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Ben Pankonin named “Executive of the Year” by SPN

Social Assurance

Recognized for his role leading the Social Assurance team in providing fintech solutions in the financial industry. Pankonin joined eight other businesses and individuals who were recognized for their outstanding contributions to start-up communities in the Midwest from Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri.

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Sizzle Or Fizzle: Facebook, Online Lending, Cash – And The Twilio Surge

PYMNTS

This week it was Minnesota, and then yesterday Walmart really got warmed up and announced the expansion of their new payments service in: Michigan, Virginia, the Carolinas, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi and Washington, D.C. The fizzle wears on. Costco Card.

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Who were ICBA’s Top Lenders of 2022?

Independent Banker

Iowa State Bank. Iowa Falls. United Bank of Iowa. So, when the community bank’s leadership learned of a fintech that needed a bank partner to launch a credit-building tech product, they were intrigued. Horizon Financial Bank. Agriculture: $300 million to $1 billion in assets. Ag Lender Score. Mason City. Orange City.

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Analyzing The Private Market Investment Strategies of P&C Insurers

CB Insights

Assurant most recently made a $5M investment in professional rental management company Vacasa , while AIG made investments in 2015 in construction-site wearable safety firm Human Condition Safety and cyber defense services and compliance firm K2 Intelligence. Number of investments (since 2012): 2. Stated investment focus: N/A.

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Fintech Fundings: 30 Companies Raised $330 Million First Week of August

Fintech Labs Insights

The fintech sector attracted $332 million in new capital the first week of August. Fintech deals by size from 30 July to 5 August, 2016: Mosaic. HQ: Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The post Fintech Fundings: 30 Companies Raised $330 Million First Week of August appeared first on Finovate. Total dollars raised YTD is $19.6

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The 2022 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

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. Oh, what a mere 12 months can do.

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