PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Accounts receivable (AR) automation firm Billtrust has appointed Mark Shifke as chief financial officer (CFO), bringing more than 35 years of financial and legal experience — including most recently as the CFO at fintech Green Dot — to guide the firm through its next phase of growth, the company announced in a recent blog. .

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Chicago New Jersey Leadership Fintech 130

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2019

A second office is slated for Chicago and by the end of 2020, the company expects to more than double its staff. It is also contemplating the purchase of other FinTech firms, the source said. Chime’s rapid growth is happening as competition in the digital banking market widens. Chime’s account base is 6.5

Digital Banking 144

Digital Banking Chicago Google Fintech 144

Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk implored the crowd to get beyond the marketing talk and stop marketing in the past. His point that Uber sells time (nobody wants to keep submitting payment) as much as transport was spot on, and he encouraged us to test our marketing campaigns and double down on what works.

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Chicago Retail Branch Design Training 98

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

21) follows Paya’s decision to go public through a merger with FinTech Acquisition Corp. GTCR, a Chicago-based private equity firm focused on leveraged buyouts, is the majority owner of Paya and will remain the company’s largest shareholder. The announcement Monday (Sept.

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Payments Atlanta Chicago Texas 154

Gonzobanker

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Heck, in my recent travels to Vancouver and Chicago, words of admiration and wonder accompanied each mention of its growth story. The largest fintech bank in Latin America, this master of digital marketing – known for creating cool products with strong organic growth – continues its massive expansion in Mexico and Colombia.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 7, 2018

Amazon’s Alexa has a new job, Asian banks make a FinTech announcement and mirrors are getting a lot smarter. According to Target, as of this week, Chicago will be the first U.S. Asian Banks Want Regulators to Allow More FinTech Solutions. Today brings news of Target’s delivery advancements and a new LinkedIn commuting feature.

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Chicago Video Fintech Examples 101

Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 2, 2023

Below is our curated list of top fintech, banktech, payment tech, investech global conferences for 2023. These the biggest and best events in the financial services space geared towards technologists, product managers, developers, marketers and C-Suite execs at both financial institutions and rival fintech firms.

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Conference Las Vegas San Francisco Fintech 29

William Mills

AUGUST 23, 2016

William Mills Agency, the nation’s largest independent public relations and content marketing firm to the financial industry, has been named agency of record for FinTech Forward 2016, a program offered by American Banker and BAI Beacon. We are proud to be associated with this effort.”.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

More than $25 million in new funding landed at B2B FinTech startups this week, making it one of the slower VC roundups for the B2B landscape this year. Though it didn't reveal how much it raised, Zero Hash, based in Chicago, announced the close of its Series C investment round led by holding company tastytrade.

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New York City Capital Colorado Software 151

Abrigo

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

That’s just the beginning,” warned the Chicago Tribune less than a week earlier. Real Estate Market Outlook. MBA Vice President for CRE Research Jamie Woodwell said in a news release that low interest rates gave CRE markets a boost last year. “In Return on Tech Investment – Measuring and Achieving Value from Fintech.

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Lending Trends FDIC Survey 195

PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2017

Culminating in a yearlong research process that included 10,000 startups and 300 partner companies, the research examined cities’ efforts to lift up startups based on eight factors: funding, market reach, global connectedness, technical talent, startup experience, resource attraction, corporate involvement, founder ambition and strategy.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Avant is best known among its financial services peers as a FinTech firm, founded to throw automation and an artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced underwriting process at the problem of creating accessible, affordable personal loans for consumers. Avant’s consumer-facing product is devised as a digital alternative to that market.

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Lending Alabama Online System 134

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

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. Best Fintech Acquisition by a Bank. Fintech Acquiring Bank.

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Fintech Strategy Leadership Lending 147

Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 3, 2023

These are the largest events in the insurance industry geared towards technologists, program managers, marketers, developers and C-Suite execs at both legacy insurers and upstart insurance tech firms. Below is our curated list of the best global insurtech events and conferences in 2023.

