Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Community Banks as Venture Capitalists In fact, not all providers of venture capital are venture capitalists. According to Cornerstone Advisors’ What’s Going On in Banking 2023 study, there are about 500 community banks and credit unions making direct investments into fintech startups. And not just the large megabanks. billion in 2021.

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 12, 2022

We feel that as community bankers, we can learn much from Jamie Dimon (Chairman and CEO of JPM) and from Warren Buffet. As usual, it was full of insight that every community banker should consider. Our focus is on information that pertains to the community banking industry. 2) Leadership Matters. 3) Community Focused.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2022

Southern Bancorp partners with other community banks to increase loan accessibility and financial literacy to low-income customers. As CEO of Southern Bancorp, Darrin Williams wants to promote relationships between community banks and CDFIs to create more prosperous communities. Better serving its communities.

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Bobsguide

APRIL 13, 2022

London, UK – April 12, 2022 – Finastra today announced a Banking as a Service (BaaS) collaboration with Microsoft to bring new lending options to thousands of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) – a sector severely underserved when it comes to accessing finance. Users will be able to unlock lending options within Dynamics 365.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2022

Daniel Galindo, pictured, and Doug Schaeffer of Woodforest National Bank helped involve the community bank in providing funding for and access to affordable housing. We worked with the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs to jumpstart its down payment assistance program,” recalls Schaeffer. “We

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Bussman Advisory

JULY 1, 2023

Join our community of 50,000+ subscribers and stay informed on the latest trends and news in the FinTech & AI world with the weekly newsletter provided by Bussmann Advisory. Educational Content & Thought Leadership: Expand your knowledge and foster growth. Don’t miss out – join our vibrant community today!

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Independent Banker

MARCH 31, 2022

Executive committee members tell us what advocacy issues they’ll be focused on during their terms, while board members share their words of wisdom for up-and-coming community bankers: themselves. To sum it up, these leaders are all in and all heart for community banking. We are not Wall Street banks—we are community banks.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2017

Prior to joining the Regions Bank community, Duggirala served as the CTO of Kabbage, a small business lender. While at Kabbage, Duggirala was responsible for moving the ball forward on the company’s lending platform scalability. The bank’s corporate office has chosen Amala Duggirala as its new CIO.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2018

Ripple said it hopes the investment will be used to support innovators that deploy Ripple technology. The company said it plans to use the investment to expand geographically, strengthen its leadership team and focus on technology development. Artificial Intelligence.

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Bobsguide

OCTOBER 4, 2022

These compelling figures speak to a marked industry shift towards ‘open’ and reflect our journey, creating ways to innovate at scale and pace, and accelerate innovation through collaboration,” said Simon Paris, CEO at Finastra. “In This is underpinned by FusionFabric.cloud – an open platform for innovation and collaboration.

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Perficient

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

With nearly three decades of experience directing commercial lending, corporate finance, and insurance for leading brands, Perficient’s Insurance Principal, Brian Bell, stands at the forefront of our financial services practice. Explore why leading insurance carriers count on us to drive results.

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Independent Banker

APRIL 30, 2019

I was blown away by the incredible community banks that are featured, and I have a feeling you’ll feel the same way! Even after such a phenomenal ICBA LIVE and the ICBA Capital Summit, which may be happening as you read this, I can still draw such inspiration from our nation’s community bankers. Cloud, Minn.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

This is an innovation-seeking franchise that has built a solid brand and never got over its skis in execution. million gets the vaunted consumer lender a much-prized bank charter, low-cost deposits to juice current earnings, and a business lending capability to drive future growth. Lifetime Leadership Achievement Awards.

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ABA Community Banking

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Julieann Thurlow, ABA’s 2023-24 chair, unites financial inclusion and financial innovation. The post Banking at the intersection of mission and opportunity appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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Gonzobanker

OCTOBER 26, 2021

On another front, you have digital disruption and fintech innovation, forcing bankers to step up their investments in transformation and more aggressively attack their existing business models. It must be what pours out from the culture, the leadership, the brand, and the operations of a modern banking institution.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2022

We recently spoke with community bank CEOs from across the country to gain insights on how they’re proactively positioning to manage risks and take advantage of growth opportunities in the coming year. Following some respite in 2022, community bankers are bracing for a tougher economic landscape ahead in 2023. By Beth Mattson-Teig.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Premium benefits packages, professional development and TLC during the pandemic—this year’s winners do everything in their power to keep their community bankers happy and fulfilled. We asked both leaders and staffers to tell us what makes their community banks stand out as employers. Key Community Bank: Leading by example.

