking-as-a-service entrants, and insurtech (e.g., In Europe, over $10 billion could be invested this year, doubling that of 2018 and driven by the sector’s leadership in integrated digital banking (e.g., Plaid, Lemonade). Revolut, N26). excluding $1 billion for Tether).

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Fintech Lending United States Data 40

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Best Bank Sale of the Year – Although it was early in the year, the Bank of North Carolina’s (BNC Bancorp) sale to Pinnacle Financial wins. BNC shareholders got a terrific premium, a 47% dividend increase, and a continued leadership role for Richard D. Rick” Callicutt II, BNC’s CEO.

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Conference Industry Community Bank Community 91

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Facebook leadership underestimated the role that platform governance plays in keeping platforms alive and thriving – and it may be too little, much too late to turn things around. Online and digital banking is an innovation enjoyed by many consumers, as is P2P payments. The scariest thing for Facebook is the people who use it.

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Payments Google Apple Innovation 196

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.

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Idaho Conference Data Marketing 148

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%.

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Lending Analytics Analysis Capital 104

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.

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Community Fintech Industry Innovation 216

Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

The deal’s value represents about 30% of IBM’s current stock-market capitalization. IBM has said that Red Hat will be a standalone business unit and that its leadership team will remain intact. Red Hat, on the other hand, has been built from the ground up as an open source innovator, and its open culture is a part of its success.

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Software System UX Community 84

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.

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Fintech Community Regional Technology 194

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2015

As of November 2015, there is over $1 billion in venture capital invested into Bitcoin/Blockchain firms, and big name firms exploring the possibilities of the technology include American Express, Bain Capital, Deloitte, Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, Capital One, Citi, MasterCard, Visa, New York Life, NYSE, NASDAQ, Fiserv, DocuSign and Microsoft.

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Community Bank Apple Community Technology 60