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Conference Las Vegas San Francisco Nashville 15

Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2021

A profitability strategy has a lot to factor in given today’s uncertain market. You have to give people a reason to bank with you,” says Tim Reimink, managing director in the Crowe LLP performance consulting group in Chicago. a rural market with about 1,300 residents. There are many examples of bank-fintech partnerships.

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Community Bank Community Lending Leadership 170

PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2016

While announcing the new funding, MarketInvoice also revealed two new hires: Lisa Gervis, who formerly worked at Elevate Credit and American Express, is joining as chief marketing officer, while Rupert Thorp, who worked at Experian and Sky IQ, is signing on as director of sales, reports said. Seed funding for U.S.-based LQD Business Finance.

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Lending Regulation Big Data Risk Management 100

Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 11, 2023

These are the largest events in the financial services industry geared towards banking technologists, program managers, marketers, developers and C-Suite execs at both legacy financial institutions and upstart banktech and fintech firms.

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Las Vegas San Diego Conference Austin 12

Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 11, 2023

These are the largest events in the insurance industry geared towards technologists, program managers, marketers, developers and C-Suite execs at both legacy insurers and upstart insurance tech firms. Below is our curated list of the best global insurtech events and conferences in 2023. And prices tend to rise as the event draws closer.

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Conference Las Vegas San Francisco Nashville 12

William Mills

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

There really is no such thing as “trade show season” in the fintech industry. which features highly relevant and timely fireside chats/presentations among a solid mix of bank and fintech attendees. appeared first on Financial PR and Marketing Agency & Financial Public Relations.

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Strategy San Jose Conference Indianapolis 40

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2017

In those early years, the company’s safes were some of the only ones to withstand the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, and the company was commissioned to build the world’s largest safe for Wells Fargo’s San Francisco branch in 1874. That’s largely thanks to the trend of nimble FinTech startups edging out traditional FIs.

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Retail ATM San Francisco Chicago 118

Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 2, 2023

These are the largest events in the financial services industry geared towards banking technologists, program managers, marketers, developers and C-Suite execs at both legacy financial institutions and upstart banktech and fintech firms.

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Las Vegas San Francisco San Diego Conference 12

PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2018

Reports in the Chicago Tribune indicated that Kroger CIO Chris Hjelm was thinking that perhaps it was time to really re-evaluate Kroger’s total relationship with Visa. Apple got pushed out of the number-two spot in terms of smartphone shipments for the Q2 of 2018, according to market research firm International Data Corporation (IDC).

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Apple Samsung Cards Marketing 100

Celent Banking

OCTOBER 21, 2016

It's hard to believe that an entire month has gone by since Oracle OpenWorld in San Francisco — but baseball fans will have noticed that things have been a bit hectic here in Chicago of late. FlexCube is a universal banking platform and has also seen some renewed investment from Oracle in the last few years.

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Chicago San Francisco Cleveland Data 100

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

This is a classic bank deal – one acronym buys another at a good price and plans to cut the hell out of cost while adding markets. Market cap in January: $19B. It’s great to see Axos continue to hone its strategies and maintain the margins/credit quality that the market is rewarding. The Experience Award Goes to BCU , Chicago.

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Idaho Community Industry Strategy 181

Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 28, 2016

Earlier this summer (late June), we spotted Chicago-based Alliant Federal Credit Union pitching its Kidz Klub savings account with a 1% APY (adults get the same rate). The post Marketing: Alliant FCU Pitches Kids Account on Logoff Screen appeared first on Finovate. But it needn’t be a fancy standalone account.

