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It’s Dreadful Being a Buyer of Bank Technology

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For regional and community banks there has never been a more frustrating time to be a buyer versus a builder of financial technology. team focused on UX, data, integration, and risk. Community banks, regional players, and credit unions are all in the fight of their lifetime with the need to transform their business.

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The 2022 GonzoBanker Awards

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Hats off to Thomas Shara at Lakeland and Tony Labozzetta of Provident for architecting the new $25 billion super-community bank in New Jersey. All of this while knocking out a stellar 1.35% ROA and leading industry, community, and philanthropic efforts everywhere. The New Name for Community Award. merges with Lakeland Bancorp.

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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. Credit Union Lifetime Achievement Awards.

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Temenos to Acquire Kony: So What?

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After lining up a series of regional bank and mid-large credit union signings over the past few years, Kony more recently acquired Umpqua Bank’s Pivotus Ventures to bring on Engage (in Umpqua parlance, formerly known as “BFF” and now “Go To Banking”), another non-transactional means of engagement that channels the mashup of service and sales.

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Q2 Leverages MX Technology to Launch Contextual PFM

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With the “always-on aggregation” and UX/UI of MX , the newly-launched Contextual PFM from Q2 is designed to make actionable financial insights a part of every customer’s mobile banking routine. Q2 + MX = CPFM. ” Q2 Contextual PFM can help FIs improve customer engagement and loyalty, as well.