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FICO

APRIL 3, 2020

When it comes to the financial fallout, small businesses, including smaller community banks, will take the biggest hit. They’re scrambling to stay afloat – but with no end in sight, what will this mean for the economy and the credit and lending industry? Be Creative, Engaged Community Leaders. Encourage community networking.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

And how did community banks and credit unions respond to the COVID craziness? Financial institutions went from having no PPP lending program at all to funding their first loan in 90 days – and this with literally last-minute regulatory guidance. Jill is continually demonstrating just how loud a $300 million community bank can roar!

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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. Instead, we give those dollars to the community.”. Asset size: $1.36

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 26, 2016

Of course, community banks are the primary economic engines behind small businesses on Main Street America, funding more than 60 percent of all small-business lending. When you’re looking at key issues in the community, bring entrepreneurs to the table and ask them to solve it—because that’s who solves things,” Williamson insists.

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CFPB Monitor

MARCH 30, 2015

On March 26, the CFPB held a public hearing on payday and auto title lending, the same day that it released proposed regulations for short-term small-dollar loans. Zixta Martinez, Assistant Director of Community Affairs, CFPB. Michael Calhoun, President, Center for Responsible Lending. Steven Antonakes, Deputy Director, CFPB.

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CFPB Monitor

JANUARY 12, 2021

The Taskforce was charged with examining the existing legal and regulatory environment for consumers and financial services providers and making recommendations to the Bureau’s leadership for improving consumer financial laws and regulations. The report consists of two volumes. Fintech regulation. Small dollar credit. Competition.

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Social Assurance

MARCH 26, 2020

Even the way we communicate with customers and coworkers has had to change. But what we’ve learned the last couple of weeks is that our communities need us now more than ever. How can we find the right words to communicate our services while still being compassionate with others?

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Stripe’s early success in acquiring customers was largely due to its mass appeal to the developer community. As a result of its product innovation efforts, Stripe has seen explosive growth in product adoption and valuation. A decade of online payments innovation. Leadership and board members. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

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Gonzobanker

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Temenos leadership – first Akcelerant founder Jay Mossman and then Akcelerant/FIS/Sanchez veteran Emily Steele – wins points with the Cornerstone team for straight talk and course-correcting to avoid the common international player sin of over-commitment and under-delivery. This third U.S. launch effort appears to be on a solid pace.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 20, 2016

The wave of technological innovation that has swept the business world in the past several years has fundamentally altered how many industries do business. Perhaps no industry has been so disrupted by this wave of technological innovation as the banking industry. Perhaps even more so than speed, this is where software really shines.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2018

Finastra , the FinTech company, announced Monday (June 18) that it has acquired Malauzai , a provider of mobile and internet banking solutions for community financial institutions (FIs). retail and business banking sectors by further enabling digital transformation for community banks and credit unions around the U.S. based customers.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

SoFI gets a commercial bank that brings deposits, compliance, AND business lending. 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. Bravo April!

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

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. It is an innovator with tech (e.g.,

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PYMNTS

MAY 16, 2016

We feel we owe the team at Lending Club special thanks for getting the week started off with a bang. The hits just kept on coming from there, and Lending Club’s stock price has taken a rather expected beating in subsequent days (as did most other marketplace lenders, who were apparently ruled guilty by association). Banks Under Siege.

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Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

” John Mackey of Whole Foods encouraged the crowd to look outside their own business model for innovations as WF looks at the restaurant and tech sectors for many of its ideas, not just competitors. Innovation Showcase & Global Innovation Awards. Bank’s Dominic Venturo’s session on innovation rocked.

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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. We are in awe. Seriously in awe.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2015

In the age of Twitter, Apple Pay and Lending Club, it’s important to remember the shareholder performance delivered by Gleason and team when compared to the behemoths. Bank Innovation named Jill one of the 10 most innovative CEOs in banking for 2015, and we doubt that Bank Innovation would know who Jill is if not for her presence on Twitter.

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CFPB Monitor

MARCH 16, 2021

Under the leadership of Acting CFPB Director Dave Uejio, the Bureau issued an interpretive rule on March 9, 2021 clarifying that the prohibition against sex discrimination under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (“ECOA”) and Regulation B includes sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination.

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CFPB Monitor

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

A new executive order signed by President Trump on February 11, 2019 is intended to maintain American leadership in artificial intelligence (AI) research and development (R &D). The order directs certain federal agencies to pursue various strategic objectives to promote and protect American advancement in AI.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Hats off to Greg for taking a $600 million credit union to a $5 billion innovator over his 25 years at the helm. Greg also leaves the organization knee-deep in technical innovation as PSECU has deployed Corelation core, Kony digital, Temenos origination and Sitecore CMS among other new solutions. CVB Financial acquires Community Bank.

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