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The 2023 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

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. billion bank in the Mid-Atlantic region.

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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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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. The Smarter Bank Innovation Award. Goes to Lincoln Savings Bank – Iowa (LSBX). The Digital New Kids on the Block Comeback Tour. Provident Financial Services, Inc.

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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. Its also expanding its regional focus too, with a recent announcement that the labs will invest more into R&D in India. Notable projects: GFT and digital bank Fidor AG formed an innovation partnership in 2016.