Remove Cards Remove Innovation Remove Leadership Remove Virginia
article thumbnail

Square Buys Up $50M In Bitcoin

PYMNTS

The company has previously invested in bitcoin “from a product, leadership and legal innovation perspective.”. Square is the second publicly traded company to make such a bet, following a $250 million bitcoin purchase by MicroStrategy , a Virginia-based software intelligence firm.

Bitcoin 289
article thumbnail

2021 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

This is an innovation-seeking franchise that has built a solid brand and never got over its skis in execution. Goes to Larry Mazza and the crew at MVB Bank in West Virginia. Eric has always been a student of innovation, and now at Coastal, this fearless leader has spearheaded a number of high-profile banking-as-a-service partnerships.

Fintech 147
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

US B2B Startups Dominate $337 Million Worth Of Funding

PYMNTS

Kenna said it plans to use the funds to expand its team, focus on sales and continue innovation efforts. An undisclosed amount of Series C funding will help ZP Group, based in Virginia, focus on strategic investments to grow its cybersecurity offering. The firm said it will use the funding to expand its platform across Singapore.

US 116
article thumbnail

2021’s Best Community Banks to Work For

Independent Banker

Within that tightly knit group, there’s the bank’s leadership team, comprising president and CEO Greg Dennis, chief lending officer Jon Girard, vice president of operations and compliance Kristine Hendrickson, and executive vice president and chief financial officer Michele Boeder. The leaders of the Inver Grove Heights, Minn.,

article thumbnail

17 Of The Biggest Startup Frauds Of All Time

CB Insights

Few places are more receptive to new ideas and innovative business models than Silicon Valley. WrkRiot’s short-lived house of cards falls down. In January 2018, Outcome settled all pending lawsuits by the company’s investors on the condition that Shah and Agarwal step down from their leadership positions.

Fraud 78