Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

While AOBA 2022 had its share of execs wanting to “fake it until they make it” with future innovation, credit is due to the bankers who are pouring real financial investment into new fintech experiments. and a trailblazer in the world of banking as a service (BaaS). The difference could be seen in what alpha bankers bragged about.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2019

One area of impact is small business finance and lending, with small businesses and lenders seeing a slowdown in demand. Small business lending platform Funding Circle commented on this effect in its latest earnings data, noting that there has been “some deterioration” in its higher-risk small business loan bands in the U.K.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2020

Accelerated data sharing has become a focal point for small business lenders and FinTechs looking to speed up the time it takes for SMBs to apply for and receive much-needed funding. This week’s look at the latest in bank-FinTech collaborations and open banking initiatives finds a focus on small business lending: In the U.K.,

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2017

According to the FinTech’s latest “ Performance Against Customer Expectations (PACE) Report ,” SMEs are unhappy with a lack of options for high-tech products and services, and as more small businesses switch banks, analysts say this discontent could accelerate bank-switching among the nation’s small business community.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2019

According to a report in Fintech Futures , the idea behind the project is to use permission-based blockchain technology so credit unions can reach more members that don’t have access to financial services. CULedger , a credit union, has inked a partnership with IBM to create blockchain services geared toward credit unions.

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ABA Community Banking

JANUARY 8, 2020

As banking becomes ever more technology-driven, many banks are shifting from a mindset that puts big tech projects off to one side to one that embraces ongoing innovation, development and deployment. Regions Bank exemplifies the latter mindset.

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Independent Banker

APRIL 30, 2022

Independent Banker’s annual listing top-performing community banks of 2021 alongside interviews with some of the winners. In true community bank fashion, each has its own story to tell and its own path to success. In true community bank fashion, each has its own story to tell and its own path to success.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Also in Europe, the European financial markets regulator has said that it wants to spend one million euros to promote market stability in the region as pertains to cryptocurrencies and FinTechs. That document focuses on budgets and regulatory efforts across the region. community banks and small business lending.

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Gonzobanker

MARCH 9, 2022

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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Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

To overcome the struggle, banks need to build leadership teams that align with how a future “Smarter Bank” will operate. Based on our advisory work with hundreds of financial institutions and fintechs, Cornerstone has identified four Foundational Pillars of Smarter Bank Leadership.

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FICO

OCTOBER 2, 2019

I would like to examine what I think ‘small banks’ (community banks, regional banks, and credit unions) can do to capture more market share of the small business lending market. I may use the bank for my checking and deposit bank or have previous lending experience with them.

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Gonzobanker

JANUARY 17, 2020

Wells Fargo analyst Mike Mayo got a great deal of attention this year when he claimed that the coming decade will be “the biggest tech transformation in the history of banking.” For execs who climbed the ladder in finance, lending or branches, buckle in because the techies are about to steal the show. Experian recently reported.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2021

This year’s winners: Left: Central Valley Community Bank, People’s Choice Award; Middle: Kennebec Savings Bank, Exceptional Community Bank Service Award; Right: Cross River Bank, Emerging Service Program Award. Exceptional Community Bank Service Award. Kennebec Savings Bank.

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Gonzobanker

MAY 17, 2022

For regional and community banks there has never been a more frustrating time to be a buyer versus a builder of financial technology. The suboptimal structure of the bank tech world today has several root causes: Bank functional requirements go wide and deep. Mandate #3: Build a next-gen I.T.

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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. From nowhere, sizable regional players are being created. Has to be M-O-E.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2019

is set to see its first new community bank in decades, as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) lent its approval for MOXY Bank to launch in Washington, D.C. With clearance to move forward with its plans, the community banking landscape will see its first new industry player in years.

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American Banker

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Attendees at this year's American Bankers Association conference are fixated on the election, fintech competition and banking's changing landscape. While optimistic, many are still wondering where their industry is headed.

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Gonzobanker

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

At a time when banks and credit unions are moving from the known table stakes of transactional digital to more of the unknowns of growing digitally, Kony was poised with a flexible approach to digital-first app development. This is yet another fintech deal to watch. And these employees have lots of options. So we aren’t always.

