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Visa Expands Fast Track Program To Give FinTechs A Post-COVID Digital-First Edge

PYMNTS

Among Visa's partners are Alipay, mPesa, Tencent, Bitcoin (and other cryptocurrencies). It is also announcing a new partner in Daylight, a digital bank working with Visa and Fast Track to recreate a community bank concept digitally. These firms need to find a bank sponsor.

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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., Alex Jimenez.

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Podcast: Empowering Bank Employees to Drive Innovation

ABA Community Banking

From offering bitcoin rewards checking to meeting the unique credit needs of gig workers and sole practitioners, Quontic Bank depends on innovative ideas and execution. The post Podcast: Empowering Bank Employees to Drive Innovation appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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Core Unicorn Deals Rattling the Future of Financial Technology

Gonzobanker

While both firms have strong underlying technology and development shops, neither Finxact nor Technisys has the functional requirements to service all consumer and commercial account types for most regional and community banks. Let’s be clear Gonzobankers, these deals are NOT about massive numbers of bank core replacements.

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

Gonzobanker

While FIs have a tendency to complain about their vendors (oh, come on, you know you do), they also realize that their vendor relationships are critical to their ability to innovate, digitally transform and deploy new technologies. A Google search for “chief revenue officer in banks” resulted in 161 million hits.

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The Top 250 Fintech Startups: Where Are They Now?

CB Insights

In 2018, companies from 31 countries and 19 categories — spanning payments, digital banking, insurance, and more — made it onto the CB Insights 2018 Fintech 250 list. The selection was based on several factors, including company-submitted data, business model, tech innovation, marketplace momentum, team strength, and more.

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The 2022 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

Hats off to Thomas Shara at Lakeland and Tony Labozzetta of Provident for architecting the new $25 billion super-community bank in New Jersey. Let’s see how this new scale allows for big investments in future innovation. She was a trailblazer and an early innovator in analytics. The Smarter Bank Technology Award.

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