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2020 GonzoBanker Awards

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Credit Union Merger of the Year Minnesota-based Firefly and TruStone credit unions come to terms on a solid combination in the Twin Cities area. Best Use of Card Rewards for Seat Upgrades We saw a Great Dane in the Comfort Plus section of the plane. The Future is Now Award Goes to contactless cards and card-not-present payments.

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Fintech Fundings: 29 Companies Raise $1.2 Billion Week Ending April 8

Fintech Labs Insights

Ixaris landed $6 million for its prepaid card platform. HQ: Minnesota City, Minnesota. Prepaid card payments platform. Tags:Consumer, merchants, payments, POS, acquiring, debit/credit cards, mobile. Data for B2B analytics & risk management. Persado raised $30 million for its messaging platform.

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Fintech Fundings: 21 Companies Raise $440 Million Week Ending July 23

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Fortress Risk Management. Enterprise risk management services for financial institutions. Argos Risk. Credit risk management tools for small businesses. HQ: Minneapolis, Minnesota. Tags: Payments, fx, remittance, mobile, prepaid debit card, Finovate alum. HQ: Mumbai, India. Investorist.

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Fintech Fundings: 38 Companies Raised $300 Million First Week of June

Fintech Labs Insights

Prepaid debit card for youth. HQ: Minneapolis, Minnesota. Tags: SMB, payments, merchants, POS, point of sale, acquring, debit/credit cards. Source: FT Partners. Latest round: $5.8 million Equity Crowdfunding (Crowdcube). Total raised: $5.8 HQ: Farnborough, England, UK. Source: Crunchbase. SeedInvest. Source: Crunchbase.

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Who were ICBA’s Top Lenders of 2022?

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But as they always do, they came through for individuals and businesses in their communities with a combination of personalized service and prudent risk management practices. First State Bank Minnesota. Citizens Bank Minnesota. Two years ago, Lead Bank and Self expanded the program to include a secured credit card.

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The 2023 GonzoBanker Awards

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Merger of Equals Deal of the Year (Credit Union) – Spire Credit Union and Hiway Credit Union put 2+2 together to make a $4 billion institution in the Minnesota market. November alone had $8B in BNPL volume and Affirm has managed to come back from the Fintech Winter with a bang. and Summit Financial Group, Inc. But wait, there is more.

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Fintech Fundings: 26 Companies Raise $280 Million in 4th Week of June

Fintech Labs Insights

Gift card payment network. HQ: Minneapolis, Minnesota. Tags: SMB, ISOs, merchants, acquiring, payments, debit/credit cards. Source: FinDEVr. Digital bank startup. Latest round: $40 million Series B. Total raised: $52.7 HQ: Berlin, Germany. Source: Crunchbase. Invoice lender to small businsesses. Latest round: $30 million Debt.