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36 Hours at Fintech Meetup: Three Themes from the Las Vegas Event

Gonzobanker

It happened this week: Fintech Meetup , one of the newer trade events that brought 4,000 or so fintech and banker types to Las Vegas. The experience felt akin to entering a mosh pit but instead of musicians, you are in it with bankers and entrepreneurs and there are chairs. He likened it to regression testing.

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Acquire or Be Acquired 2024: A Race to Perform … and Earn the Right to Transform 

Gonzobanker

Turn up “Whole Lotta Love” and let the pure adrenalin rush of Jimmy Page’s intro accompany this year’s Acquire or Be Acquired recap … In the ever-evolving world of banking, Bank Director’s Acquire or Be Acquired Conference remains a constant. Old Ways Won’t Open New Doors While we can’t predict the future, we sure can prepare for it.

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10 Big and Small Ideas From Gartner and Money 20/20 – Recap

South State Correspondent

While we have the technology to solve all of the above and more, there was a realization at both conferences that we are still decades away from developing a workable ecosystem and creating widespread adoption. While last year was dominated by crypto, this year, the themes were mainly around fraud and identity (both conferences).

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The Current Banking Crisis – 10 Not So Apparent Lessons

South State Correspondent

This article highlights ten not-so-evident lessons of the banking crisis that every banker must consider going forward. While interest rate risk caused the most significant impact on value, several other factors contributed to the terminality of each bank that was closed. SVB’s 43% LTD used to be talked about with reverence.

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The 2023 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

The specifics are unclear, but bankers recognized that this will be an absolute game-changing technology in future years, and delivery will change in ways we can’t even conjure yet. THE BANKER AWARDS The Bank Acquisition of the Year – goes to the unique PacWest and Banc of California deal. Employees are back to work. We are in awe.

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Banking Predictions 2024: Gray Skies Are Going to Clear Up (in 2025)

Gonzobanker

Regulatory headwinds, iffy economic conditions and a more conservative approach to tech innovation spending are combining to put a damper on BaaS growth. That adds up to opportunity for larger banks (>$100 billion in assets) to get into the space more aggressively. Big surprise, eh? Bank-offered BNPL will grow significantly.

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2023 Money 20/20 USA Recap

Alex Jimenez

This year the conference did not disappoint, although, in many regards, it felt quite different from previous years. However, had I been attending the conference mainly the sessions themselves, I think I would have been displeased. Money 20/20 USA has become the biggest FinTech gathering in the US.