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The BaaS Gold Rush is On

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Early adopters are earning prestige while investors and a hoard of community banks explore the opportunity to tap into this new source of revenue. As the gold rush period shakes out, Cornerstone predicts only one in five banks will have a strong enough I.T. Early leaders like Coastal Community Bank in Everett, Wash.,

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Who Owns Digital? Ugh, That’s the Problem for Bankers

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Bank executives are coming to understand that in today’s world, the customer experience (CX) is the product, although not all have made a serious commitment to address newfound competition. The bottom line is this: most banks lack the true management leadership and operating disciplines necessary to execute successfully on digital.

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Temenos to Acquire Kony: So What?

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This deal looks good for Temenos, Kony and the banking industry clients of both firms. The digital banking market continues a long burn—this time like the smoke of a Texas summer barbecue. Geneva-based Temenos’ announced the acquisition of Austin, Texas-based digital application provider Kony in a deal totaling $580 million.

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Fintech’s Third Crisis is Tipping Point to a Digital-Only Future

Fintech Labs Insights

Companies were abandoned and it led to a 5- to 6-year drought in fintech innovation. Will there be a slew of new startups feeding the pent-up demand for innovation after the relatively slower 2020 to 2023 period, or will the winners of the first part of the decade just get stronger? branch banking). 2024+ Digital-only era. –

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The 2019 GonzoBanker Awards

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Mark Turner, Executive Chairman of the Board, WSFS Bank – We have to give the nod to an early 2019 retirement of Turner, who had one hell of a run in 12 years at the helm of a great community and wealth bank. It was always clear how much Jones loves his credit union, his team and his community. Change Agent of the Year.

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IBM Acquires Red Hat: So What?

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These innovative thinkers are taking the initial thoughts from everything in the cloud to perhaps a more realistic (but still to be proven) hybrid model where “compute anywhere” mixes local and cloud-based resources. Red Hat’s own community-supported edition of its Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Examples include: Fedora.

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The 25 Most Absurd Job Titles In Tech

CB Insights

INNOVATION IS MORE THAN FANCY JOB TITLES. Get the free 31-page State of Innovation report to find out how 677 corporate strategy execs are driving change and growth. Innovation Evangelist. Both SAP and Google have employed an innovation evangelist in years past. Innovation Alchemist. Here are the 25 most absurd.