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Acquire or Be Acquired 2024: A Race to Perform … and Earn the Right to Transform 

Gonzobanker

Turn up “Whole Lotta Love” and let the pure adrenalin rush of Jimmy Page’s intro accompany this year’s Acquire or Be Acquired recap … In the ever-evolving world of banking, Bank Director’s Acquire or Be Acquired Conference remains a constant. Old Ways Won’t Open New Doors While we can’t predict the future, we sure can prepare for it.

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Banking Predictions 2024: Gray Skies Are Going to Clear Up (in 2025)

Gonzobanker

That said, here are my banking and fintech predictions for 2024: 1. Fintechs have an increasing appetite for new products, better tech integration and diligent compliance. That adds up to opportunity for larger banks (>$100 billion in assets) to get into the space more aggressively. You’re probably right.

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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

A few years ago, very few people would have guessed that tens of billions of dollars would be invested in fintech vendors and solutions annually – except it happened. 2021 fintech investments, merger activities, and overall focus were off the charts. THE BANKER AWARDS. Doug Larson. Then right back to the impossible in 2022.

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Core Unicorn Deals Rattling the Future of Financial Technology

Gonzobanker

Bank executives should take these new deals’ valuations as a sign that the free market sees the future of finance as unbundled from the traditional industry structure. These levels of revenue and EBITDA multiples have never been seen in the history of core banking platforms. Let’s take a closer look at each deal: Finxact Goes To Fiserv.

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Use This Framework for Better Bank Innovation

South State Correspondent

Many banks don’t think in terms of innovation and are not set up for innovation. Every bank, no matter the size, should think and train bankers on where, and how to look for improvements. Every bank wants to be “innovative,” but the truth is innovation is difficult. The Problem of Bank Innovation. Framing Innovation.

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2020 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

Bankers started the year with good business plans, strong balance sheets, and optimism. Even George Bailey would have given you the thumbs up. “I learned a long time ago that reality was much weirder than anyone’s imagination.” ” – Hunter Thompson. Well, HST and Big Bird had it right. Everything.

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Where are The FinTech Darlings Now?

Jeff For Banks

FinTech, FinTech, FinTech! A banker told me yesterday that if I wanted headlines in American Banker , put FinTech in my copy. So far I'm up to five mentions. So FinTech (six) firms need capital and revenues to grab a foothold in the financial services market. That's all I'm hearing.

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