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The 2023 GonzoBanker Awards

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Not the financial industry’s “Troublemakers ” – those regional and community banks, credit unions and supporting fintech entrepreneurs who continue to engage customers and communities and find niches that keep the grassroots of our country’s financial system alive and kicking. Paul Murphy, founder of Murphy & Co.

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The 2022 GonzoBanker Awards

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Hats off to Thomas Shara at Lakeland and Tony Labozzetta of Provident for architecting the new $25 billion super-community bank in New Jersey. The Smarter Bank Customer Experience Award. Goes to Brent Beardall, president and chief executive officer, WaFd Bank. The Digital New Kids on the Block Comeback Tour.

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Show Me the Money: Banks and Credit Unions Need to Establish a Chief Revenue Officer Position

Gonzobanker

There’s a saying that “some things never change,” and when it comes to mid-size banks’ and credit unions’ technology priorities, there’s some truth there. Improving the customer experience” has been financial institutions’ (FIs) top tech priority for the past three years with roughly three-quarters of institutions citing it as a top priority.

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Innovation All the Time

Independent Banker

Even with technology’s increasing influence on retail banking, it’s not typical for a community bank to have one of its most senior and trusted executives concentrate primarily on leading consumer product and payments innovation. billion-asset, 85-branch community bank based in Rockland, Mass., is not typical.

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37 Corporate Innovation Labs In Finance

CB Insights

With recent advances in blockchain, cryptocurrency, contactless payments, and more, finance is primed for disruption. The lab aims to improve banking through better uses of technology and has a serious focus on customer participation as the best way to find solutions. Get the entire 43-page PDF. Founded: 2010. Founded: 2017.