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.

Community 216

Community Fintech Industry Innovation 216

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.

Fintech 143

Fintech Strategy Leadership Lending 143

PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2019

“After a decade of community bank consolidation, without a single new bank charter, we see a generational opportunity to bring true community banking — and unparalleled customer service — back to the Greater Washington region, arguably the best banking market in the nation,” stated Vision Bank, according to reports.

Community Bank 122

Community Bank Community FDIC Marketing 122

PYMNTS

APRIL 22, 2020

The Senate has voted by unanimous consent to allocate another $484 billion in an interim relief fund, $310 billion of which will top off the depleted PPP fund directly, with an additional $60 billion specifically for smaller lending institutions. The initial $350 billion in PPP funds allocated as part of the massive $2.2

Kentucky 237

Kentucky Community Groups Community Bank 237

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Bankers started the year with good business plans, strong balance sheets, and optimism. Financial institutions went from having no PPP lending program at all to funding their first loan in 90 days – and this with literally last-minute regulatory guidance. Even George Bailey would have given you the thumbs up. Everything.

Idaho 172

Idaho Community Industry Strategy 172

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. 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. But that’s for next year. First, find a comfy chair.

Idaho 148

Idaho Conference Data Marketing 148

CB Insights

JUNE 3, 2020

Banking & Lending. Wealth & Capital Markets. This comes as no surprise, as Covid-19 is keeping the venture landscape broadly in something of a holding pattern. At the same time, the story for fintech is more nuanced. Take the payments sector. Real Estate. Short term: some P ayments companies will face existential challenges.

Lending 75

Lending Capital Online Marketing 75

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

They should, however, be commended for lending money. Time to recognize the importance of lending for consumers and small businesses and for making the economy go ‘round and ‘round. Meanwhile, financial services providers must do a better job of explaining how lending helps consumers and, of course, policing themselves.

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Lending Regulation Cards Maine 100

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2017

For 35 years, Wilmers led M&T with creativity, integrity and the “old-school” wisdom of a community banker who created a $26 billion market cap company. Endless CRM and data management projects that shook our foundations and gutted our PMOs. Well, you can cross the last one off your list, because THE AWARDS ARE HERE.

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Conference Industry Community Bank Community 91

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.

Community Bank 60

Community Bank Apple Community Technology 60

Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 12, 2016

If unanimously positive perceptions are the hallmark of a bubble, then rest assured that the alt-lending market has moved past that stage. So if there’s no bubble in the alt-lending part of the fintech universe, should we fear a bust? Diverging fortunes among these companies is a good sign. Recent developments include: .

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Trends Lending Fintech blockchain 12

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.

Capital 78

Capital Company San Francisco Operations 78

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 ).

San Francisco 18

San Francisco Taxes Lending Colorado 18

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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social media ATM Mobile Customer Experience 40