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This Time, We Want You To Drink The Kool-Aid

PYMNTS

Louis, Missouri; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Jacksonville, Florida. The people of Jacksonville have actually sworn to take the number one Kool-Aid consumption seat, because apparently having Disney World is not enough for Florida – it also wants to be America’s Kool-Aid capital.

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Fintech Fundings: 25 Companies Raise $1.6 Billion Week Ending Aug 20

Fintech Labs Insights

Fintech funding records continue to fall. HQ: Owasso, Oklahoma. Capital Match. Drip Capital . The post Fintech Fundings: 25 Companies Raise $1.6 Last week was the record number of deals, with 27. This week it was the biggest total dollars raised at $1.63 billion, from 25 companies. Source: Geekwire. HQ: Singapore.

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Finovate Alumni News

Fintech Labs Insights

First Oklahoma FCU to deploy core account processing technology from Fiserv. Around the web. Yoyo unveils marketing automation platform, Yoyo Engage, at Davos. Misys adds crowdlending module to FusionBanking platform. United Nations FCU chooses digital banking platform from Jwaala.

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GonzoBanker Awards 2017

Gonzobanker

FinTech threats and distractions. GonzoBanker of the Year – The Gonzo team would like to salute the career of David Rainbolt of BancFirst in Oklahoma. The Get Outta Dodge (and Focus) Award – Goes to Capital One for exiting a significant mortgage business to focus on cards and direct banking. Payments chaos. THE BANKING AWARDS.

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Who were ICBA’s Top Lenders of 2022?

Independent Banker

So, when the community bank’s leadership learned of a fintech that needed a bank partner to launch a credit-building tech product, they were intrigued. That meeting four years ago led to the launch of Lead Bank’s Credit Builder Account program, which is accessed through an app developed by Self Financial, a fintech. First Capital Bank.

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The top-performing community banks of 2021

Independent Banker

In order to compete as a small bank, we have been forced to keep higher-than-peer capital levels, so that our lending limit allows us to service local borrowers’ needs. If we were to have capital levels more in line with peer averages, we would barely be able to originate and keep mortgage loans of any size. . Oklahoma City.

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Top Banking Challenges: Finding Growth in 2021 and Beyond

Abrigo

Chairman and Co-CEO of First Oklahoma Bank, in a recent interview with TulsaWorld.com. “Or Capitalize on the momentum you gained during 2020. “This is a great time with low interest rates for small businesses that are renting to buy their building,” said Tom Bennett Jr.,

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