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GonzoBanker Awards 2017

Gonzobanker

THE BANKING AWARDS. Rainbolt has quietly built a community bank in the past 20 years that is closing in on $2 billion of market cap. GonzoBanker of the Year – Large Banks. Credit Union Merger of the Year – Goes to Lake Michigan Credit Union and its CEO Sandy Jelinski for acquiring Florida-based community bank Encore.

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37 Corporate Innovation Labs In Finance

CB Insights

It operates two labs, one in Washington DC and the other in New York City, which focus on ventures that can have a significant business impact in the short term (from six months to three years). Notable projects: GFT and digital bank Fidor AG formed an innovation partnership in 2016.