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Marketing Chicago Mobile Security 18

Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

He sensed the family’s passion and liked their idea of starting with selling milk at farmers’ markets, roadside shops and small grocery stores. In each new market opened in 2021, the community bank found an experienced ag lender who was seeking a new position. Bunnell listened. One of the missions of Lead Bank in Lee’s Summit, Mo.,

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Community Bank Community National Philadelphia 172

Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The legacy players held their market share by providing digital services deemed “good enough” to retain customers loath to switch banks. 2,500 $992 16 Betterment 498 2008 NYC 1,930,000 $435 17 Wealthfront 453 2011 SF 1,964,000 $274 18 Petal 404 2016 NYC 340,000 $992 19 Braid 390 2019 SF 12,000 $0 20 M1 Finance 371 2015 Chicago 1,230,000 2.2

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Digital Banking Online Atlanta Las Vegas 15

Gonzobanker

OCTOBER 14, 2016

American Banker reporter Robert Barba moderated a fintech forward panel with memorable panelist Zions Bank CIO Joe Reilly where Barba’s questioning had Reilly sharing solid details about business change deriving from core system switch. And feisty startup marketing system provider Onovate now up to 40 clients in just a few years.

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Compliance Conference Fintech Mobile 60

PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2016

B2B FinTech startups struck out this week, but that doesn’t mean venture capitalists ignored the B2B startup space altogether. The funding was led by Hoxton Ventures and Promus Ventures, based in London and Chicago, respectively. “The gap we saw was really out of scratching our own itch.

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social media Management Analytics Capital 100

CB Insights

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

According to a recent FT survey of 1,000 urban Chinese consumers, Yu’E Bao (the $241B money market fund established by Alibaba) and investment products sold on platforms such as Ping An Insurance-affiliated online financial marketplace Lufax are likely to see the biggest inflows in the coming six months. Track Wealth Tech Startups.

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Management New York Kansas Chicago 43

William Mills

AUGUST 24, 2017

Finovate Fall , held in New York from September 11 th – 14 th , is the premier event for fintech companies in North America. For the second part of the show, more than 100 financial service experts will provide dialogue and debate on a variety of topics impacting the fintech industry today. 22-25 in Denver. 22-25 in Denver.

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Conference Denver Georgia Industry 41

William Mills

JULY 19, 2018

22-24 in Chicago, is a good option for experts in the mobile payments, FinTech and cybersecurity industries. 12-14 in Chicago, provides bank executives with insights on exactly what digitally minded consumers want/expect from their FI. ABA Bank Marketing Conference , Sept. Also, the Mobile Payments Conference , held Aug.

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Conference San Diego Dallas San Francisco 42

William Mills

AUGUST 10, 2017

Our friends in the media are also more decentralized today as opposed to 1997, when they seemed to be primarily concentrated in New York, Washington, DC and Chicago. They have to learn the financial industry, FinTech, the media and influencers that serve our industry (and their needs) as well the agency’s systems and processes. .

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DC Conference Meeting Atlanta 66

William Mills

APRIL 20, 2017

This year’s National Technology in Mortgage Banking Conference & Expo took place March 26-29 at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago. JPMorgan Chase, Ellie Mae, USAA, and Quicken Loans were part of a panel discussion on their perspectives about fintech. The session was followed by a Q&A. which became a recurring theme at MBA Tech.

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blockchain Detroit Conference Knowledge Base 46

Fintech Labs Insights

JANUARY 18, 2023

These are the largest events in the financial services industry geared towards banking technologists, program managers, marketers, developers and C-Suite execs at both legacy financial institutions and upstart banktech and fintech firms. Below is our curated list of the best global banking tech events and conferences in 2023.

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Las Vegas San Diego Nashville Charlotte 12

Fintech Labs Insights

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

So the market has been ceded to the entrepreneurs, and wow, have they shown up! The FAB Score Ranking (Fintech Attention Barometer) is a proxy for the size of a private fintech company not based on product reviews. We call it the FAB score, standing for Fintech Attention Barometer. 1 to 4 years >>> 8 startups.

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Online Detroit Houston Utah 15

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Banks and credit unions are certainly not on their way out, even as they face more pressure from challenger banks, FinTechs and Big Tech in the coming decade. The tension between FinTechs and FIs is real, as PYMNTS data shows. Consider, he said, how the Apple Card came into the market. Race to the Top.

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Google Fintech Payments Apple 272