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ABA Community Banking

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

billion regional institution based in Seattle -- had a problem: many in the general public didn't realize exactly what it did. The post Podcast: With Rebrand, WaFd Puts Its Bank Identity Front and Center appeared first on ABA Banking Journal. Washington Federal -- a $16.4

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PYMNTS

MARCH 9, 2020

It’s a fair question today, particularly as we observe the blurring of the lines between traditional banks, Big Tech and FinTechs — and as we contemplate the impact that the blurring of the digital and physical worlds has on consumers’ expectations and customer service paradigms. Seven percent (7.4) percent) or PayPal (3.2

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South State Correspondent

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Gartner focused on technology infrastructure, while Money 20/20 was around fintech and payments. For banks, this means creating products that accomplish a task and then integrating banking in the background. Any community bank that believes it can keep up and thwart millions of attacks per second is fooling itself.

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Independent Banker

JULY 31, 2022

Fallout from recent global events presents an obstacle to generating revenue for community banks. It’s certainly an interesting time to be a community bank, but there are still plenty of ways to make efficiencies with an eye on profitability. ? But one of the biggest problems in community banking today is a fear of risk.

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Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 12, 2015

Its lending and credit management tools offer multiple services to track commercial debt. 3E’s Teslar toolbox integrates with all of a banks’ systems to present commercial loan officers with portfolio and performance data. Banks can configure dashboards at the branch level and even the user level by using filters.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

This is great news — if one happens to be in charge of digital banking for one of the 20 or so largest banks in the world with massive scale, a huge budget to develop internal technical capacity and the ability to leverage advantageous partnerships with cutting-edge FinTech providers.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

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. and Summit Financial Group, Inc.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

There is an understanding that technology and fintech are going to cause radical change, but the how, how big and when are still very unclear. The Lesson : credit and risk professionals can be a pain sometimes, but they keep banks inside the lanes for long-term value creation. GonzoBankers, 2019 was a year of extremes. Well done, sir!

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

In 2021, there were more than 120 fintech IPOs in the U.S., 2022 was the year the fintech industry and venture capital firms figured out that banking is harder than everybody thought. Acquisition of the Year: Bank Acquiring a Fintech. Acquisition of the Year: Fintech Acquiring a Bank.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Cross River Bank. Though not venture capital, the private equity raised for New Jersey-chartered community bank Cross River Bank is noteworthy not only for its impressive price tag of $100 million, but for its reflection of investors’ support for financial institutions that collaborate with the tech startup scene.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Robert Sarver of Western Alliance Bancorporation said he started his company after being “unemployed” for two years after selling a previous bank – his wife was just plain tired of him wandering the house in his PJs. Sarver grew Alliance from a small $700 million community bank acquisition to a $20 billion powerhouse in less than 15 years.

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CB Insights

MAY 15, 2019

As fintech plays a larger role in the financial ecosystem, companies are looking for ways to use tech to solve problems and find new opportunities in the space. Partnership Fund for New York City and Accenture — FinTech Innovation Lab. Get the entire 43-page PDF. One popular approach: in-house financial innovation labs. Founded: 2010.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Mergerama Region of the Year – The Midwest: Huntington-First Merit, Chemical-Talmer, Old National-Anchor … the list goes on. Or the need to take market share in a slowest growth region? Acquisition of the Year – Guaranty Bank and Trust Company in Colorado for its acquisition of Home State Bank. Is it in the water?

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Mergerama Region of the Year – The Midwest: Huntington-First Merit, Chemical-Talmer, Old National-Anchor … the list goes on. Or the need to take market share in a slowest growth region? Acquisition of the Year – Guaranty Bank and Trust Company in Colorado for its acquisition of Home State Bank. Is it in the water?

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2017

The effects have been felt keenly by community banks and regional banks, said the attorney, and expenses have been onerous, even though those smaller outfits did not engage in the same risky lending and trading activities that larger firms embraced. Outside the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

APRIL 9, 2016

Dimon went on to discuss, at some length, the “mission-critical” services that big banks can supply are the types of things “regional and community banks simply cannot do.”. The CFPB head noted his agency’s mandate and mission to curtail egregious lending in autos and that $300 million has been recovered.

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