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The 2023 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

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. billion bank in the Mid-Atlantic region.

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Disruption Is Overrated: Wells Fargo's Pragmatic Approach to Innovation

American Banker

The San Francisco bank isn't interested in making splashy investments in technology. At an investor day event Tuesday, Wells executives said they would focus on taking incremental steps to reduce costs and improve customer experiences.

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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

The merger of equals activity in 2021 was sky high, primarily because banks with pinched margins from low rates worked to grabbed scale. From nowhere, sizable regional players are being created. Bank Merger of the Year. Performance and multiples continue to be solid, outperforming most regional banks.

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CREALOGIX Adds Authentication Technology from South African FinDEVr Alum, Entersekt

Fintech Labs Insights

Speaking to the concerns over the authentication challenges with mobile payments, CREALOGIX CEO Thomas Avedik emphasized how important it is for banks to find “a method that is extremely safe, cost efficient and that is also helping them to offer unrivalled customer experience.” CREALOGIX raised $25.4

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Stripe Teardown: How The $35B Payments Company Plans To Supercharge Online Retail

CB Insights

In 2009, a decade after PayPal started offering online payments, San Francisco-based startup Square brought payments innovation to the point-of-sale , allowing businesses with smaller transaction volumes to accept card payments with its card reader and mobile phone card reader. Source: Stripe. focus on developers.

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Highlights of IBM Think 2019

Alex Jimenez

As noted in a previous post, I attended IBM’s Think 2019 conference in San Francisco earlier this month. Chris Brasher, Head of Banking Ops at Regions Bank talked about using Watson not just to drive more self-service but also to help bank staff assist customers better and quicker.

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THE 16TH ANNUAL GONZOBANKER AWARDS

Gonzobanker

Mergerama Region of the Year – The Midwest: Huntington-First Merit, Chemical-Talmer, Old National-Anchor … the list goes on. Or the need to take market share in a slowest growth region? Acquisition of the Year – Guaranty Bank and Trust Company in Colorado for its acquisition of Home State Bank. Is it in the water?

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