Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

All of you with your hands up… … uh huh. It would have required a few trips to the local dispensary to dream up what bankers have endured this year. 2022 was the year the fintech industry and venture capital firms figured out that banking is harder than everybody thought. OK, show of hands. Pull ’em down. No, you didn’t.

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Gonzobanker

OCTOBER 15, 2014

My heart goes out to the hard working professionals who run the Treasury Services or “Cash Management” divisions at community banks. Yet for more than a decade, cash management professionals have shown their resiliency. And they have never asked for much of the bank’s capital to win these big deals. -Anonymous.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 31, 2023

The concept that we allow the customer to choose how they want to bank often enables the bank to be passive in its position and give up agency. Despite that increase in profitability, banks need to be mindful of how they manage their branch and customer base to increase profitability further. This fact, however, is rapidly changing.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

THE BANKER AWARDS. Lots of tech and operations to clean up, it appears, but no solid bank is better qualified than the team from Minneapolis. Lots of tech and operations to clean up, it appears, but no solid bank is better qualified than the team from Minneapolis. Doug Larson. Gonzo readers, 2021 was just plain schizophrenic.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

It happens every time they open a checking account, apply for a mortgage, make a direct deposit, log into a bank’s website or chat with a banker, and more. Community banks own an enviable amount of data, but not all are leveraging it to its fullest extent. We can take that data and we can reach that person online,” Catalano says. “If

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Abrigo

MARCH 24, 2021

Independent Banker Survey. The top banking challenges in 2021 are growing loans and earnings, according to Independent Banker’s recent 2021 Community Bank CEO Outlook survey. Technology sets up future lending success. Here's what they're doing. Would you like others articles like this in your inbox?

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2017

5), Alenka Grealish, senior analyst at Celent, penned an article for American Banker with a prediction: The small business (SMB) credit space is headed for a “shake-up.” In this week’s B2B venture capital breakdown, alternative lending for small- and medium-sized businesses (and their employees) is the clear winner.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2018

Toward the start of 2018, analysts began to highlight the potential for venture capital (VC) to embrace the B2B business model. and India drove a surge in FinTech venture capital funding in 2017, and Accenture Financial Services Senior Managing Director Julian Skan pointed to the B2B business model as a significant presence in this trend.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Bankers started the year with good business plans, strong balance sheets, and optimism. Banks and credit unions had to fundamentally change their delivery, support and relationship management models at scopes and speeds that were unheard of. Even George Bailey would have given you the thumbs up. ” – Hunter Thompson.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The company’s market capitalization, which after declining to less than $600 million in the 2009 recession, has now grown to almost $3 billion. billion of assets under management. There is an understanding that technology and fintech are going to cause radical change, but the how, how big and when are still very unclear.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2021

ICBA’s National Community Bank Service Award winners for 2021 demonstrate that when their local areas need support, community banks are there with innovative, compassionate and thoughtful responses. Bob Moore, Augusta Food Bank’s executive director, says traffic was backed up for miles. Last year was earth-shattering in many ways.

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Perficient

MAY 21, 2021

Within mere weeks, 22 women are in the final stages of completing a Perficient-sponsored coding bootcamp in Detroit; their final project includes designing their own apps, all of which serve the world in various ways and all certain to make an impact. Learn More About Perficient’s Bright Paths. Celeste Rowe’s Bright Paths Project: Grow Better.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2016

What have the powerhouses Starbucks and Airbnb managed to do better than anyone else? Clerico has built WePay from the ground up through his innate love of people and by building relationships with customers to provide them with a payments platform that is exactly what they want and need. BC: Well, no day is ever the same.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2022

We recently spoke with community bank CEOs from across the country to gain insights on how they’re proactively positioning to manage risks and take advantage of growth opportunities in the coming year. Following some respite in 2022, community bankers are bracing for a tougher economic landscape ahead in 2023. By Beth Mattson-Teig.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 29, 2018

The Sad State of Corporate Innovation. See how corporates are failing when it comes to innovation. Download the free 31-page State of Innovation report. While Google excelled in building software, it lagged behind in hardware and product innovation. Microsoft and Nokia. Date: April 25, 2014. Price: $7.9B. Price: $3.2B.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Sure, we bought some December options on west Texas crude at $100 a barrel, but it was only with a third of the 401(k)—plenty of time to make that up, right? It’s hard for any banker to avoid gulping at the sheer long-term performance of George Gleason II and his team at the Bank of the Ozarks. ” – Tom Armstrong. That’s two.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 26, 2016

However, capital isn’t the only or even primary need of startups, various business incubator experts agree. Some entrepreneurs have never raised capital. They’re not managed well. We focus on building the people up so they can execute.”. Photo: Getty Images / Martin Barraud. By Judith Sears. Some just need introductions.

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William Mills

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Check back for new updates throughout the day. An App Store for FinTech applications. I’ve seen these folks before, it’s pretty slick. Showing how someone can connect to other vendors for free for their clients. Showing how someone can connect to other vendors for free for their clients. I like what they are doing and I think they could be very big.

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Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 12, 2016

Small business lender OnDeck ( F12 ) which suffered its second consecutive quarterly loss, nevertheless surpassed earnings expectations and reported year-over-year quarterly revenue gains, as well as a year-over-year increase in loans under management of 47%. Diverging fortunes among these companies is a good sign.

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Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 3, 2016

With the third annual FinDEVr Silicon Valley 2016 only a few weeks away (and tickets still available ), it’s a great time to look back and see what the FinDEVr alums have been up to this year. Teamed up with Harman to safeguard IoT data. Forged strategic partnership with United Capital. Personal Capital ( FD15 ).

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

In this review of failure, we’ve looked in our venture capital database to find the most well-funded startup companies that ultimately failed or had an undesirable exit, such as an asset sale or an acquisition for less than the total funding raised by the company. For those who’ve been reading, we’ve had failure on the brain recently.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Fundraising: By providing blockchain companies with immediate access to liquidity through initial coin offerings (ICOs), the blockchain is creating a new, cryptoeconomic model of funding that unbundles access to capital from traditional financial services. It won’t end well. Someone is going to get killed.”.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 24, 2017

The Main Street storefront: Growing so rapidly, one must wonder if there are enough hammers, nails and plaster to keep up. The fitness industry was up 6 percent, driven in part by 7 percent employment growth. Clearly the smaller business climate is muscling up. The banks, bankers and traders want Dodd-Frank scaled back.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2017

” For fear of being shamed publicly, no one is willing to speak up and acknowledge that there’s no real “there-there” when it comes to its use as anything other than the currency of crime and speculation – even though deep down, they know that the emperor has no clothes. “Few people speak out. How right she was.

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Fintech Labs Insights

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

So pick up your ticket while you still can and join the 1,500-person gathering in Manhattan September 16 & 17. To whet your appetite for two days of fintech innovation, we’re releasing the full and final lineup of presenting companies for FinovateFall 2015. Adobe is changing the world through digital experiences.

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